Apr 10, 2026 1:46am PT

Festival do Rio Goes to Cannes: New Brazilian Directors, the Horror of Homelessness, Remarkable True Stories (EXCLUSIVE)

After ‘The Secret Agent’ and ‘I’m Still Here,’ 'we are more adventurous. That comes with confidence in how Brazilian cinema is perceived globally,’ says Rio Fest head Ilda Santiago

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New and emerging Brazilian directors to track – Jô Serfaty, Thais Fujinaga and filmmaking duo Maju de Paiva and Bernardo Florim – feature at this year’s Festival do Rio Goes to Cannes, a pix-in-post showcase teasing films coming out of Brazil after its Oscar and Golden Globes triumphs with “I’m Still Here” and “The Secret Agent.”

All five films at Festival do Rio Goes to Cannes are in post-production, with excerpts from every production set to be shown at the Marché du Film showcase.