É Tudo Verdade / It's All True

- OFFICIAL AWARDS -

OFFICIAL JURY

Best Documentary in the Brazilian Competition: Feature or Medium-Length Films.

R$ 20,000 and the It‘s All True Trophy

Dir. Renato Barbieri / Brazil, 2023, 84‘

JURY’S STATEMENT

At a time when cinema thrives on self-exposure and the exposure of others. To construct and recognize stories is to document. For its commitment to research, to time and memory, for the beautiful cinematography. The jury of the 29th edition of the It‘s All True Festival grants the award for Best Feature-Length Film to "Natterer‘s Treasure" by Renato Barbieri.

Best Documentary in the International Competition: Feature or Medium-Length Flms.

R$ 12.000 and the It‘s All True Trophy

ONE HUNDRED FOUR

Dir. Jonathan Schörnig / Alemanha, 2023, 92’

JURY’S STATEMENT

The prize goes to One Hundred Four, a film which looks at one of the most important issues of our times - migration - in a compelling, raw and adrenalinised new way. As it unfolds in real time, we realise that this film should be seen everywhere.

Honorable Mention in The International Competition for Feature or Medium-Length Films

ZINZINDURRUNKARATZ

Dir. Oskar Alegría / Spain; 2023; 89‘

JURY’S STATEMENT

A special mention goes to Zinzindurrukaraz an experimental, generous and sensory pilgrimage into memory and sound.

BLACK BOX DIARIES

Dir. Shiori Ito / Japan, USA, UK; 2024; 102‘

JURY’S STATEMENT

A special mention goes to Black Box Diaries an outstanding, courageous and deeply moving portrait of a woman standing up to male power. Her persistence and journalistic rigour helped change the law in Japan.

Best Documentary in the Brazilian Competition: Short Films.

R$ 6,000 and the It‘s All True Trophy

THE SIGNS ARE INVISIBLE

Dir. Gabrielle Ferreira / Brazil, 2024, 24‘

JURY’S STATEMENT

For its invitation to a reflection on the invisibility of social, political, and economic barriers that often hinder the full participation of all individuals in society and consequently in access to and retention in quality public higher education. The jury of the 29th edition of It‘s All True Festival has the honor to award the film "The Signs Are Invisible" by Gabrielle Ferreira as Best Short Film.

Honorable Mention in the Brazilian Competition: Short Films

AGUYJEVETE AVAXI‘I

Dir. Kerexu Martim / Brazil, 2023, 21‘

JURY’S STATEMENT

For the care, for the poetry, but above all for the reconstruction of life. For sowing, nurturing, growing, harvesting, threshing, preparing, and nourishing. As Chico Buarque would say, "Caress the earth. Understand the desires of the earth. The earth‘s mating season, the opportune moment. And fertilize the soil." The jury of the 29th edition of the It‘s All True Festival grants an Honorable Mention to the short film "Aguyjevete Avaxi’i" by Kerexu Martim.

Best Documentary in the International Competition: Short Films
R$ 6,000 and the It‘s All True Trophy

THE MOON WILL CONTAIN US
Dir. Kim Torres / Costa Rica, United States of America, 2023, 18‘

JURY’S STATEMENT

The prize goes to The Moon Will Contain Usa dreamlike and poetic depiction of childhood and aging. A film of magic moments.

Honorable Mention in the International Competition: Short Films

HOW TO PLEASE

Dir. Elina Talvensaari / Finland, 2023, 27‘

JURY’S STATEMENT

A special mention goes to How To Please, which uses humour and visual innovation to show the Kafkaesque nature of applying for citizenship permits.

UNWANTED KINSHIP
Dir. Pavel Mozhar / Germany, 2023, 30‘

JURY’S STATEMENT

A special mention goes to Unwanted Kinship, a rigorous look at the invasion of Ukraine and human rights through the lens of Soviet and post-Soviet education.

- PARALLEL AWARDS -

Canal Brasil Short-Film Prize (Brazilian Short Films Competition).
R$ 15,000 and the Canal Brasil Trophy.

THE EDITING OF THE BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST

Dir. Pedro Fiuza / Brazil, 2023, 20‘

Mistika Award for Best Documentary in the Brazilian Short-Film Competition.

R$ 8,000 in digital post-production services.

THE SIGNS ARE INVISIBLE
Dir. Gabrielle Ferreira / Brazil, 2024, 24‘

EDT Editing Awards 2024 (Association of Audiovisual Editing Professionals) – Best Editing (Short and Feature-Length Film), awarded, respectively, to:

Short Film – “MUTE UTOPIA” by Julio Matos. (Editing: Lucas Lazarini and Julio Matos)

Feature-Length Film – “FERNANDA YOUNG - BEYOND MY CONTROL”, by Susanna Lira. (Editing: Ítalo Rocha)