With sessions on the beach, the Gustoso Film Festival will feature an actress from the movie “Secret Agent” and highlight the production of Rio Grande do Norte

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• success: “The Secret Agent” reaches 700,000 viewers in Brazil, and a photo of Wagner Moura garners 60,000 comments on the academy’s networks.

The festival is dedicated to Brazilian cinema, and on Saturday (22), at 10:30 p.m., it presents a special screening of “The Secret Agent”, a film by director Kleber Mendonça Filho, with Wagner Moura. Tania Maria, who stole the show in the film and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress by Variety, is expected to arrive in São Miguel do Gustoso.

The festival includes two competitive procurement processes, one for feature films and the other for short films. The films shown compete for the Audience Award, which is determined by popular vote, and the Critics Award, awarded by journalists invited by the event.

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This year’s competitive exhibition includes the narrative feature films “The Nature of Invisible Things” by director Rafaela Camillo; “Death and Life Maddalena” by Giotto Parente; Tuca Siqueira’s “Buenosaires” documentaries; “The Pavement” by Savera Moreira; and “Here No Light Enters” by Carol Maya.

The short films selected for the competitive exhibition are: the feature film “Father’s Day” by director Bernardo Alli Abinader; “Buba” by Ossani; “Nativity Scene” by Felipe Pibian; Burning From Within, by Enoch Carvalho and Matthews Faria; “Resonance” by Anna Ziba; Elaine Morais’s documentaries The Ship That Never Lands; And “Ludelina and the Happiness of the Warrior” by Melina Manfredini.

In the closing session, on Monday (23), at 8:30 pm, the film “Doña Onetti: My Heart is in This Little Piece Here”, directed by Minnie Kirti, a documentary about the singer from Pará known as the “Carimbo Chamegado Singer”, will be screened.

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The agreement was signed by gallery directors Eugenio Poppo and Matthews Sundfeld, Janina Oliveira, Mariana Souza and Karen Fiosa.

In this edition of the festival, the Mostra Botiguar Festival makes its debut, where short films produced by filmmakers from Rio Grande do Norte will be screened.

“The creation of Mostra Botiguar is a result of the maturation of the audiovisual scene in Rio Grande do Norte, which has strengthened itself with auteur productions, strong narratives and an increasing presence in national festivals,” the organization’s memorandum said. “The new exhibition is an invitation to the public to delve into the stories and perspectives that originate from the Rio Grande do Norte region and gain strength in the Brazilian film scene,” the text continues.

Nine films will be screened: the animation “Fear of Dogs” by Italo Tapajós; “Between Sky and Sea” by Lindenberg Oliveira and Vanda Mafra; The fairy tale “The Devil’s Complex” by Igor Bezera; “Unique Passage” by Raquel de Quiroz; “Blood Road” by Helena Antunes; “Canavalesca” by Hanna Carneiro and Cua Brillante; the documentary films “A máré” by director Jair Libanio; “The Dancers of São Gonçalo” by Jorge Andrade; And “Recife Has a Heart” by Rodrigo Sena. The exhibition is curated by Karen Voiza, Eugenio Popo, Janina Oliveira, Mariana Souza, Matthews Sundveld, and Rosie Nascimento.

“Cinema, aspirin and vultures”

The festival also hosts the Panorama Exhibition, which takes place in the Petrobras Hall, an air-conditioned geodesic tent erected in Praia do Maceió that seats 115 people. Eight short films and four feature films will be screened. The highlight of the program is the restored version of “Cinema, aspirins e urubus”, a famous film by director Marcelo Gomez released in 2005. The session will be attended by the director.

Over the five days of the Gustoso Film Festival, there will also be panels and discussions between directors, critics and audiences. All programming is free.

Check out the full schedule below:

8:30 PM – Opening Ceremony. Location: Praia do Maceio – Exterior room

• Father’s Day — Fantasy, 19 minutes, morning, 2025, 14 years. Directed by: Bernardo Al Abi Nader
• The Nature of Things Unseen — Fantasy, 91 minutes, DF, 2025, 12 years. Directed by: Raffaella Camilo

10:00 – Discussion with filmmakers. Location: Posada dos Ponteros

2:30 pm – Panorama show. Location: Praia do Maceió – Sala Petrobras

• And your body is beautiful – fantasy, 23 minutes, RJ, 2024, 14 years. Directed by: Yuri Costa
• Cowgirl, Dancer and Pig – Fantasy, 10 minutes, AD, 2025, 16 years old. Directed by: Stella Carneiro and Ari Zara
• A whale can tear apart like a samba school — fantasy, 70 minutes, RJ, 2025, 12 years. Directed by: Marina Meliandi and Felipe M. Bragança

3:30 PM – Sustainability Table. Location: Posada dos Ponteros

Topic: Delicious and Sustainable: Pathways to a Clean and Conscious City. Participants: Isolda Dantas, Rey Vega, Daniel Pernambucano, Luciana Lenk, Agnes Dantas. Mediator: Amanda Cunha

5:30 PM – Restored Classics session. Location: Praia do Maceió – Sala Petrobras

• Cinema, Aspirin and Vultures – Fantasy, 99 minutes, PE, 2005, 14 years. Directed by: Marcelo Gomez

8:30 PM – Competitive Presentation. Location: Praia do Maceio – Exterior room

• Bubba – Documentary, 14 minutes, RN, 2024, free. Director: Ousani
• Buenosaires — Documentary, 70 minutes, PE, 2025, 12 years. Directed by: Tuca Siqueira

10:30 PM – Competitive Presentation

• Nativity Scene – Fantasy, 18 minutes, RJ, 2025, 12 years. Directed by: Felipe Pibian
• Burning Inside – Fantasy, 16 min, PE, 2024, free. Directed by: Enoch Carvalho and Matthews Farias
• Death and Life Maddalena – Fantasy, 85 minutes, AD, 2025, 14 years. Directed by: Guto Parente

10:00 – Discussion with filmmakers. Location: Posada dos Ponteros

2:30 pm – Panorama show. Location: Praia do Maceió – Sala Petrobras

• Marcia Antonelli: From Words to Survival – Documentary, 15 minutes, 2025, 16 years. Director: Marilyn Koma
• Insomnia – Documentary, 13 minutes, RN, 2025, free. Directed by: Thaina Moraes
• Letieres Leite Crossings – Documentary, 90 minutes, Bibliotheca Alexandria, 2025, free. Directed by: Iris de Oliveira and Dai Sena

3:30 PM – Seminar. Location: Posada dos Ponteros

Topic: “Cinema, Aspirin and Eagles”: The Journey of the Other Through the Outback. With: Marcelo Gomez and Joao Vieira Junior. Mediation: Karen Fiosa

5:00 PM – Book launch party. Location: Midnight Sun Gallery

Title: “Behind That View: The Stories and Discoveries of Emmanuel Neri.” Author: Cristina Ramalho

6:00 PM – Potiguar Show. Location: Praia do Maceio – Exterior room

• Fear of a Dog – Animation, 9 minutes, RN, 2025, free. Devil’s Knot — Fantasy, 18 minutes, RN, 2025, 14 years
• 1 clip — Fiction, 15 minutes, RN, 2025, free
• Road to Collapse – Fiction, 15 minutes, RN, 2025, 10 years

8:30 PM – Competitive Presentation

• Ludelina and the Warrior Happiness – Documentary, 15 minutes, RJ, 2025, free
• Qais – Documentary, 69 minutes, BA, 2024, free

10:30 PM – Special session

• Secret Agent — Fantasy, 160 minutes, PE, 2025, 16 years. Directed by: Kleber Mendonça Filho

10:00 – Discussion with filmmakers. Location: Posada dos Ponteros

2:30 pm – Panorama show. Location: Praia do Maceió – Sala Petrobras

• Who Moves — Fantasy, 20 minutes, SP, 2025, 16 years. Director: Stephanie Ritchie
• Kaira and the Storm – Fantasy, 21 minutes, AD, 2025, free. Directed by: Wagner Nogueira Mendes
• Future Future — Fantasy, 86 minutes, RS, 2025, 14 years. Directed by: Davi Brito

3:30 PM – Seminar. Location: Posada dos Ponteros

Topic: Behind the scenes and challenges of audiovisual production. With: Kitty Souza and Tisiana Augusto Lima. Mediation: Janina Oliveira

6:00 PM – Potiguar Show. Location: Praia do Maceio – Exterior room

• Between Sky and Sea – Animation, 3 minutes, RN, 2024, free
• The Tide – Documentary, 21 minutes, RN, 2025, free
• Dancers of São Gonçalo – Documentary, 16 minutes, RN, 2024, free
• Carnavalesca — Fantasy, 19 minutes, RN, 2025, 12 years
• Recife Has a Heart – Documentary, 20 minutes, RN, 2025, 10 years

8:30 PM – Competitive Presentation

• The Spaceship That Never Lands – Documentary, 15 minutes, PB, 2025, 10 years
• Resonance — Fiction, 20 minutes, RN, 2025, free
• No Light Comes In Here – Documentary, 79 minutes, MG, 2025, free

10:00 – Discussion with filmmakers. Location: Posada dos Ponteros

10:30am – Accessibility session. Location: Praia do Maceió – Sala Petrobras

• The Nature of Things Unseen — Fantasy, 91 minutes, DF, 2025, 12 years

3:30 PM – Panorama Show. Location: Praia do Maceió – Sala Petrobras

• Boyona – Fantasy, 20 minutes, Pennsylvania, 2025, 14 years
• Fuwa, The Dream — Fantasy, 20 minutes, RS, 2025, free
• The Landless Woman – Documentary, 79 minutes, Pennsylvania, 2025, 10 years

6:00 PM – Seminar. Location: Praia do Maceió – Sala Petrobras

Topic: Local cinema is on the move. With: Uretha Tabajara and Deborah McDowell. Mediation: Mariana Souza

8:30 pm – Closing and distribution ceremony. Location: Praia do Maceio – Exterior room