É Tudo Verdade Opens Free 31st Edition in São Paulo and Rio

Overview

• The festival rolls out free screenings across seven cinemas in São Paulo and Rio, presenting 75 documentaries from 25 countries.
• The opening selections feature Bowie: O Ato Final in São Paulo and Lírio Ferreira’s Vivo 76 in Rio, with both films also scheduled in the other city.
• The lineup spans four competitive sections that cover Brazilian and international features, mid-lengths, and shorts, with winners gaining automatic Academy eligibility.
• Organizers plan an in-person awards ceremony at São Paulo’s Cinemateca Brasileira followed by re-screenings of prizewinning titles in both capitals.
• The program debuts a children’s strand called É Tudinho Verdade, honors filmmakers such as Vivian Ostrovsky and Jean-Claude Bernardet, and later offers ten shorts on the Itaú Cultural Play platform.