The Riverbank, Elza Win Top Prizes at Rio Film Festival
The Riverbank took Best Fiction Feature Film and Elza won Best Documentary Feature Film at the Rio Film Festival ceremony at Rio de Janeiro's Odeon cinema.
The Riverbank won Best Fiction Feature Film and Elza won Best Documentary Feature Film at the Rio Film Festival, organizers announced at the awards ceremony held at Rio de Janeiro's Odeon cinema.
The two top prizes closed out the festival's competitive section, with the fiction and documentary awards going to separate titles.
Among the figures associated with this year's edition are Enock Carvalho and Eryk Rocha, along with Matheus Farias.
Earlier in 2025
In October 2025, Matheus Farias won a Platino Award for editing Kleber Mendonça Filho's Oscar-nominated The Secret Agent. Eryk Rocha's The Falling Sky premiered at Directors' Fortnight.
Quick answers
What won Best Fiction Feature Film at the Rio Film Festival?
The Riverbank won Best Fiction Feature Film.
What won Best Documentary Feature Film at the Rio Film Festival?
Elza won Best Documentary Feature Film.
Where was the Rio Film Festival awards ceremony held?
At Rio de Janeiro's Odeon cinema.