The Rio International Film Festival, the largest film festival in Latin America, wrapped this Sunday Oct. 12 after a record-breaking edition for Brazilian films and a strong international presence, including packed screenings for festival opener “After the Hunt” and closer “Hamnet.”

The festival’s competitive strand, Premiere Brasil, crowned Anne Pinheiro Guimarães’s tender period drama “Pequenas Criaturas” as Best Narrative Feature Film and Tainá Muller and Ísis Broken’s moving documentary about a trans family, “Apolo,” as Best Documentary. You can find the list of full winners below.

The festival felt buzzy with dozens of sold-out screenings and young audiences queuing across town to try landing tickets for the majorly anticipated titles. The hottest ticket in town belonged to Kleber M

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