08/11/2013 - The tenth edition of the Brazilian festival came to a conclusion on Wednesday, November 6. A Metro Manila by Sean Ellis won best director, best screenplay and the audience award

The tenth edition of the Amazonas Film Festival came to a conclusion Wednesday November 6 with a spectacular closing ceremony, which included an effervescent and colourful Boi Bumbá dance from the region of the Amazon.

The jury of the international competition presided over by Charles Tesson, director of Critics’ Week in Cannes, gave the award for best feature film to The Lunchbox [+see also:
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Quinto Andar by Marco Nik won the competition for best Brazilian short, while Germes by Rafael Lima and Anos de Luz by Aldemar Matias respectively won best fiction short and best documentary in the short category made in the Amazonian state.

For the tenth year running, the Amazonas Film Festival offered a rich variety of shorts produced in every Brazilian region, as well as international productions. The event is a unique opportunity for the Manaus public to see high quality films for free within the beautiful Amazonas theatre, the city’s symbol.

Cineuropa met Patricia Martin, the festival coordinator and international press officer. In the following interview, Martin talks about the objectives of the festival, on a local level as well as on an international one, and comments the edition, which has just come to an end.  

If you want to learn more about the Amazonas Film Festival, read the storify made by Cineuropa.

(Translated from Italian)