After covering the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, we covered the São Paulo International Film Festival with more than 20 movies in the course of two weeks. Here's everything we watched: "Sirat" by Oliver Laxe Oliver Laxe said his movie is a mixture of Mad Max, Easy Rider, and Stalker, and I couldn't agree … Continue reading São Paulo International Film Festival 2025
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Rio de Janeiro Film Festival 2025
After eight years, Papiro & Mint went back to the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival to cover 20 movies over the course of nine days in the Botafogo neighbourhood. Here's everything we watched: "Orphan" by László Nemes It must be hard having an Academy Award-winning masterpiece such as Son of Saul as your feature debut, for … Continue reading Rio de Janeiro Film Festival 2025
São Paulo International Film Festival | 2021
Papiro & Mint is back to talk about one of the most exciting moments of the year: film festival season! This will be the first time I’ll be attending the São Paulo International Film Festival in person since 2019 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, while I’ll also be watching many titles online since the festival … Continue reading São Paulo International Film Festival | 2021
Papiro & Mint’s 2020 International Film Festival Coverage
It’s that time of the year again: film festival season! Even though I’m used to covering the São Paulo International Film Festival in October with titles from Cannes, Sundance, Venice, and Berlin, I actually got the chance to watch movies from other festivals that are happening online due to the Coronavirus. With that, I decided … Continue reading Papiro & Mint’s 2020 International Film Festival Coverage
São Paulo Int’l Film Festival 2019
It's that time of the year again! Papiro & Mint is set to cover the São Paulo International Film Festival, a place where I can finally watch all the most talked about movies of the year. In this edition, however, I've found myself a little disappointed in not finding certain major titles in the line-up … Continue reading São Paulo Int’l Film Festival 2019
São Paulo Int’l Film Festival 2018
Papiro & Mint is back to cover the São Paulo International Film Festival, an important event that happens every year here in Brazil this year brought movies like The Favourite, The House that Jack Built, Cold War, Leto, and many other international titles that have been going around the globe in many important festivals. Here's … Continue reading São Paulo Int’l Film Festival 2018
São Paulo Int’l Film Festival 2017
October is being a crazy month! We went to Rio de Janeiro to cover the Rio Film Festival, with movies such as Call Me Be Your Name, 120 Beats Per Second, God's Own Country, and now we're about to cover the São Paulo International Film Festival with movies like The Square, Happy End, Jupiter's Moon and … Continue reading São Paulo Int’l Film Festival 2017
Rio Film Festival 2017
Papiro & Mint is back from Rio after covering the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival for six days and watching eleven movies! The city is suffering from a wave of violence and bankruptcy but it didn't stop the annual festival from bringing more than 200 films to the most famous city of Brazil. Among the … Continue reading Rio Film Festival 2017