Brasília Festival

The Festival de Brasília (Brasília Film Festival), officially called the Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro, is a film festival in Brasília, Brazil. In the first two years it was called Semana do Cinema Brasileiro (Brazilian Film Week). It was started in 1965 by diplomat Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes from the University of Brasília. It is the oldest film festival in Brazil.

The winners get the Troféu Candango (Candango Trophy), named after the people who built Brasília. They also get money prizes. Other prizes include the Prêmio Zózimo Bulbul, the Troféu Saruê, and the Prêmio Marco Antônio Guimarães.

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