The Inffinto Brazilian Film Festival's closing night begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at Silverspot Cinema Downtown Miami, where actress and director Glória Pires is honored and her film “Sexa” is screened.
The 30th Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival is bringing its Miami celebration to a close Saturday night with an awards ceremony, a tribute to one of Brazil’s most recognizable actresses and a screening of her feature-film directorial debut.
The festival’s closing night begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at Silverspot Cinema Downtown Miami, where the Crystal Lens Award winners will be announced before actress and director Glória Pires is honored and her film “Sexa” is screened. Pires is scheduled to attend.
The festival pays tribute to actress and director Glória Pires. In addition to the Tribute Showcase, she will present the film "Sexa," her debut as a fiction feature director on Saturday, Sept. 12.
For Inffinito’s founders and directors Adriana L. Dutra, Cláudia Dutra and Viviane B. Spinelli, reaching the 30-year mark represents both longevity and the festival’s continuing role in bringing Brazilian filmmakers to international audiences.
They agree their goal remains the same since they began the festival in 1997: to connect Brazilian stories to the world and open doors for our creators.
Pires is at the center of Saturday’s celebration. The festival selected her as its honoree for the 30th edition, recognizing a career that has made her one of the most familiar faces of Brazilian cinema and television.
Her appearance in Miami has also created an unexpected connection between generations of Brazilian performers. On Thursday, Pires met actress Bella Campos during the festival. The two have both played Maria de Fátima in “Vale Tudo” — Pires in the original 1988 version and Campos in the 2025 remake. Campos was in Miami for the festival screening of “Five Kinds of Fear.”
Following the in-person edition, Inffinito will host a major showcase of Brazilian Films on its streaming platform Inffinito.plus, with global access to 40 titles.
Saturday’s program also marks the culmination of the festival’s competitive screenings, with films competing for the Crystal Lens Awards. Among the feature-film selections were “Seduction,” by Zelito Viana and Marcos Palmeira; “Old Bandits,” by Claudio Torres; “Five Kinds of Fear,” by Bruno Bini; “The Condor Conspiracy,” by André Sturm; “Papagaios,” by Douglas Soares; “A Very Brazilian Heist,” by José Eduardo Belmonte; and “Funk,” by Aly Muritiba.
The festival’s short-film competition has also featured seven films, including “Samba Infinito,” “The Map My Feet Are On,” “Armor,” “Olinda’s Golden Archers,” “Braza” and “Boiuna.”
But the 30th edition does not end when the Miami screenings do.
Beginning Sunday, Sept. 13, the festival moves online through Inffinito.Plus, making its programming available free worldwide through Wednesday, Sept. 30 with registration. The streaming program includes a Glória Pires tribute, a biographical showcase and a collection celebrating 30 years of the festival.
The Glória Pires collection includes films such as “O Quatrilho,” “Lula, Son of Brazil,” “Reaching for the Moon,” “The Suspect,” “India, Daughter of the Sun,” “Little Book of Love 2,” “Cousin Bazilio” and “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.”
30th Inffinito Brazilian Screen Festival is in Miami, Florida, from September 3 to 12, showing films at venues such as O Cinema South Beach, Silverspot Cinema and the Miami Beach Bandshell.
For a festival that began in Miami in 1997, the move from theater screens to a worldwide online audience reflects how dramatically the reach of Brazilian cinema has expanded.
Inffinito says its festival circuit has now held more than 110 editions in cities including Miami, New York, London, Vancouver, Rome, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Bogotá and Shanghai, screening more than 3,000 films and creating connections between Brazilian filmmakers and international audiences.
For schedule and information, go to http://www.brazilianfilmfestival.com/
