Festival de Cinema de Gramado

Held in mid-to-late August at the Palácio dos Festivais, the Festival de Cinema de Gramado is Brazil's most prestigious film festival. Founded in 1973, it now also has a Latin American competition and screens features and shorts from across the continent. The festival is a serious cultural event rather than a celebrity circus — it has launched many Brazilian careers.

Public screenings are open to anyone who buys a ticket, and the atmosphere on the streets during festival week is exuberant. The Palácio dos Festivais, the modernist concrete building where the awards take place, is the venue.

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Gramado's film festival has been Brazil's most important cinema award since 1973, the year a young Walter Salles won his first major prize here. The Kikito statuette — a small bronze figure named after the area's hummingbirds — is the Brazilian equivalent of the Palme d'Or, and the late-August week sees the town's hotels filled with directors, actors, and serious cinephiles.

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