[REVISION HISTORY]

São Paulo International Film Festival 50th Edition

Updated 2 times since CLSTR started tracking revisions of this situation.

What changed

2026-10-04 20:17 UTC → 2026-10-06 20:25 UTC · added ~~removed~~

The 50th edition of the São Paulo International Film Festival is scheduled ~~to take place from~~ for October 15 to 29, featuring 380 titles from 93 countries across 57 ~~venues in São Paulo.~~ venues. The festival will open with James Gray’s ‘Tigre de Papel’, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, and includes major award winners such as the Cannes Palme d'Or winner ‘Fjord’ and the Venice Golden Lion winner ‘Mulher Desconhecida’. Programming highlights include Japanese director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s ‘O Sentido da Vida’, which is one of 21 films eligible for the International Feature Film Oscar. Other notable Japanese directors in attendance include Hirokazu Kore-eda and Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The festival will also host a masterclass by Walter Salles on his project ‘Sócrates Brasileiro’ and present the Humanity Award to director Marco Bechis. The festival will open with James Gray’s ‘Tigre de Papel’, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver. The selection also includes major award winners such as the Cannes Palme d'Or winner ‘Fjord’ and the Venice Golden Lion winner ‘Mulher Desconhecida’. Special honors for this milestone edition include the Leon Cakoff Prize, ~~which will be~~ awarded to producer Paulo ~~Branco. Additionally,~~ Branco, and an award for Indian director S. S. ~~Rajamouli~~ Rajamouli, who will ~~receive an award and~~ host a special screening of ‘RRR’. Reflecting on the festival’s 50-year history, it has screened 11,692 films from 8,474 filmmakers worldwide. Notable historical moments include the 16th edition in 1992, where journalist Ubiratan Brasil attended a screening of ‘Reservoir Dogs’ with an then-unknown Quentin Tarantino. The festival has a legacy of hosting renowned directors such as Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodóvar, Manoel de Oliveira, Amos Gitai, and Jafar Panahi.

Versions

Only revisions since CLSTR began indexing content versions appear here. Select a version to see what changed compared to the one before it.