
The Brazilian film Dry Ground Burning (Mato Seco em Chamas) by Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós wins the top award for Best Latin American Film of the Year at the 13th Annual Cinema Tropical Awards.

The Brazilian film Dry Ground Burning (Mato Seco em Chamas) by Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós wins the top award for Best Latin American Film of the Year at the 13th Annual Cinema Tropical Awards.

Cinema Tropical announced its annual list of Best Latin American Films of the Year, comprised of 25 Latin American titles from twelve different countries, plus five U.S. Latinx productions—all of them by female directors—that the New York-based organization has selected as the best of the year.

The 14th edition of Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival takes place Tuesday, November 15 through Saturday, November 19, in Los Angeles. The festival will open with Gabriel Martins’ Mars One (Marte Um), which had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and is the official selection to represent Brazil for Best International Feature at the upcoming Oscars®.