Photo: Adriano Salimon. Left to right: Andres Ibarra, Mauro Giuntinni, Andr\u00e9 Luis da Cunha, Lydia Garcia, Jo\u00e3o MacDowell e M\u00e1rio Salimon.<\/p><\/div>\n

The production that got the prize for Best Short Film, from Bras\u00edlia: “Meu Amigo Niezsche” tells the emotional story of a boy who struggles with learning how to read till he finds a copy of “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, in a trash dump. The consequences are unpredictable. “Bibinha, A Luta Continua” by Adrianana de Andrade was also a strong contestant, telling the humorous story of a local producer who has been HIV positive for 20 years and still lives a happy gay life. The soundtrack by Jose Flores and Assis Medeiros was my favorite in the festival. I was also particularly impressed by the quality of Brazilian animation, it is worth mentioning the\u00a0 films “Linear”, “Phantasma” and “Valquiria.”<\/p>\n