There are many awards given out by a heterogeneous jury, consistent of national and international masters of audiovisual arts - This is also the time to celebrate Brazilian artists and boost careers as the festival is the perfect platform to present some of the many shades of their local talent.

This Festival has, of course, an educational and awareness-building objective, which takes shape in the seminars held on each edition, where the most relevant topics arise through the works and so, reflect on the public - Filmmakers are invited to incur in the discussions and a great feeling of interconnection is said to reign over the event.

as a city of great variety, color and tolerance, rio de janeiro is the perfect home for the mixbrasil festival; a film, theatre and music festival that highlights and celebrates sexual diversity - now over 20 years old, the festival has become a regular fixture in the cultural calendar of the city.