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Winners of the 11th STIFF: the awards travel both close to us and to the Far East

We have the winners of the 11th STIFF! After three days of screening the best student films from around the world, the jury of the 11th STIFF selected the winners—three best films and three special mentions in the categories of fiction, documentary, and animated films. Just like these past 10 years, the Audience Award was Continue Reading

The last escape

The last day of 11th STIFF marks the end of our journey through films exploring this year’s theme of escape. Every shot and every story explores interhuman relations, inner struggles, and moments where we have to choose to change, or face the inevitable. Every screening brings a unique insight into those life moments when we Continue Reading

Another side of Escape

On the second day of the festival we delve into the world of Big appetites, films that entice us to explore our needs and wants. The menu opens with documentary film The Neighborhood Street Fair by Ana Carolina Aliaga and Vitória Marques, inviting the audience to spend a day at the open-air fair in São Continue Reading

STIFF in short

STIFF is an international festival dedicated to student and debutant films. Its purpose is to connect the audiences with the best works of the student and debutant film from all over the world. Its goal is to strengthen the local film production by creating networking opportunities and showing the work of film art which inspires new ideas.