The 28th Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival comes to Miami Beach starting Friday, Aug. 30 through Saturday, Sept. 7.

The program kicks off with the American premiere of Paulo Machline's "Magal & Magali", followed by a question and answer with the director and the film's producer, Joana Mariani at O Cinema South Beach.

On Saturday, Aug. 31, Fernanda Abreu will rock the Festival audience at the Miami Beach Bandshell with her show "Amor Geral."

O Cinema South Beach will be hosting the competitive feature and short film screenings starting Sunday, Sept. 1.

The films will compete for the “Crystal Lens” trophy, which will be awarded to the winners by the audience and the Festival's official jury.

The categories evaluated in the competitive screening will be: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

The audience will serve as the jury for the festival in the categories of Best Feature Film and Best Short Film.

The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, Sept 7 at the Silverspot Cinema. The venue offers an immersive experience with the screening of the Hors Concours film, "Turn It Up, It’s Rock N' Roll," by Tomás Portella.

Here is the complete Miami Beach Schedule

28th Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival of Miami

O Cinema South Beach, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami

Friday, Aug. 30

7 p.m.:

• "Magal & Magali" [Meu Sangue Ferve Por Você] by Paulo Machline

8:30 p.m.:

• Q&A with Paulo Machline and producer Joana Mariani

Miami Beach Bandshell

Saturday, Aug. 31

8 p.m.:

• "Amor Geral", Fernanda Abreu concert

 

 

O Cinema South Beach, 1130 Washington Ave., Miami

 

Sunday, Sept. 1

7 p.m.:

• "Linea 604", by Maria De Biase and Cléa Gajan (Competitive Short Film Exhibition)
• "Traces of Love [Evidências do Amor], by Pedro Antônio (Competitive Feature Film Section)

9 p.m.:

• "Golden Anniversary" [Bodas de Ouro], by Liza Gomes (Competitive Short Film Exhibition)
• "My Name is Gal" [Meu nome é Gal], by Dandara Ferreira and Lô Politi (Competitive Feature Film Section)

Monday, Sept. 2

7 p.m.:

• "Reagent" [Reagente], by Bruno Bini (Competitive Short Film Exhibition)
• "My Sister and I" [Minha Irmã e Eu], by Susana Garcia (Guest Film)

Tuesday, Sept. 3

7 p.m.:

• "The Pleasure is All Mine" [O Prazer é Todo Meu], by Vanessa Sandre (Competitive Short Film Exhibition)
• "Aunt Virginia" [Tia Virgínia], by Fábio Meira (Feature Film Competitive Section)

Wednesday, Sept. 4.

7 p.m.:

• "That Woman" [Aquela Mulher], by Cristina Lago and Marina Erlanger (Competitive Short Film Section)
• "Heavier is the Sky" [Mais Pesado é o Céu], by Petrus Cariry (Feature Film Competitive Section)

Thursday, Sept. 5

7 p.m.:

• "Bra Zil" [2 Brasis], by Carol AÓ, and Helder Fruteira (Competitive Short Film Exhibition)
• "The Noise of the Night" [O Barulho da Noite] by Eva Pereira (Competitive Feature Film Section)

9 p.m.:

• "Mute Utopia" [Utopia Muda], by Julio Matos (Competitive Short Film Exhibition)
  
• "The Hijacking of Flight 375" [O Sequestro do Voo 375], by Marcus Baldini (Feature Film Competitive Showcase)

Friday, Sept. 6

7 p.m.:

• "Electricity" [Eletricidade], by Gustavo de Carvalho (Competitive Short Film Exhibition)
• "Cheers to Life!" [Viva a Vida], by Cris D'Amato (Feature Film Competitive Section)

9 p.m.:

• "Backlands, America" [Sertão, América], by Marcela Ilha Bordin (Competitive Short Film Section)
• "Great Sertão" [Sertão, América], by Guel Arraes (Competitive Feature Film Section)

Silverspot Cinema Downtown Miami, 300 SE 3rd St., Miami

Saturday, Sept. 7

8 p.m.:

• Award Ceremony, Tribute, Screening of "It's Rock N' Roll", by Tomás Portella (Hors Concours Film)

With the aim of promoting Brazilian cinema to the international market and celebrating the country's diversity and representativeness, the festival will also be hosting online screenings. From Sunday, Sept. 8 to Sunday, Sept. 29, there will be virtual screenings of Brazilian films for all the United States on the streaming platform www.inff.online.