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Awards and tributes
CORA CORALINA TROPHY for Best Film
Cora Coralina (20/8/1889 – 10/4/1985)
Pseudonym of Ana Lins dos Guimarães Peixoto, legendary citizen of Goiás, candy maker and poet. Short before
passing away, she said: “Dead I will be like a tree, a log, a pantry and my laced roots in the leaves of my cradle are
broken cords of a lyra…”.
CARMO BERNARDES TROPHY for Best Feature Film
Carmo Bernardes (2/12/1915 – 20/4/1996)
A writer and journalist, Carmo Bernardes, born in Patos de Minas (Minas Gerais), came to Goiás in 1920. His
legacy was his literary work, with Nature as a constant partner. An outstanding fiction and non-fiction writer, his
profound knowledge came from his direct contact with the flora and fauna.
JESCO VON PUTTKAMER TROPHY for Best Medium-Length Film
Jesco von Puttkamer (21/5/1919 – 31/5/1994)
Puttkamer was a pioneer of anthropological filmmaking in Goiás. An engineer, photographer and naturalist, he
admired the culture of the indigenous populations, and spent 42 years of his life documenting it. Jesco came to
Goiás in 1948, after escaping nazi persecution. Along with the Villas Boas brothers, Francisco Meirelles and others,
he participated in the expeditions that tried to contact Indians of the Amazon and of the Mid-West.
ACARY PASSOS TROPHY for Best Short Film
Acary Passos (17/2/1907 – 23/5/1993)
Acary was born in Rio de Janeiro and moved with his family to Goiás just 30 days after his birth. In 1939, after finishing
Merchant Marine School, he was assigned to the Presidential Military Advisor office, in charge of building
a landing strip on Bananal Island, so that Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian President at that time, could visit the area and
the Carajá Indians. This was his first opportunity to come in close contact with Indians and it was decisive, because
he then found out what his true call in life was. From 1969 to 1981, Acary was the director of the Anthropological
Museum of the Federal University of Goiás.
LUIZ GONZAGA SOARES TROPHY for Best Film Chosen by Popular Jury
Luiz Gonzaga Soares (5/3/1951 – 18/5/1999)
Born in Goiânia and graduated in Publicity by Academical Education Centre of Brasília (CEUB), in 1976 he moved
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