{"id":6461,"date":"2026-08-23T17:05:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T17:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6461"},"modified":"2026-08-23T17:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T17:05:51","slug":"grace-passos-our-secret-nabs-the-best-film-kikito-at-the-54th-gramado-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6461","title":{"rendered":"Grace Pass\u00f4\u2019s \u2018Our Secret\u2019 Nabs the Best Film Kikito at the 54th Gramado Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tGRAMADO, Brazil \u2014 \u201cOur Secret\u201d (\u201cNosso segredo\u201d), the first feature from Grace Pass\u00f4, nabbed the best feature film Kikito award at the Aug. 22 closing ceremony of the 54th Gramado Film Festival. The feature also scooped cinematography (Wilssa Esser) and art direction (Lucas Os\u00f3rio) plaudits.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6459\">Martin Short Gets Honest: What It\u2019s Like to Be All Over the Emmy Race, Thanks to Three Very Different Projects<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tPass\u00f4, an established playwright and also actress, directed and wrote the feature that tells the story of a Black family trying to rebuild its routine after a recent loss. As family members avoid grief, the youngest son keeps a secret that may lead them to confront the roots of their pain.<\/p>\n<p>\nVitrine Filmes, the distributor of Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho\u2019s \u201cThe Secret Agent,\u201d will release \u201cOur Secret\u201d in local theaters Aug. 27.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAllan Deberton\u2019s \u201cGugu\u2019s World\u201d (\u201cFeito Pipa\u201d) took home the audience award, plus director, actress (Teca Pereira) and supporting actor (L\u00e1zaro Ramos) Kikitos.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCarlos Segundo\u2019s \u201cMilk Powder\u201d () walked off with the critics\u2019 jury award for Brazilian feature film, screenplay (Segundo and Rafael Copel) and sound design (Waldir Xavier).<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn the acting categories, Jos\u00e9 Loreto, for \u201cChor\u00e3o: S\u00f3 os Loucos Sabem,\u201d and Christian Malheiros, for \u201cJustino: Nos Bastidores do Reino,\u201d shared the actor prize. Naruna Costa, for \u201cPele de Rinoceronte,\u201d nabbed the supporting actress Kikito. The jury granted honorable mentions for 11-year-old Yuri Gomes (\u201cGugu\u2019s World\u201d) and Onna Silva (\u201cJustino: Nos Bastidores do Reino\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAndr\u00e9 Finotti and Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Belmonte took the editing Kikito for \u201cJustino: Nos Bastidores do Reino\u201d and Ot\u00e1vio de Moraes received the original score award for \u201cChor\u00e3o: S\u00f3 os Loucos Sabem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSusanna Lira\u2019s \u201cGonzaguinha, da Maior Liberdade\u201d won the doc feature Kikito, while \u201cEmpeleitada\u201d received an honorable mention in the doc category.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6457\">\u2018Sentimental Value\u2019 Star Anders Danielsen Lie and Anne Marie Ottersen Inducted Into the Haugesund Walk of Fame: \u2018It Feels Full Circle\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe jury was comprised of actress Cris Vianna, director and screenwriter F\u00e1bio Meira, actress Helena Ranaldi, researcher, film critic and curator K\u00eania Freitas and actor Marcelo Serrado.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe critics\u2019 jury consisted of journalist and doc filmmaker Flavia Guerra, journalist and professor P\u00e2mela Eur\u00eddice, doc filmmaker and critic Rafael Valles, journalist and director Simone Zuccolotto and researcher and critic Victor Souza.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDuring the fest, actor Marcos Caruso received the Trof\u00e9u Cidade de Gramado; producer Renata Almeida Magalh\u00e3es was honored with the Trof\u00e9u Eduardo Abelin; Selton Mello and Maria Fernanda C\u00e2ndido accepted the Trof\u00e9u Kikito de Cristal; and Andrea Beltr\u00e3o took the Trof\u00e9u Oscarito.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Gramado Fest winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Film: \u201cOur Secret,\u201d by Grace Pass\u00f4<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Documentary Feature: \u201cGonzaguinha, da Maior Liberdade,\u201d by Susanna Lira<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDocumentary Honorable Mention: \u201cEmpeleitada\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAudience Award for Best Film: \u201cGugu\u2019s World,\u201d by Allan Deberton<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCritics\u2019 Jury Award for Best Film: \u201cMilk Powder\u201d (\u201cLeite em P\u00f3\u201d) by Carlos Segundo<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Director: Allan Deberton for \u201cGugu\u2019s World\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Actress: Teca Pereira for \u201cGugu\u2019s World\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Actor: Jos\u00e9 Loreto for \u201cChor\u00e3o: S\u00f3 os Loucos Sabem\u201d and Christian Malheiros for \u201cJustino: Nos Bastidores do Reino\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHonorable Mention: Yuri Gomes for \u201cGugu\u2019s World\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHonorable Mention: Onna Silva for \u201cJustino: Nos Bastidores do Reino\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Screenplay: Carlos Segundo and Rafael Copel for \u201cMilk Powder\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Cinematography: Wilssa Esser for \u201cOur Secret\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Supporting Actor: L\u00e1zaro Ramos for \u201cGugu\u2019s World\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Supporting Actress: Naruna Costa for \u201cPele de Rinoceronte\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Sound Design: Waldir Xavier for \u201cMilk Powder\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Original Score: Ot\u00e1vio de Moraes for \u201cChor\u00e3o: S\u00f3 os Loucos Sabem\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Art Direction: Lucas Os\u00f3rio for \u201cOur Secret\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBest Editing: Andr\u00e9 Finotti and Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Belmonte for \u201cJustino: Nos Bastidores do Reino\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=6455\">\u2018Seduction,\u2019 Helmed by Zelito Viana and Marcos Palmeira, to Premiere at the Inffinito Fest in Miami (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jos\u00e9 Loreto and Christian Malheiros shared the Kikitos for actor and Teca Pereira took the actress award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5006,5007,3606,5008,5009,5010],"class_list":["post-6461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-christian-malheiros","tag-grace-passo","tag-gramado-film-festival","tag-jose-loreto","tag-teca-pereira","tag-vitrine-filmes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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