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OFF - Festival Contemporâneo de Cinema is a Guaíba, Rio Grande do Sul film festival organized as an immersive event that aims to break with conventional audiovisual paradigms and encourage debate about filmmaking. It is notable for attracting a large and diverse submission pool, including more than 900 short films and documentaries from all continents, with a strong university and educational focus. The festival screens and awards work across categories such as documentaries, vertical short films, and national and international productions, giving it a recognized place as a contemporary, pedagogy-oriented event in Brazil's festival circuit.
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Last updated Aug 27, 2026
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