CICLOPE Latino, the Festival and Awards celebrating the power of craft in Latin America, returned to São Paulo on March 26th & 27th, 2024.

The two-day event brought the region’s leading craft talent together for talks, networking and celebration of the best craft in the region, culminating in the Awards Show where the winners were presented. Expert jurors from Latin America and the world awarded 18 trophies as well as a Grand Prix.

The Grand Prix was awarded to Cancer Before Cancer for Fundación Peruana de Cáncer, entered by Rebeca and Agosto, produced by Rebeca, directed by Roddy Dextre, and created by advertising agency Fahrenheit DDB. The film was also awarded in the Cinematography, Music and Low Budget categories.

CICLOPE Festival also delivered Special awards to:

  • Production Company of the Year for Primo
  • Agency of the Year for Publicis 
  • Director of the Year for Nico Pérez Veiga and Roddy Dextre

In notable wins, this year saw various companies take home more than one trophy including Primo, The Youth, LANDIA and Boiler Filmes. Check the full list of winners here.

CICLOPE Latino also had an amazing line-up of speakers who joined us on stage to give some insights into some of the current tendencies in our industry. Directors like Emmanuel AdjeiThe Youth and Pantera presented their latest projects as well as some exclusive behind-the-scenes access to their creative process. Other speakers were Daniel Bergmann (Stink Films), Rafael Urenha (Galeria) and Thomas Amoedo (Landia), among others.