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Title: BERGAMOT
Runtime: 15 min
Country: Brazil
Director: Hsu Chien
Placement: Honorable Mention
Competition: September, 2025
Synopsis: Inspired by real events. Bergamot, the name given to tangerine in southern Brazil. This fruit with such a characteristic smell and for many an aphrodisiac, will trigger a night of seduction, sensual dancing, blood and revenge on an ordinary night in Rio de Janeiro. BERGAMOTA, is a AWARDED Suspense/Slasher/LGBTQI film released in September 2023 in Brazil, and has participated in more than 130 film festivals in Brazil and around the world, winning 98 awards to date. (70) Seventy as Best Film, (5) Five as Best Director, (4) Three as “Best Cinematography”, (4) Four as Best Screenplay, (16) Sixteen as “Best Actor” (Marcio Rosario), (1) One as Best Makeup/Special Effects, (1) One as Best Art Direction, (1) One as Best Original Music and (1) One as Best Editing.