Globo represents Brazil with the films: Baby, Kasa Branca, Sisters, The Blue Trail, and Oeste Outra Vez.
The strength of Brazilian cinema gains international prominence with five films co-produced by Globo, through its brands Globo Filmes, Canal Brasil, and Telecine, among the six titles pre-selected by the Brazilian Academy of Cinema to compete for a spot in the Best International Feature Film category at the 2026 Oscars.
Globo represents Brazil with the films: Baby (Telecine and Canal Brasil), by Marcelo Caetano; Kasa Branca (Globo Filmes, Telecine, and Canal Brasil), by Luciano Vidigal; Sisters (Globo Filmes and Canal Brasil), by Marianna Brennand; The Blue Trail (Globo Filmes), by Gabriel Mascaro; and Oeste Outra Vez (Telecine and Canal Brasil), by Erico Rassi.
The selection was made from 16 eligible and submitted feature films. The film that will officially represent Brazil in the race for an Oscar nomination will be announced on September 15, when the names of the selection committee members will also be revealed.
These nominations highlight Globo’s ongoing commitment to strengthening Brazilian culture and promoting audiovisual production in all its forms through its brands: Globo Filmes, Telecine, Canal Brasil, TV Globo, and Globoplay. In 2025, Globo made history by winning Brazil’s first-ever Oscar with the Globoplay Original film “I’m Still Here” in the Best International Feature Film category.
BABY
Production: Cup Filmes, Desbun Filmes, and Plateau Produções
Co-production: Telecine and Canal Brasil
Director: Marcelo Caetano
Synopsis: After being released from a juvenile detention center, 18-year-old Wellington finds himself alone and lost on the streets of São Paulo, with no contact with his parents and no resources to rebuild his life. He meets Ronaldo, an older man who teaches him new ways to survive. Gradually, their relationship evolves into a conflicted romance.
KASA BRANCA
Production: Sobretudo Produção, TvZero, Tacacá Filmes, Cavideo, and Dualto
Co-production: Globo Filmes, Telecine, Canal Brasil, and Riofilme
Director: Luciano Vidigal
Synopsis: Dé is a Black teenager from the Chatuba outskirts in Rio de Janeiro who learns that his grandmother, Almerinda, is in the terminal stage of Alzheimer’s disease. With the help of his two best friends, Adrianim and Martins, he faces the world and cherishes her final days.
Kasa Branca (Globo Filmes, Telecine, and Canal Brasil)
SISTERS
Production: Inquietude
Co-production: Globo Filmes, Canal Brasil, Pródigo, and Fado Filmes (Portugal)
Director: Marianna Brennand
Synopsis: Sisters tells the story of Marcielle/Tielle (Jamilli Correa), a 13-year-old girl living on Marajó Island (PA) with her father Marcílio (Rômulo Braga), mother Danielle (Fátima Macedo), and three siblings. She idolizes her older sister Claudinha, who supposedly left after “finding a good man” on the passing river barges. As she matures, Tielle watches her ideals crumble and realizes she’s trapped between two abusive environments. Worried about her younger sister and aware of the limited options for her future, she decides to confront the violent system that governs her family and the women around her.
THE BLUE TRAIL
Production: Desvia (Brazil), Cinevinay (Mexico)
Co-production: Globo Filmes, Quijote Films (Chile), Viking Film (Netherlands)
Director: Gabriel Mascaro
Synopsis: Tereza, 77, lives in an industrialized city in the Amazon and is officially ordered by the government to move into a mandatory elderly housing colony. There, seniors “enjoy” their final years while the country’s productive youth work without concern for the elderly. Before the forced exile, she embarks on a journey through rivers and tributaries to fulfill a final wish, something that might change her destiny forever.
OESTE OUTRA VEZ
Production: Sol a Pino Filmes, Vietnã Filmes, and Rio Bravo Filmes
Co-production: Telecine and Canal Brasil
Director: Erico Rassi
Synopsis: In the backlands of Goiás, rough men unable to cope with their vulnerabilities are constantly abandoned by the women they love. Sad and bitter, they turn violently against each other.
