• Festival do Rio – 2007 (Prêmio especial do júri para Babu Santana)

• São Paulo Int'l Film Festival - 2007

• Berlim Film Festival – 2008 (Panorama)

• Festival de Cine de Guadalajara - 2008

• Open Doek Festival (Belgium) – 2008 (Jury special award)

• Toulouse Film Festival – 2008 (Openning movie)

• Cannes (Pavillon de Sud) - 2008

• Granada Film Festival– 2008

• Shangai Int'l Film Festival - 2008

• Los Angeles Latino Film Festival – 2008 (Best Direction)

• Open Air Amsterdan Film Festival (The Netherlands) - 2008 (Closing mmovie)

• Barbican Centre, London (Opening Night)

• Oslo Films from the South Festival - 2008 (Opening Night)

• Filmar en América Latina Festival (Switzerland) – 2008 (Opening Night)

• International Latino Film Festival - San Francisco Bay Area - 2008 (Best Film)San Francisco Latino Film Festival – 2008 (Women and Film Award)

• Havana Festival (Best music)

• ALe Kino Festival – Poland

• Kerala Festival– India

• Al Kasaba International Film Festival (Palestina) – 2008

• Cinema Tous Ecrans (Geneve International Film Festival) – 2008

• FEMI - Festival Internacional de Guadaloupe – 2009

• Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival – 2009

• Montreal Latin Film Festival - Festivalissimo – 2009

• Havana Film Festival NY (USA) - (Best Music)– 2009

• Bahrain Human Rights International Film Festival – 2009

• 13* Schemi dÁmore - Verona Film Festival – 2009

• 13* Schemi dÁmore - Verona Film Festival – 2009