It's a fascinating confluence of celebration: An event that honors important people in Utah's movie industry, fetes Brazilian culture, and marks the sixth anniversary for the Salt Lake City Film Center.

The event - set for Friday at 6 p.m. at Tucanos Brazilian Grill in the Gateway - will pay tribute to influential people in Utah's film industry:

• Leigh von der Esch, director of the Utah Office of Tourism and former head of the Utah Film Commission.
• Don Schain, producer of the "High School Musical" films.
• Jared and Jerusha Hess, filmmakers responsible for "Napoleon Dynamite" and "Nacho Libre."
• Kris and Paul Liacolpoulas, founders of the Salt Lake Film Society.

The event will also kick off the Film Center's new collaboration with the Salt Lake Film Society (the nonprofit that runs the Broadway Centre Cinemas and the Tower Theatre). And it launches the two-day Brazilian Festival at the Gateway.

After the dinner, at 8:30 p.m. Friday, a capoeira group will lead a parade from Tucanos to Pioneer Park (300 S. 300 West), where an outdoor screening of the Brazilian drama "The Year My Parents Went on Vacation" - the final installment of this summer's "Pioneer Park Picture Show" series - starts at 9.

Tickets for the gala dinner are $100, with proceeds going to the Salt Lake City Film Center.