Hours before the closing gala in which the winners of the 37th edition will be revealed. edition of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the unofficial awards were announced in an informal ceremony that took place this Saturday at noon in the foyer of the city’s Auditorium Theater.
The delivery of Independent awards presented by 23 film industry associations and bodiessaw the participation of national cinema personalities and was chaired by the president of the competition, Juan Lima; its artistic director, paul count; and the interim president of the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA), Nicholas Batlle.
In addition to thanking the commitment of the institutions and trade associations that accompanied the festival, Batlle celebrated “the extension for another fifty years of the specific appropriations for the cultural industries, made possible thanks to the sanction of the Senate”.
Juan Lima, for his part, underlined: “We are very happy with the work and the result of this edition”, he assured, “those of us who make the festival lend themselves to this game which involves the awarding”.
Finally, the artistic director of the festival, Pablo Conde, said that this edition had filled him “with joy” and underlined that “all the films in competition could have some representative in their exhibitions” and added that he believes that “the he important thing is the possibility of meeting between guests and the public”.
The complete list
AADA – Argentine Association of Artistic Directors: Award Best artistic direction of a feature film in an international competition for Micaela Urrutia and Ángela Torti, art director of “Three Brothers”, by Francisco Paparella.
– AATI – Argentine Association of Translators and Interpreters: Award Best short film of the Argentine competition: “Flesh of God”, by Patricio Plaza.
– ACCA – Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficas de Argentina: Prize Best feature film in the Argentine competition: “Above the Clouds”, by María Aparicio. Special mention: “I promise you a long friendship”, by Jimena Repetto.
– ADF – Authors of Argentine Cinematographic Photography: Award Best Director of Photography of the International Competition: Rui Xavier for his work on “Lobo e Cão”, by Claudia Varejão.
– APAC – Association of Audiovisual Producers of Córdoba: “Paola Suárez” Award for Best feature film in the Argentine competition: “Shipwrecked”, by Martín Farina and Willy Villalobos. Special mention: “Light”, by Maximilian Schonfeld.
– APIMA – Association of Independent Audiovisual Media Producers: Award Best feature film in the Latin American competition: “Friends on a Country Road”, by Santiago Loza.
– APPLAA – Association of Producers of Audiovisual Places of Argentina: Award Best location for Argentine feature films in all competitions: Esteban Musacchio for “Three Brothers”, by Francisco Paparella.
– ARGENTORES – General Society of Authors of Argentina: Prize Best screenplay of an Argentine feature film of all competitions: Agustín Godoy and Melisa Liebenthal for “The face of the jellyfish”, by Melisa Liebenthal.
– ASA – Argentine Association of Audiovisual Sound Engineers: Award Best Argentine feature sound from all competitions for Lucas Larriera and Marcos Canosa for “I haven’t slept for a long time”, by Agustín Godoy. Special mention: Roberta Ainstein for “Herbaria”, by Leandro Listorti.
– DAC – Argentine film directors: Award Best Argentine feature film director of all competitions: Francisco Paparella for “Three Brothers”.
– EDA – Argentine Association of Audiovisual Publishers: Award Best Editing of the International Competition: Haroldo Borges and Juliano Castro for their work on “Saudade fez morada aqui interno”, by Haroldo Borges.
– FEISAL – Federation of Latin American Film Schools: Award Best feature film in official competition by a Latin American director up to the age of 35 in international, Latin American and Argentinian competition: “I have electric dreams”, by Valentina Maurel. First mention: “Sobre las nubes”, by María Aparicio. Second mention: “Anhell69”, by Theo Montoya.
– FIPRESCI – International Federation of Film Press: Award Best feature film in the Latin American competition: “I have electric dreams”, by Valentina Maurel.
– FNA – National Fund for the Arts: Award for the best Argentine short film: Ex aequo “The empty rooms”, by Julia Pesce and “Carne de Dios”, by Patricio Plaza. Special Mention: To Marcelo Subiotto for his interpretation in “Los misterios del mundo”, by Mariano Luque.
– SAGAI FOUNDATION: Patacón de Cine Award for Best Female Performance and Patacón de Cine Award for Best Male Performance in Argentine Feature Films in all competitions: Best Actress: Julieta Raponi for “Juana Banana”, by Matthias Szulanski; and Best Actor: Ignacio Quesada for “Change Change”, by Lautaro Garcia Candela.
– WOMEN AND CINEMA: “Una nueva mirada” Award to national feature films directed by women from all sections of the Competition: Melisa Liebenthal for “The face of the jellyfish”. Special mention: María Aparicio for “Sobre las nubes”.
– Ministry of Women, Gender Policy and Sexual Diversity of the Province of Buenos Aires: “Eva Landeck” Award for the best Argentine director whose feature film stands out for its gender perspective in all competitions: Laura Citarella for “Trenque Lauquen”. Special Mention: Mara Pescio for “Model District”.
– PCI – PCI Film Directors Association – Independent Film Project: Artistic Innovation Award for the best first or second Argentine feature film in all competitions: “Wandering. The conquest of the house”, by Adriana Lestido.
-RAFMA – Argentine Network of Audiovisual Festivals and Champions: Edgardo “Pipo” Bechara El Khoury Award for the best short film in the Argentine competition: “Three film libraries”, by Nicolás Suárez.
– RECAM – Specialized meeting of Mercosur film and audiovisual authorities: RECAM Award for the best Mercosur short film in Latin American, Argentine and Altered States competitions: “The empty rooms”, by Julia Pesce. Special mention: “The spiders”, by Sol Giancaspro.
– SAE – Argentine Society of Audiovisual Publishers: Best Editing Award for Argentine Feature Films in the Latin American and Argentine Competition: Andrés Pepe Estrada, Florencia Gómez García and Miguel De Zuviría for their work in “Barrio modelo”, by Mara Pescio.
– SICA APMA – Union of the Argentine Film, Animation, Advertising and Audiovisual Media Industries: “Tato Miller” Award for the best technical realization and treatment of social issues of the Latin American competition: “The Visitor”, by Martín Boulocq.
– SIGNIS – World Catholic Association for Communication: Best Feature Film Award of the International Competition: “La Saudade has settled here”, by Haroldo Borges.
– CINEMA IN PRISON PROGRAM: Special mention: “The Dance of Los Mirlos”, by Álvaro Luque; Special mention: “The Uruguayan”, by Ana García Blaya; Special Recognition: to Dr. Valeria Sampayo, former director of Institutional Policies of the Penitentiary Service of Buenos Aires.
