Three films won the most important awards at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Which forty. The edition ends this Sunday.
Moroccan Malaga StreetMeriem Touzani’s painting was the grand winner of the exhibition with three prizes. It was the winning feature film in the international competition. protagonist, Carmen MauraShe won the Best Female Performance award in the same category and also received the Audience Award.
Italian film Geoia He received awards for Best Director (Nicolangelo Gilormini) and Best Male Performance (Sol Nanni). French-Swiss co-production Fash foleyThe film, directed by Hugo Diego Garcia and Lorenzo Bentivoglio, won the Grand Jury Prize and Best Screenplay, with the latter sharing the Grand Jury Prize and Best Screenplay. &ChildrenThe film is originally from the United Kingdom and directed by an Argentine Pablo Trapero (The screenplay was written by Trapero himself and Briton Sarah Polley).
The official jury that issued this ruling, composed of Spanish director and cinematographer Helher Escribano, American producer Paul Zaantz, Austrian critic Barbara Jacir, Dominican actress Nashella Bogart, and Argentine director Juan Baldana, also awarded special mention to the sea (Israel), by Shai Carmeli Pollak and Leo and Lou (Spain-UK), by Carlos Solano.
And in the Argentine competition. Laughter and wind cabinDirected by Juan Cabral, it was selected as Best Feature Film and also won Best Direction, with special mention for Three timesWritten by Marilyn Greenberg Vlasta, memory is not eternalWritten by Candela Fay.
The award for Best Feature Film in the Latin American Competition went to Another Argentine film 3000 km by bikeWritten by Ivan Vescovo. In this section there were special references to Precipio (Brazil), by Felipe Pepian, W fork (USA – Panama), by Daniel Buller.
The winning short films were: Sex at 70By Vanessa Romero (International Competition); Family SundayWritten by Gerardo del Razo (Latin American Contest) and Your body is in my roomDirected by Axel Cheb Trapp (Argentinian Competition). National film leatherWritten by Joaquin Camper, He won the main prize of the En Transito-Work In Progress competition.
The exhibition’s informal spreads were also announced. flood (Belgium – Slovakia – Czech Republic – Poland) by Martin Jonda, won the Cygnis Award (granted by the World Catholic Society for Communication) for best film in international competition, with special mention for Geoia.
the homeThe film, directed by Gustavo Trevino, won the Argentine Film Historians Association Award as Best National Production in all categories. Night stage (Brazil) by directors Felipe Matzimbacher and Márcio Riolon, winner of the FIPRESCI Prize from International Press for the best title in the Latin American competition. And the short film edge of thingsJusto del Acqua’s film won the National Endowment for the Arts Award for Best Work in the Argentine Competition in that category.
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