Winners for the 16th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
Cine Las Americas announced today the award winners for the 16th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, which took place on April 16 to 21 in Austin, Texas. The festival grants jury awards in the categories of Narrative Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film, Narrative Short Film, and Documentary Short Film. The Hecho en Tejas Award is presented in partnership with the Texas Archive for the Moving Image (TAMI). In addition, three audience awards are recognized: Audience Award for Narrative Feature, Audience Award for Documentary Feature, and the Emergencia Audience Award, granted to the most popular youth film.
More information about films and awards can be found at cinelasamericas.org.
16th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Award Winners
Narrative Feature Competition
Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature
MEJOR NO HABLAR DE CIERTAS COSAS (PORCELAIN HORSE)
Dir. Javier Andrade, Ecuador
Special Jury Award for Cinematography
LA JUBILADA (THE RETIREE)
Dir. Jairo Boisier, Chile
Special Jury Award for Performance
Cecilia Suárez - NOS VEMOS, PAPA (SEE YOU, DAD)
Dir. Lucía Carreras, Mexico
Special Jury Mention for Experimental Approach to Narrative
EL EFECTO K. EL MONTADOR DE STALIN (THE K EFFECT. STALIN'S EDITOR)
Dir. Valentí Figueres, Spain
Documentary Feature Competition
Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
YOUNG LAKOTA
Dir. Marion Lipschutz & Rose Rosenblatt, USA
Honorable Mention for Documentary Feature
EL ALCALDE (THE MAYOR)
Dir. Emiliano Altuna, Diego Enrique Osorno, Carlos Rossini, Mexico
Honorable Mention for Documentary Feature
HABANA MUDA
Dir. Eric Brach, France/Cuba
Texas Archive of the Moving Image Hecho en Tejas Award
SOUTHMOST U.S.A.
Dir. Trish Dalton, USA
Short Film Competition
Jury Award for Best Narrative Short
ZOMBI (ZOMBIE)
Dir. David Moreno, Spain
Special Jury Award for Visual Storytelling
LA NOCHE ANUNCIA LA AURORA (NIGHT ANNOUNCES DAWN)
Dir. Gerard Uzcategui, Venezuela
Special Jury Award for Animated Narrative
LA NORIA (THE WATERWHEEL)
Dir. Karla Castañeda, Mexico
Jury Award for Best Documentary Short
UNA HISTORIA PARA LOS MODLIN (A STORY FOR THE MODLINS)
Dir. Sergio Oksman, Spain
Audience Awards
Audience Award for Narrative Feature
DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR
Dir. Iris Almaraz, Guest Dir. Gustavo Ramos, USA
Audience Award for Documentary Feature
YOUNG LAKOTA
Dir. Marion Lipschutz & Rose Rosenblatt, USA
Audience Award for Emergencia Youth Film Competition
SIBLINGS
Dir. Leo Aguirre, Aruba
WHITE WASHED
Dir. Caytlyn Isham
In Progress, St. Paul, MN
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About Cine Las Americas:
Cine Las Americas is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Austin, Texas. The mission of Cine Las Americas is to promote cross-cultural understanding and growth by educating, entertaining and challenging diverse audiences through film and media arts. Cine Las Americas' programs are devoted to the theatrical exhibition and promotion of Latino and indigenous film and video, as well as to the design and implementation of bilingual media arts education programs. For more information about Cine Las Americas, please visit http://cinelasamericas.org.
This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin's future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.
