In what will be the tenth edition, in Madrid, the Ibero-American Platinum Film and Television Awards promise glamor and important recognitions, with Argentina, 1985 as the big favorite (with 14 nominations).
The film directed by Santiago Miter (Oscar nominee for Best International Film and Golden Globe winner in that category) is the production with the highest number of nominations, followed by the Spanish one like beaststhe mexican Bardthe Spanish c.five little wolves and the Colombian series News of a kidnappingall with six.
The lists have been divided between 12 countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Spain, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Dominican Republic and Uruguay).
Alejandra Flechner, Carlos Portaluppi, Norman Briski, Peter Lanzani, and Ricardo Darín are the actors nominated for awards for their interpretations in the story of that group of lawyers who investigated and tried those responsible for Argentina’s civic-military dictatorship.
Where and when to see the ceremony
The ceremony will be on April 22 at the IFEMA Municipal Palace in Madrid. Colombian Sebastián Yatra will be one of the musical protagonists.
They will also perform at the gala Caroline Gaitan, one of the presenters (together with Omar Chaparro and Paz Vega), Adrián Lastra, Alejandro Claveaux, Alicia Bánquez, Clara Alvarado, Laila Garin, Lucrecia, Mane de la Parra, Michel Brown and Reynaldo Pacheco, who will lend their voices to make a journey through the music of Latin America. Spanish artist Blanca Paloma will perform her song EAEA on her stage, with which she will participate in the next Eurovision Song Contest.
Television coverage will be provided by TNT and HBO Max. From 15 in Argentina you can see the pre-show and the red carpet hosted by Rafa Sarmiento and Jimena Choco. Then, the public will be able to enjoy the awards ceremony from 16:00 (Argentina time). On the other hand, there will be a special night-time program from America at 10.00 pm.
Puerto Rican Benicio del Toro (21 grams, Che, Traffic, Sicario and 40 others) will receive a special Lifetime Achievement Award.
Last year Lali Espósito and Miguel Ángel Muñoz They were the hosting duo at the ceremony, also in Madrid, in what was a colorful show with tango included.
a new category
The Platini recognize not only the seventh art: they also reward series. In this tenth edition the “best Ibero-American comedy film” category will be incorporated for the first time.
In the television segment, the finalists are William Francella Of The one in charge; Alejandro Awada Of Iosi, the repentant spy; Natalia Oriro Of Santa Evita; Amparo Noguera and Claudia Di Girolamo Of 42 days in the dark; Andres Parra and Paulina Gaitan of Belascoaran, Cristina Umaña, Juan Pablo Raba, Majida Issa and Rodrigo Celis Of News of a kidnapping; Daniel Gimenez Cacho Of A strange enemy. Also, David Lorente, Juan Diego Botto and Leonor Watling Of I don’t like driving AND Veronica Echegui Of Confidentiality.
Promoted by EGEDA (Institution for the Management of Audiovisual Producers’ Rights), with FIPCA (Ibero-American Federation of Film and Audiovisual Producers) and the collaboration of the Community of Madrid and the City of Madrid, the Platinum Awards have an international jury composed of 159 professionals of the Ibero-American industry.
With 994 titles released in 2022 (834 films and 160 series), a total of 237 productions were selected in the first round of voting.
Source: Clarin
