Actor Manuel Pérez Bizcayart adds a new award to his great career.
The Argentine-Dominican film sweetnessshot in Las Terrenas, on the Caribbean island that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti, obtained this Saturday the prize for the best Ibero-American fiction film at the Guadalajara Film Festival, Mexico. And as a surprise guest, Guillermo del Toro previewing “something” from his upcoming premiere, Pinocchio.
sweetness thanks were also credited to its directors, Silvina Schnicer and Ulises Porrafor the protagonist Magnolia Nunez and photography by Ivan Gierasinchuk and Sergio Armstrong.
Screened in Argentina at the latest Mar del Plata Film Festival, the film was produced by Wooden Boat Productions and tells the story of Sara (Cecile Van Welie), a teenager who lives a privileged life in a wealthy family. with her nanny, Yarisa (Magnolia Núñez), who has an almost mother-daughter relationship.
Spanish director Ulises Porra (right) and producer Federico Eibuszyc receive the Ibero-American Fiction Feature Award for their film “Carajita” at the Guadalajara International Film Festival. photo EFE
In the category of Ibero-American fictional films, the film utama won the award for Best Screenplay for Bolivian Alejandro Loayzawho also directed the films and received the Best First Feature Award and the Jorge Cámara Award.
The prize a best actor was Nahuel Pérez Biscayartprotagonist of the film One year, one night.
In the category of Ibero-American documentary feature films Alisby Clare Weiskopf and Nicolas van Hemelryck was awarded Best Picture.
The award for best director went to Sempere-Moya and Leire Apelaniz Lopez for the Spanish film Cosmic Song: Son of Elche and the best photo went to Vittorio Mari for the movie For your peace of mind, create your own museum.
All the winners at the closing ceremony of the 37th edition of the Guadalajara International Film Festival. photo EFE
The Argentine documentary the wait, by Ingrid Valencic and María Celeste Contratti received the Award from the Federation of Schools of Image and Sound in Latin America. The same instance awarded a special mention to Otherwise, special mention of the documentary special mention of the indigenous director Xun Sero
In the Mexican cinema category, the film The kingdom of God He won five Mezcal Statuettes for Best Film, Best Cinematography for Carlos Correa; Best child actor Diego Armando Lara. Best Direction for Claudia Sainte-Luce and Jury Prize.
The award for the best Mexican actress went to Marta Aurorafor the ribbon Courage and the Audience Award went to the film Goiaby Pablo Orta.
The long history of Los Tigres del Norte
The Best Film Award from the International Federation of Film Press went to Courage by Mexican director Rubén Rojo Aura.
The popular narco-corrido group Los Tigres del Norte got their special tribute during the festival.
The Maguey Award for Best Film on Sexual Diversity went to the Spaniards my emptiness and meby Adrian Silvestre.
The Mexican regional musical group Los Tigres del Norte, received the FICG ICON Award for his long career in the music industry.
The group is a special guest at this film festival where a documentary tracing their career was released and it was the film that closed the festival’s activities.
Guillermo del Toro, surprisingly
The festival ended this Saturday after nine days of activity in which 166 films were screened both in official competition and in parallel programs, as well as being the space for dozens of conferences with experts.
Surprisingly and outside the previously announced program, the director William of the Bullwinner of the Oscar as best director in 2018 for his film The shape of water, he had a video chat in which talked about his new animated film Pinocchio which will be released in December.
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