Cine Las Americas is honored to announce the award winners of the 22nd annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. Cine Las Americas announced the award winners on Sunday, May 5th, at the closing ceremonies, bringing an end to five film and event-filled days celebrating the work of Ibero-American, Latinx, and Indigenous filmmakers.
The list of award winners follows, as presented by Executive Director Jean Anne Lauer, Film Jury Coordinator Elena Bessire, and jury members Richard Montoya, Cynthia Corral, and Paul Espinosa.
Narrative Feature Competition (for a 1st or 2nd Feature) | |
Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature | |
OCHO DE CADA DIEZ (EIGHT OUT OF TEN) Dir. Sergio Umansky Brener, Mexico |
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Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | |
COLLISIONS Dir. Richard Levien, USA |
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InkTip Award | |
As part of the narrative feature prize package, Sergio Umansky Brener, director of OCHO DE CADA DIEZ (EIGHT OUT OF TEN) and Richard Levien, director of COLLISIONS will be offered an InkTip Script Listing. | |
Documentary Feature Competition | |
Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature | |
WARRIOR WOMEN Dir. Elizabeth Castle, Christina D. King, USA |
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Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature | |
MIDNIGHT FAMILY Dir. Luke Lorentzen, Mexico |
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Narrative Short Film Competition | |
Jury Award for Best Narrative Short | |
O ÓRFÃO (THE ORPHAN) Dir. Carolina Markowicz, Brazil |
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Documentary Short Competition | |
Jury Award for Best Documentary Short | |
ABRÁZAME Dir. Jas Doyle Pitt, Bolivia/UK |
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Hecho en Tejas Competition | |
Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) Award | |
PLANE PRETEND Dir. Sharon Arteaga, USA |
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Hecho en Tejas Audience Award | |
PLANE PRETEND Dir. Sharon Arteaga, USA |
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Music Video Competition | |
Audience Award for Best Music Video | |
FANTASIA Dir. Caitlin Díaz, USA |
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Emergencia Youth Film Competition | |
Audience Award for Best Youth Film | |
I’M HUMAN TOO Dir. Jonathan Landeros Salt Lake City, UT, USA |