Cine Las Americas is honored to announce the award winners of the 19th annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. The five day festival concluded on Sunday, May 8th with announcements of the winners. The festival granted jury and audience awards in nine categories, including the annual Hecho en Tejas competition, and the Emergencia Youth Film competition. The festival also featured a Best Music Video category, eligible for an Audience Award.
The full list of award winners follows, as presented by Festival Director Jean Anne Lauer, Film Program Associate Elena Bessire, and jury members Sterlin Harjo, Curran Nault, Ivete Lucas, and Chale Nafus.
| Narrative Feature Competition | |
| Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature | |
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ROSA CHUMBE Dir. Jonatan Relayze Chiang, Peru |
| Honorable Mention for Best Ensemble | |
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AMORES URBANOS (RESTLESS LOVE) Dir. Vera Egito, Brazil |
| InkTip Award | |
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ROSA CHUMBE and AMORES URBANOS (RESTLESS LOVE) are also winners of an InkTip Script Listing. |
| Documentary Feature Competition | |
| Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature | |
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JUANICAS Dir. Karina García Casanova, Canada/Mexico |
| Honorable Mention for Cinematography | |
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TÚ Y YO (YOU AND ME) Dir. Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada, Dominican Republic |
| Narrative Short Film Competition | |
| Jury Award for Best Narrative Short | |
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OS MENINOS DO RIO (CHILDREN OF THE RIVER) Dir. Javier Macipe, Portugal/Spain |
| Documentary Short Competition | |
| Jury Award for Best Documentary Short | |
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LIBERTAD Dir. Brenda Avila-Hanna, USA |
| Hecho en Tejas Competition | |
| Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) Award | |
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ANA CON ELISIO Dir. Lizette Barrera, USA |
| Hecho en Tejas Honorable Mention for Directing | |
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DEAD SITES Dir. Jason Outenreath, USA |
| Hecho en Tejas Honorable Mention for Screenwriting | |
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GET THE HELL OUT Dir. Comedia A Go-Go [CAGG], Jess Castro, Regan Arevalos, Larry Garza, USA |
| Hecho en Tejas Honorable Mention for Cinematography and Effects | |
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SQUEEZEBOX Dir. Sam Lerma, USA |
| Audience Award for Best Hecho en Tejas Film | |
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DEAD SITES Dir. Jason Outenreath, USA |
| Audience Award for Narrative Feature | |
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H.O.M.E. Dir. Daniel Maldonado, USA |
| Audience Award for Documentary Feature | |
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JUANICAS Dir. Karina García Casanova, Canada/Mexico |
| Audience Award for Best Music Video | |
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MEL GE’ GI’ NUT EPIT (STRONG WOMAN SONG) Dir. Naomi Condo, Canada |
| Audience Award for Best “Emergencia” Youth Film (Tie) | |
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CAMPING TRIP Dir. Audrey Larson, MA, USA |
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TREES COUNT Dir. Maximilian Shatan, New York City, NY, USA |
Jury for the 19th Cine Las Americas IFF
The Feature Film Jury was comprised of Sterlin Harjo (Filmmaker), Ivete Lucas (Filmmaker), and Curran Nault (Founder/Artistic Director, OUTsider). The Hecho en Tejas juror was Caroline Frick, founder and Executive Director of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image. The Short Film Jury was comprised of Samantha Rae López, Esteban (Steve) Mines, and Chale Nafus.