Cine Las Americas is honored to announce the award winners of the 21st annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. Cine Las Americas announced the award winners on Sunday, May 6, at the closing ceremonies, bringing an end to five film and event-filled days celebrating the work of Latinx and Indigenous filmmakers.
The full list of award winners follows, as presented by Festival Director Jean Anne Lauer, Film Program Associate Elena Bessire, and jury members Zoe Hopkins, Olivier Lapuente, and Angie Reza Tures.
Narrative Feature Competition (for a 1st or 2nd Feature) | |
Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature | |
TOURMENTS D’AMOUR (TORMENTS OF LOVE) Dir. Caroline Jules, France/Guadeloupe/French West Indies |
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Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | |
TOURMENTS D’AMOUR (TORMENTS OF LOVE) Dir. Caroline Jules, France/Guadeloupe/French West Indies |
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InkTip Award | |
As part of the narrative feature prize package, Caroline Jules, director of TOURMENTS D’AMOUR (TORMENTS OF LOVE) will be offered an InkTip Script Listing. | |
Documentary Feature Competition | |
Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature | |
NADA QUEDA SINO NUESTRA TERNURA (NOTHING IS LEFT BUT OUR TENDERNESS) Dir. Sébastien Jallade, Peru |
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Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature | |
MY BOLIVIA, REMEMBERING WHAT I NEVER KNEW Dir. Rick Tejada-Flores, USA |
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Narrative Short Film Competition | |
Jury Award for Best Narrative Short | |
LA HORA DE LA MERIENDA (TEATIME) Dir. Alba González de Molina, Spain |
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Documentary Short Competition | |
Jury Award for Best Documentary Short | |
SIGO ACÁ (I’M STILL HERE) Dir. Tana Gilbert, Chile |
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Hecho en Tejas Competition | |
Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) Award | |
HAKLA (STAMMER) Dir. Tania Romero, USA |
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Hecho en Tejas Audience Award | |
A STRIKE AND AN UPRISING (IN TEXAS) Dir. Anne Lewis, USA |
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Music Video Competition | |
Audience Award for Best Music Video | |
NO REGRESO Dir. Hugo Rubiano, USA/Colombia |
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Emergencia Youth Film Competition | |
Audience Award for Best Youth Film | |
FIND A WAY Dirs. Akil Carrillo, Ellie Aronica BAYCAT, San Francisco, CA, USA |