Official Awards: All the Winners

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Feature Film
Calle Málaga, by Maryam Touzani
Jury Statement:
“A universal work that invites us to reflect on human relationships. An inspiring, delicate, intimate, sensitive, and surprising love story.”

Astor Piazzolla Special Jury Award
Vache Folle, by Hugo Diego Garcia and Lorenzo Bentivoglio
Jury Statement:
“For narrating with boldness and disruption a story as violent as it is beautiful and avant-garde.”

Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Director
Nicolangelo Gelormini, for Gioia
Jury Statement:
“For an exceptional use of technique, outstanding direction of actors, and for telling a dynamic and unpredictable story through an original and deeply personal cinematic language.”

Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Actor
Saul Nanni in Gioia, by Nicolangelo Gelormini, and Hugo Diego Garcia in Vache Folle, by Hugo Diego Garcia and Lorenzo Bentivoglio (Ex Aequo)
Jury Statement:
“To Saul Nanni, for an extraordinary and hypnotic performance that explores every layer of a character who manipulates and seduces with great subtlety.
To Hugo Diego García, for a fascinating portrayal of a young man with a distorted mind — a characterization born from his very core, torn between violence and love.”

Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Actress
Carmen Maura in Calle Málaga, by Maryam Touzani
Jury Statement:
“For her powerful and richly nuanced portrayal of a woman pursuing her freedom with audacity, determination, and dignity.”

Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Screenplay
Sarah Polley and Pablo Trapero for & Sons
Jury Statement:
“For their fresh and innovative approach to depicting a dysfunctional family through a disruptive, complex narrative that surprises and rewrites its own rules.”

Special Mention
The Sea, by Shai Carmeli-Pollak
Jury Statement:
“For allowing us to witness the brutality, harshness, and injustice of the world through the innocent eyes of a child chasing a dream.”

Special Mention
Leo & Lou, by Carlos Solano
Jury Statement:
“For being a gentle and comforting film that moves the audience through its tenderness and sensitivity.”

Audience Award
Calle Málaga, by Maryam Touzani

Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Short Film
Sex at 70, by Vanesa Romero
Jury Statement:
“For presenting a strong ensemble cast whose remarkable performances elevate an unconventional story told with humor and charm.”

Special Mention
āyí, by Jiayi Li
Jury Statement:
“The short is a reflection on the contemporary world, where immigration and labor —central topics on today’s social agenda— are portrayed with great sensitivity.”


LATIN AMERICAN COMPETITION

Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Feature Film
3,000 km by Bike, by Iván Vescovo
Jury Statement:
“For its authentic and intimate portrayal of a transformative character, and for its diversity of cinematic resources in a road movie deeply connected to the present moment.”

Special Mention
Espina, by Daniel Poler
Jury Statement:
“For the bravery and charisma of its protagonist in a story told with remarkable humor.”

Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Short Film
Family Sunday, by Gerardo del Razo
Jury Statement:
“For its reflection on violence — past and present — conveyed through characters of great richness.”

Special Mention
Nativity Scene, by Felipe Bibian
Jury Statement:
“For its reflection on violence — past and present — conveyed through characters of great richness.”


ARGENTINE COMPETITION

Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Feature Film
Risa and the Wind Phone, by Juan Cabral
Jury Statement:
“For its noble fantasy, stimulating humanity, and its gentle, enveloping emotional tones.”

José Martínez Suárez Award for Best Director
Juan Cabral, for Risa and the Wind Phone

Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Short Film
Your Body in My Room, by Axel Cheb Terrab
Jury Statement:
“For the freshness and freedom with which it explores sexuality and love.”

Special Mention
Three Times, by Marlene Grinberg

Special Mention
Vlasta, the Memory is not Everlasting, by Candela Vey y Tino Pereira


EN TRÁNSITO COMPETITION / WORK IN PROGRESS

Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Project
Cuero, by Joaquín Cambre
Jury Statement:
“For its high cinematic quality, accomplished scenes, and the complexity of its subject matter.”

Special Mention
Bagman, by Esteban Trivisonno
Jury Statement:
“For the rawness and courage in presenting its intense, well-executed first ten minutes and the strength of its lead performer.”


SPONSOR AWARDS

EN TRÁNSITO COMPETITION / WORK IN PROGRESS
Banco Galicia, Cinecolor and El Cono del Silencio Award for Best Work-in-Progress Project
Cuero, by Joaquín Cambre

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Banco Galicia Award for Best International Short Film
Sex at 70, by Vanesa Romero

LATIN AMERICAN COMPETITION
Alta Definición Argentina Award for Best Latin American Feature Film
3,000 km by Bike, by Iván Vescovo

ARGENTINE FEATURE COMPETITION
Banco Galicia Award for Best Argentine Feature Film
Risa and the Wind Phone, by Juan Cabral

ARGENTINE SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Banco Galicia Award for Best Argentine Short Film
Your Body in My Room, by Axel Cheb Terrab