Cine Las Americas announced today the award winners for the 16th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, which took place on April 16 to 21 in Austin, Texas. The festival grants jury awards in the categories of Narrative Feature Film, Documentary Feature Film, Narrative Short Film, and Documentary Short Film. The Hecho en Tejas Award is presented in partnership with the Texas Archive for the Moving Image (TAMI). In addition, three audience awards are recognized: Audience Award for Narrative Feature, Audience Award for Documentary Feature, and the Emergencia Audience Award, granted to the most popular youth film.

More information about films and awards can be found at cinelasamericas.org.

16th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Award Winners

Narrative Feature Competition

Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature

MEJOR NO HABLAR DE CIERTAS COSAS (PORCELAIN HORSE)

Dir. Javier Andrade, Ecuador

Special Jury Award for Cinematography

LA JUBILADA (THE RETIREE)

Dir. Jairo Boisier, Chile

Special Jury Award for Performance

Cecilia Suárez - NOS VEMOS, PAPA (SEE YOU, DAD)

Dir. Lucía Carreras, Mexico

Special Jury Mention for Experimental Approach to Narrative

EL EFECTO K. EL MONTADOR DE STALIN (THE K EFFECT. STALIN'S EDITOR)

Dir. Valentí Figueres, Spain

Documentary Feature Competition

Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature

YOUNG LAKOTA

Dir. Marion Lipschutz & Rose Rosenblatt, USA

Honorable Mention for Documentary Feature

EL ALCALDE (THE MAYOR)

Dir. Emiliano Altuna, Diego Enrique Osorno, Carlos Rossini, Mexico

Honorable Mention for Documentary Feature

HABANA MUDA

Dir. Eric Brach, France/Cuba

Texas Archive of the Moving Image Hecho en Tejas Award

SOUTHMOST U.S.A.
Dir. Trish Dalton, USA

Short Film Competition

Jury Award for Best Narrative Short

ZOMBI (ZOMBIE)

Dir. David Moreno, Spain

Special Jury Award for Visual Storytelling

LA NOCHE ANUNCIA LA AURORA (NIGHT ANNOUNCES DAWN)

Dir. Gerard Uzcategui, Venezuela

Special Jury Award for Animated Narrative

LA NORIA (THE WATERWHEEL)

Dir. Karla Castañeda, Mexico

Jury Award for Best Documentary Short

UNA HISTORIA PARA LOS MODLIN (A STORY FOR THE MODLINS)

Dir. Sergio Oksman, Spain

Audience Awards

Audience Award for Narrative Feature

DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR

Dir. Iris Almaraz, Guest Dir. Gustavo Ramos, USA

Audience Award for Documentary Feature

YOUNG LAKOTA

Dir. Marion Lipschutz & Rose Rosenblatt, USA

Audience Award for Emergencia Youth Film Competition

SIBLINGS

Dir. Leo Aguirre, Aruba

WHITE WASHED
Dir. Caytlyn Isham
In Progress, St. Paul, MN

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About Cine Las Americas:

Cine Las Americas is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Austin, Texas. The mission of Cine Las Americas is to promote cross-cultural understanding and growth by educating, entertaining and challenging diverse audiences through film and media arts. Cine Las Americas' programs are devoted to the theatrical exhibition and promotion of Latino and indigenous film and video, as well as to the design and implementation of bilingual media arts education programs. For more information about Cine Las Americas, please visit http://cinelasamericas.org.

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