WINNERS 2018
The V edition of the Al Este Film Festival – Argentina already has winners!
The juries of the V edition of the Al Este Film Festival – Argentina, which takes place in the city of Buenos Aires, announced on Wednesday, October 31, the list of winners in their different categories.
EAST FICTION COMPETITION
Winner:The miner(Slovenia, 2017), by Hanna AW Slak
"With a precise audiovisual language, El Minero is a work of great narrative rigor. Effective in its structure and with great testimonial value."
Special mention:Dirty(Slovakia, Czech Republic, 2017), by Tereza Nvotová
"For its interesting narrative proposal, for its courageous denunciation and for the way it deals with a current issue such as sexual abuse."
Jury: Lorena Muñoz, Fabián Forte, Nicolás Batlle, Gabriel De Bella and Fredy Friedlander
COMPETITION TO THIS WORLD
Winner:Michael's brother(Argentina, 2018), by Mariano Minestrelli
"Because of the importance of keeping the memory of the region alive and at the same time giving a new approach to a theme that is always current, a film that did not stay on the screen and impacted reality, mythologizing it and activating the judiciary."
Special mention:Green river: the time of the yakurunas(Peru, 2017), by Álvaro Sarmiento and Diego Sarmiento
"For his creative way of tackling a subject of great depth, showing today ancient customs that still exist and for investigating the limits between the cinematographic genre and contemporary art through poetry."
Jury: Gustavo Winkler, Pablo Tesoriere y Jorge Luis Suckdorf
COMPETITION MADE IN ARGENTINA:
NATIONAL SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
Winner:Because you are leaving?(2018), by Fabio Vallarelli
"For his care and dedication in communicating using the image, through careful art direction and a camera always present at the right distance, in addition to presenting us with a script that uses the accumulation of situations as varied as they are ingenious that close the story with a clever Turkish twist"
Jury: Roma Triunfo, Ruth Natalia Gómez and Juan Pablo Franky