21st Mar del Plata Film Festival Awards – 2006
The 21st Mar del Plata Film Festival Award was held between Mar. 9-19, 2006.
Ricardo Benet's Noticias lejanas / News from Afar tells the story of a man who returns home to confront his past.
OFFICIAL COMPETITION
Golden Astor for Best Film: Noticias lejanas (Mexico), by Ricardo Benet
Special Jury Prize: Molly's Way (Germany), by Emily Atef
Silver Astor for Best Director: Marco Martins (Portugal), Alice
Silver Astor for Best Actor: William H. Macy (U.S.), Edmond
Silver Astor for Best Actress: Justine Clark (Australia), Look Both Ways
Silver Astor for Best Screenplay: Sarah Watt (Australia), Look Both Ways
Silver Astor for Best Ibero-American Film (tie): Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus / Cinema, Aspirin and Vultures (Brazil), by Marcelo Gomes, and Derecho de familia / Family Law, by Daniel Burman
Jury Special Mention: Be with Me (Singapore), by Eric Khoo, and Café Transit (France / Iran), by Kambozia Partovi
WOMAN AND FILM / LA MUJER Y EL CINE
Best Director: Byambasuren Davaa, Die Höhle des gelben Hundes / The Cave of the Yellow Dog (Mongolia / Germany)
Special Mention: Annie Griffin, Festival (United Kingdom)
ARGENTINE FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION / ASOCIACIÓN DE CRONISTAS CINEMATOGRAFICOS DE LA ARGENTINA (ACCA)
Best Film: Café Transit / Border Café, by Kambozia Partovi (Iran / France)
Best Argentianian Short: Medianeras, de Gustavo Taretto (Argentina)
Best Foreign Short: Bitter kas, Eduard Grau (Spain)
FIPRESCI (INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS) AWARDS / FEDERACION INTERNACIONAL DE LA PRESSE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE
Best Film: Alice, by Marco Martins (Portugal)
ARGENTINIAN FILM INDUSTRY UNION / SINDICATO DE LA INDUSTRIA CINEMATOGRAFICOS DE LA ARGENTINA (SICA)
Roberto "Tato" Miller Award for Best Latin-American Documentary: 500 Almas, by Joel Pizzini (Brazil)
Roberto "Tato" Miller Award for Best Latin-American Narrative Feature: Madeinusa, de Claudia Llosa (Peru)
SIGNIS Award for Best Film: Derecho de familia / Family Law, by Daniel Burman (Argentina)
ADF (Asociación de Directores de Fotografía) Best Cinematography Award: Carlos Lopes, Alice (Portugal)
TELFE Award for Best Short: Medianeras, de Gustavo Taretto (Argentina)
INNER VIEW SIDEBAR AWARDS / PREMIOS LA MIRADA INTERIOR
Best Direction: El Antofagasteño, by Paula Fernández and Matías Capelli
Best Production: Alicia se muere otra vez, by Andrés Llugany (Argentina)
Special Mention: Vals, by Iván Fund (Argentina)
Program Without Frontiers Award for Best Direction: Cristóbal Braun Mesples, El regalo de Zapura (Argentina)
Special Mention: La liga de los imperfectos, by Nicolás Di Mattia (Argentina)
Jury Recommendations: Alicia se muere otra vez, by Andrés Llugany (Argentina), El Antofagasteño, by Paula Fernández y Matías Capelli (Argentina), 4 dientes, by Diego Campessi (Argentina), Retazos de la memoria, by Diego Ricciardi (Argentina)
Human Rights Network Award / Premio de la Red de Cine de Derechos Humanos: Hotel Gondolín, by Fernando López Escriva (Argentina)
Special Jury Mention: Zulu Love Letter, by Radaman Suleman (South Africa / France / Germany), and 500 Almas, by Joel Pizzini (Brazil)
Ibero-American Federation of Audio-Visual Schools (FEISAL) Award for Best Young Latin-American Director: Fernando López Escrivá, Hotel Gondolín (Argentina)
Argentina Actors' Union Carlos Carella Award for Best Actor in the Vitrina Argentina sidebar: Rocío Fernandes, Mujer sin destino (Argentina)
Argentina Actors' Union Carlos Carella Award for Best Actress in the Vitrina Argentina sidebar: María José Salinas, Subamérica (Argentina)
Canal Ciudad Abierta Best Film in the Vitrina Argentina sidebar (tie): Proceso, by Aureliano Barros (Argentina) and Mujer sin destino, by Rocío Fernandes (Argentina)
Premio Kodak for Best Image: Emmanuel Lubezski, The New World (U.S.)
Audience Award: Derecho de familia / Family Law, by Daniel Burman (Argentina)
Nielsen Edi Award: Madeinusa, by Claudia Llosa (Perú)
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