Mar del Plata Film Festival Awards 2009


2009 Mar del Plata Film Festival Awards

2009 Mar del Plata Film Festival: Nov. 7-15, 2009

 

Cinco dias sin Nora
Directed by Mariana Chenillo, Cinco días sin Nora (Five Days Without Nora) tells the story of a woman who, after fourteen failed suicide attempts, finally succeeds in moving on to the Great Beyond. Her widower is left with his sorrows and a never-ending wake. However, a revealing photo forgotten under her bed implies that there is something else going on. This Mexican comedy stars Fernando Luján, Silvia Mariscal, Cecilia Suárez, Juan Carlos Colombo, and Verónica Langer.

 

Golden Astor: Cinco días sin Nora, Mariana Chenillo

Silver Astor – Special Jury Prize: to the cast of El cuerno de la abundancia, Juan Carlos Tabío

Silver Astor – Best Director: Elia Suleiman, The Time that remains

Silver Astor – Best Actor: Gary Piquer, Mal día para pescar, by Alvaro Brechner

Silver Astor – Best Actress: Allison Janney, Life during wartime, by Todd Solonz

Silver Astor – Best Screenplay: V.O.S., Cesc Gay

Special Mention: Vikingo, José Celestino Campusano

Special Mention: Andrey  Khrzhanovskiy, for Room and a half

 

Best Argentinean Feature (tie): TL-2- la felicidad es una leyenda urbana, Tetsuo Lumière, and El hombre de al lado, Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn

Special Mention: Padres de la plaza: 10 recorridos posibles, Joaquín Daglio

 

Best Argentinean Short: Ana y Mateo, Natural Arpajou

Special Mention: Marcela, Gastón Siriczman

 

Best Latin American Feature: La hora de la siesta, Sofía Mora

Best Latin American Short: La chirola, Diego Mondaca

Special Mention: Hiroshima, Pablo Stoll

 

Work in Progress Award: "La Caracas," Andrés Cedrón

FIPRESCI Award: Vikingo, José Celestino Campusano

SIGNIS Award: Mother, Bong Joon-ho

SIGNIS Special Mention: V.O.S., Cesc Gay

Argentinean Film Critics Award: The time that remains, Elia Suleiman

Special Mention: Room and a half, Andrey Khrzhanovskiy

Audience Award: El cuerno de la abundancia by Juan Carlos Tabio

 

International Jury: Julieta Serrano, José Wilker, Juan José Campanella, Alvaro Buela, Michael Shapiro

 

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