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