“Nora’s Will” grabs Golden Astor at the 24th annual Mar del Plata Intl Film Festival
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 26, 2009 under Mar del Plata International Film Festival | 
Golden Astor Best Film: Nora's Will, by Mariana Chenillo
The Mexican comedy “Cinco dias sin Nora” (Nora’s Will) was awarded the Golden Astor at the 24th annual Mar del Plata Intl Film Festival, in Argentina. The debut film from director Mariana Chenillo, is about a divorced man who has to figure out what to do with his ex’s body after she commits suicide.
The complete list of winners
Golden Astor to Best Film: Cinco días sin Nora, by Mariana Chenillo
Silver Astor to Best Director: Elia Suleiman for The Time that remains
Silver Astor to Best Script: V.O.S., by Cesc Gay
Silver Astor to Best Actor: Gary Piquer, for Mal día para pescar, by Álvaro Brechner.
Silver Astor to Best Actress: Allison Janney, for Life during wartime, by Todd Solonz.
Silver Astor to Jury’s Special Award: the cast of El cuerno de la abundancia, by Juan Carlos Tabío.
1st Jury’s Special Mention: Vikingo, by José Celestino Campusano.
2nd Jury’s Special Mention: to Andrey Khrzhanovskiy.
Best Latin American Feature Film Award
Ventana Sur Award to make three copies of the film, to the best Latin American Feature film to: La hora de la siesta, by Sofía Mora.
Mention to Hiroshima, by Pablo Stoll.
Best Latin American Short Film Award
Best Latin American Short Film Award: La chirola, by Diego Mondaca.
Argentinean Official Competition
Two best Argentinean feature films Award
TL-2- la felicidad es una leyenda urbana, by Tetsuo Lumière.
El hombre de al lado, by Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn.
Mention: Padres de la plaza: 10 recorridos posibles, by Joaquín Daglio.
Argentinean Short Film Official Competition Award: Ana y Mateo, by Natural Arpajou.
Special Mention to Argentinean Short Film Official Competition: Marcela, by Gastón Siriczman.
WIP (work in progress) Award: La Caracas, by Andrés Cedrón
NNON OFFICIAL AWARDS
FEISAL Award and Mention (Latin American Federation of Image and Sound Schools)
Best Argentinean director in competition graduated from a cinema school Award.
FEISAL Mention: Andrés no quiere dormir la siesta, by Daniel Bustamante.
FEISAL Award: El Perseguidor, by Víctor Cruz.
ACCA Award (Argentinean Cinematographic Reporters Association)
Mention: Room and a Half, by Andrey Khrzhanovskiy
Best Film from the International Competition Award: The time That Remains, by Elia Suleiman.
SIGNIS Award (World Catholic Association for Communication)
SIGNIS Special Mention: V.O.S., by Cesc Gay
SIGNIS Great Award to Best Film from the International Competition: Mother by Bong Joon-ho.
FIPRESCI Award (International Cinematographic Press Federation)
FIPRESCI grants International Critics Award to Argentinean film maker José Villafañe for his short film Elvira en el Rio Loro.
The jury of the International Cinematographic Press Federation grants the international critics Award to the film Vikingo, by José Celestino Campusano.
Without Frontiers” Annual Award
The Annual Program Without Frontiers to the Best Argentinean Short Films is granted for the fourth time in Mar del Plata International Film Festival. The Director of this Institution, Mr Carlos Martínez, will grant the Official Diploma to “Ana & Mateo” by the director Natural Arpajou, along with the selection Selection Certificate for San Francisco Short Film Festival and Festival du Cinema from Paris, 2010. The Annual Program Without Frontiers agrees with the decision of the Argentinean Competition Jury and grant also a Mention to “Marcela” by Gastón Siriczman, animated short film, that also is selected to the Festivals named before”.
Incentive Award towards a National Cinematographic Industry.
Argentinean Industrial Union granted the “Incentive Award towards a National Cinematographic Industry”, within the framework of the institutional agreement reached with the Cinema and Audiovisual Arts National Institute and the Cinematographic and Audiovisual Producers Argentinean Federation.
These awards honor the Producer and the Argentinean Cinematographic Production Company, for the enterprising character and/or activity that creates jobs, national profits and the compromise of reflecting our country identity.
The 1st Award was given by Dr Horacio Martínez -Jury President and Member of the Argentinean Industrial Union Board of Directors - and Mr. Pablo Rovito, President of FAPCA gave the Mention Award, as a Jury member.
The nominated to the Mention Award are: MAGMA CINE SRL, AZPEITIACINE SRL, MAGOYA FILMS, and HABITACION 1520 PRODUCCIONES
The winner is: Magma Cine SRL
The nominated to the First Award are: MC PRODUCCIONES SRL, HADDOCK FILMS and ALEPH MEDIA SA.
The winner is: MC Producciones SRL
