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.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 17, 2008 under Mar del Plata International Film Festival |
Last night, at the Closing Ceremony of the 23rd Mar del Plata International Film Festival, at Auditorium Theater, the awards were presented to the festival winners. The winners are
International Competition
- GOLDEN ASTOR to Best Feature Film: Still Walking, by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Japan)
- SILVER ASTOR to Best Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, for the film Tokyo Sonata (Japan)
- SILVER ASTOR to Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert for the film Home, by Ursula Meier (Switzerland / France / Belgium)
- SILVER ASTOR to Best Actor: Ulrich Thomsen for the film Fear Me Not, by Kristian Levring (Denmark)
- SILVER ASTOR to Best Script: Kristian Levring and Anders Thomas Jensen for the film Fear Me Not (Denmark)
The Special Jury Award will be granted to the film Involuntary, by Ruben Östlund (Sweeden)
Latin American Competition
-BEST LATIN AMERICAN FILM: Los bastardos, by Amat Escalante (Mexico).
-SPECIAL MENTION: Regreso a Fortín Olmos, by Patricio Coll and Jorge Goldenberg (Argentina).
Argentinean Competition
- Parador Retiro, by Jorge Leandro Colás.
- Diletante, by Kris Niklison.
Short Film International Competition
- Best Short Film: Block B by Chris Chong Chan-fui (Malaysia)
- Best Latin American Short Film: Saltos, by Gregorio Graziosi (Brazil)
Short Film Argentinean Competition
- El grito, by Andrés Denegri
- El empleo, by Santiago `Bou` Grasso
Work in Progress
- Best Project: Vikingo, by José Campusano (Argentina)
- Mention: El niño, by Alejandro Arias (Argentina)
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