The 2015 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival wrapped on Sunday, April 26th with the screening of the closing night film Mr. Kaplan directed by Alvaro Brechner of Uruguay, and the awards ceremony. The festival awarded CLIMAS directed by Enrica Pérez of Peru (pictured above) the winner of the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature, and POWER AND IMPOTENCE: A DRAMA IN 3 ACTS (PODER E IMPOTENCIA, UN DRAMA EN 3 ACTOS) directed by Anna Recalde Miranda, won the Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature.

“It is always such a pleasure to wrap the festival with a celebration of jury and audience honorees. As awards are announced, it allows all of us to reflect on the past days of the festival–all the films we viewed both in and out of competition–and what has really stuck with us. I’m especially proud of the diversity and artistic excellence represented by this year’s program, which is exemplified by this year’s competition winners” stated Festival Director Jean Lauer.

Narrative Feature Competition

Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature
CLIMAS
Directed by Enrica Pérez, Peru

Documentary Feature Competition

Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
PODER E IMPOTENCIA, UN DRAMA EN 3 ACTOS
(POWER AND IMPOTENCE: A DRAMA IN 3 ACTS)
Director: Anna Recalde Miranda, Paraguay/France/Italy

Special Jury Prize in Cinematography
HOTEL NUEVA ISLA
Directed by Irene Gutiérrez, Javier Labrador, Cuba/Spain

Narrative Short Film Competition

Jury Award for Best Narrative Short
INDIGO
Directed by Amanda Strong, Canada

Honorable Mention for Acting
EL SERMÓN DE LA MONTAÑA (Sermon on the Mount)
Directed by Pepe Puertas Piñero, Spain

Documentary Short Competition

Jury Award for Best Documentary Short
FLOR DE LA MAR (Flower of the Sea)
Directed by Jorge Thielen Armand, Venezuela

Hecho en Tejas Competion

Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) Award
POR QUÉ EL RECUERDO (THE SOLITUDE OF MEMORY)
Directed by Juan Pablo González, Mexico/USA

Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) Honorable Mention
EL FUEGO DETRÁS (THE FIRE BEHIND)
Directed by Leo Aguirre, USA

Audience Award for Narrative Feature (Tie)
O ÚLTIMO CINE DRIVE-­IN (THE LAST DRIVE­-IN THEATER)
Directed by Iberê Carvalho, Brazil

VIENTO APARTE (A SEPARATE WIND)
Directed by Alejandro Gerber Bicecci, Mexico

Audience Award for Documentary Feature
TRES MUJERES GUERRERAS (THREE WOMEN WARRIORS)
Directed by Alexander Preuss, Germany/Colombia

Audience Award for Best Music Video
EL MARINERO Y LA SIRENA (THE SAILOR AND THE MERMAID)
Directed by Patricia Vonne, USA

Audience Award for Best “Emergencia” Youth Film
THE LONELY BAKER
Directed by Cyntheara Tham, Allison McInerney, Ayanna Marte
RAW Art Works, Lynn, MA, USA