In its 23rd edition and running from Oct. 10-19, the Morelia International Film Festival concluded with a ceremony at the Teatro Melchor Ocampo, having honored the best works from its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia, the 11th edition of its initiative geared toward films in post-production.
The jury, led by Ava DuVernay, selected the best works among the 103 Mexican and international features, which included screenings of Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman, Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia, Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice and Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling. Guests included Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value), Juliette Binoche (In-I: In Motion), Jodie Foster (Vie privée), Gael García Bernal (Amores Perros, 25th Anniversary) and many others.
Below is the full winners list:
Michoacán Short Script Competition: Herculano, Melisa Estefanía Sandoval PartidaSpecial Mention: Pastel y crisantemos, Karla Martínez
Ojo for the Michoacan Section: Aki, David Buitrón FernándezSpecial Mention: Corolario, Luz Barragán
MEXICAN SHORT FILM SECTIONSpecial Jury Prize sponsored by Renta Imagen: Sigo Soñando (Oc nitemiki), Misael AlvaSpecial Mention: Al borde del volcán, Jorge Granados Ross
Ojo for Best Mexican Animated Short Film: Una parvada de estruendo, Mariana MendivilOjo for Best Mexican Documentary Short Film: Las voces del despeñadero, Irving Serrano and Víctor RejónOjo for Best Mexican Fiction Short Film: Casa Chica, Lau Charles
MEXICAN DOCUMENTARY FEATURE SECTIONSpecial Mention: Brigada 2045, Olivia Luengas MagañaAudience Award for Mexican Documentary Feature Film: Mi Benjamín, Victoria Clay-MendozaOjo for Best Mexican Documentary Feature Film: Llamarse Olimpia, Indira Cato
MEXICAN FICTION FEATURE SECTIONSpecial Mention: Basilio Moncada for his performance in El guardiánAudience Award for Mexican Fiction Feature Film: Vainilla, Mayra HermosilloAudience Award for International Feature Film: Nueva ola francesa (Nouvelle Vague), Richard LinklaterOjito for Best Actor (Mexican Feature Film): Víctor Miguel Prieto and Osvaldo Sánchez for En elcaminoOjito for Best Actress (Mexican Feature Film): Carolina Guzmán for La reservaBest Screenplay for a Mexican Fiction Feature: Karen Plata for El diablo fuma (y guarda las cabezas de los cerillos quemados en la misma caja)Best Cinematography for a Mexican Feature: Ximena Amann for En el camino.Casa Wabi-Escine Prize for a First-Time Director: Nuria Ibáñez Castañeda for El guardiánOjo for Best Director (Mexican Fiction Feature): Pablo Pérez Lombardini for La reservaOjo for Best Mexican Feature: La reserva, Pablo Pérez Lombardini IMPULSO MORELIA 11Caffeine Postproduction Awards:Workflow design and deliveries package: Mickey, Dano GarcíaVisual Effects package: Chicas tristes, Fernanda TovarGraphic Design package: La gran familia, Matías MeyerSplendor Omnia Studio Awards:One week of 5.1 sound mixing: Mickey, Dano GarcíaOne week of color correction: Guerras invisibles, Marcela ArteagaEstudios Churubusco Award:$375,000 MXN to Sueños que migran, Juan Javier Pérez$375,000 MXN to Mickey, Dano GarcíaJosé María Riba Award: Chicas tristes, Fernanda Tovar
WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION MEXICO AWARDHonorable Mention: Llamarse Olimpia, Indira CatoBest Documentary Feature Directed by a Woman: Vidas en la orilla, Lucía Gajá
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