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BUENOS AIRES 6 ° FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE INDEPENDIENTE AWARDS
OFFICIAL PRIZES

International Competition
Best picture: “Parapalos”, by Ana Poliak (Argentina)

Best Director: Royston Tan for “15 (Fifteen)” (Singapore)
Special prize of the Jury:
“Las horas del día”, by Jaime Rosales (Spain)
Best Actor: Pietro Sibille, for “Días de Santiago” (Peru)
Best Actress: Hwang Jeong-min, for “Save the Green Planet!” (South Korea)
Argentina brand-new novelties Competition
Best picture: “Una de dos”, by Alejo Hernán Taube
Special mention: “La quimera de los héroes”, by Daniel Rosenfeld
Short films Competition
First prize short film: “El patio”, by Milagros Mumenthaler

Second prize short film: “Más quel mundo”, by Lautaro Núñez de Arco
Special mention short film: “Abasto/ Canes”, by Martín Mainoli
Human Rights Competition
Human Rights Prize (with participation of Subsecretaría de Derechos Humanos del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires and Human Right Watch):
“S21 The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine”, by Rithy Panh (France)
Human Rights Special Mention:
“Route 181, Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel”, by Eyal Sivan and Michel Khleifi (France, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain)

Prize of the public
(organized for Clarín Espectáculos and Cinecolor)
- National picture: “Whisky Romeo Zulú”, by Enrique Piñeyro
- Stranger picture: The Story of the Weeping Camel”, by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni (Germany / Mongolia)

Prize of Invited Jury
Prize Cultural Diversity (granted for Ministerio de Asuntos extranjeros de Francia, Grupo Canal + de Francia, y DMVB Films):
“B-Happy”, by Gonzalo Justiniano (Chile / Spain / Venezuela)
Fipresci Prizes
- Best picture: “Antes que o tempo mude”, by Luis Fonseca (Portugal)
Signis Prize
- Best picture: “Whisky Romeo Zulú”, by Enrique Piñeyro (Argentina)
- Mentions: “The Story of the Weeping Camel”, Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni (Germany / Mongolia); and “15 (Fifteen)”, by Royston Tan (Singapore)
ADF Prize to best Cinematography: Hong Gyung-Pyo for “Save the Green Planet!” (South Korea)
- Special Mention: to work of Lay Yiu Fai for “All Tomorrow’s Parties” (Hong Kong)
A.MU.CI Prize to Best original music: Yoshihiro Hanno for “All Tomorrow’s Parties” (Hong Kong)
2° Prize A.MU.CI to best original music: Gabriel Chwojnik for “El amor, primera parte”, by Alejandro Fadel, Martín Mauregui, Santiago Mitre and Juan Schnitman
Development of film projects - BAL
1) Prizes Produire au Sud
Prizes Produire au Sud (Arte channel from France give 5.000 Euros): Sebastián Schindel of Magoya Films for “El Patrón” (Argentina)
2) Prizes Taller Colón
Antorchas Fund Prize (10.000 euros): “Aparentemente”, by Daniela Goggi (Argentina)
Göteborg Fund Prize (10.000 euros): “Hamaca Paraguaya”, by Paz Encina (Paraguay)
Hubert Bals Fund Prize (10.000 euros)
“Y he aquí que volví el rostro al cielo y me di cuenta de todas las injusticias que hay bajo su capa”, by Julián Hernández (México)
Honour mention
“El cielo, la tierra y la lluvia”, José Luis Torres (Chile)

3) Work in progress Prizes
Best Work in progress (U$S 12.000): “Mala sangre”, by Pablo Fendrik and Mariano Pariz

Special Mention: “Cama adentro”, by Jorge Gaggero

Special Mention: ”Arizona Sur”, by Daniel Pensa and Miguel Angel Rocca

By Fernando Madedo
fernandomadedo@hotmail.com
For Filmfestivals.com