18/12/2019 - On the Names of the Goats, Las facultades, Serpentarius and Bait also received awards at the Galician gathering

A group photo of all those involved in the fourth edition of Novos Cinemas (© Novos Cinemas)

The successful fourth edition of Novos Cinemas (Pontevedra International Film Festival) was held in Pontevedra, Spain, from 10 to 15 December. The gathering founded by producer and screenwriter Daniel Froiz (In a Whisper [+see also:
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interview: Ángel Santos
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The list of winners of the fourth edition of Novos Cinemas was announced this Sunday, moments before closing the festival with Endless Night [+see also:
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The Teatro Principal was the venue for six days of film screenings, including the nine films in the official section, five in the Latexos competition and one retrospective dedicated to Belgian director Bas Devos, as well as other films shown outside of the competition. Alongside this, Novos Cinemas organised a series of workshops and talks in the #AULA industry with Jaione Camborda, the short filmmaker nominated for the Goya Award 2020 David Fidalgo, director of photography Santiago Racaj, and the filmmaking duo Helena Girón and Samuel M. Delgado. Once again, festival goers could take advantage of the laboratory #LAB 04, dedicated to offering advice and guidance to new filmmakers on how to develop their cinematic projects. In this edition, the committee of experts was formed by Chilean film critic Paloma Biénzobas, director and screenwriter Virginia García del Pino (Jordi's Letters [+see also:
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interview: Maider Fernández Iriarte
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interview: Alfonso Zarauza
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Here is the full list of winners:

Novos Cinemas Award for Best Film
Just Don't Think I'll Scream [+see also:
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Best Film – Latexos section
On the Names of the Goats [+see also:
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Critics’ Award
Las facultades – Eloisa Solaas (Argentina)

Youth Jury Award for Best Director
Carlos Conceição – Serpentarius [+see also:
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Youth Jury Special Mention
Bait [+see also:
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interview: Mark Jenkin
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Audience Award
Bait – Mark Jenkin

(Translated from Spanish by Laura Villada)