On Saturday, the international jury of the 62nd Gijón International Film Festival (FICX), made up of Belén Funes, Sergio Oksman and Mark Peranson, handed out a slew of prizes in the Official Section – Albar Competition. Best Feature Film was won by By the Stream, directed by Hong Sang-soo (South Korea); the AISGE Award for Best Actress went to Kim Minhee for the same film; and Abou Sangare was awarded Best Actor for his role in Boris Lojkine’s Souleymane’s Story [+lire aussi :
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The FIPRESCI jury, made up of Dana Duma, Carles Martínez Agenjo and José Teodoro, awarded the prizes in the Official Section – Retueyos Competition. Best Feature Film went to Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed [+lire aussi :
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At the closing gala, honorary awards were also given to Greek director Athina Rachel Tsangari and to actress Lone Fleming. Many other trophies were handed out at the closing ceremony, including Best Spanish Film of the Festival for As the Tide Comes In [+lire aussi :
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The prizes of the Semilleru Lab, FICX’s industry programme, were also announced. Out of the projects in development, the SEMILLERU Lab Asturias Paraíso Natural Film Commission Award (for a gross amount of €4,000) went to La Isla by Ismael Sordo. The SEMILLERU Lab (Post)Production Award was given to Moon in Scorpio by directors Aizpea de Atxa and Maria Corriàs.

Here is the full list of award winners:

Albar Competition

Best Feature Film
By the Stream - Hong Sang-soo (South Korea)

AISGE Award for Best Actress
Kim Minhee - By the Stream

AISGE Award for Best Actor
Abou Sangare – Souleymane’s Story [+lire aussi :
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Best Director Award
Matthias Glasner - Dying [+lire aussi :
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Retueyos Competition

FIPRESCI Award
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed [+lire aussi :
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FIPRESCI Special Jury Prize
Fire of Wind [+lire aussi :
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Tierres en Trance Competition

Best Feature Film
I Saw Three Black Lights [+lire aussi :
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Tierres en Trance Award for Artistic Excellence
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed - Hernán Rosselli

Other awards

Best Spanish Film
As the Tide Comes In [+lire aussi :
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Best Asturian Film
Tres hombres no pueden ocultarse bajo la tapa de un puchero - Sergio Montero, Asur Fuente (Spain)

Audience Grand Prize
Jim’s Story [+lire aussi :
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Youth Jury Award (Feature)
River Returns - Masakazu Kaneko (Japan)

Youth Jury Award (Short)
Campolivar - Alicia Moncholí (Spain)

Enfants Terribles Award for Best Feature Film
Akiko - the Flying Monkey - Veit Helmer (Germany)

AMAE Best Editing Award
Te separas mucho – Paula Veleiro (Spain)

Dama Award for Best Screenplay for a Spanish Film
The Imminent Age [+lire aussi :
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CIMA Award for a Film Directed by a Woman
Peaches Goes Bananas [+lire aussi :
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Europa Film Festivals Award – Europa Joven
Living Large [+lire aussi :
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RTPA Prize of the Asturies Curtiumetraxes Competition
Soledá - Howi Álvarez (Spain)
Special Mention
Festina Lente - Ana G Argüelles (Spain)

Laboral Cinemateca Short Films Distribution Award
Festina Lente - Ana G Argüelles

Rambal Award (XEGA)
All Shall Be Well - Ray Yeung (Hong Kong)

Movistar Plus+/La Pecera Estudio/Free Your Mind Short Film Project Award
One Way Cycle - Alicia Núñez Puerto (Spain)
Production: Abano Producións

Principality of Asturias New Directors Award
Lo que fuiste - Iván Ladeiras (Spain)

Semilleru Lab – Post-production Projects

Post-production Award
Moon in Scorpio - Aizpea de Atxa, Maria Corriàs (Spain)
Production: Casa 11

MUBOX Studio Award
Como Manolete en la víspera de su muerte - Álvaro Gómez (Spain)
Production: currently being self-produced

INCOPRODUCTION Award
No Ghost Inside – Antonio Morales (Spain)
Production: Arróspide (NADADORA FILMS)

Subtitulam Award
ZORAvsKONG – Paola Álvarez, Manuel Escorihuelao (Spain)
Production: Paola Á Filmproduktion

MECAS Studio Award
No Ghost Inside – Antonio Morales

Semilleru Lab – Projects in Development

Semilleru Lab Asturias Paraíso Natural Film Commission Award
La Isla - Ismael Sordo (Spain)

Music Library & SFX Award
El desencanto - Marta Martín (Spain)
Production: Carlos J Mata (ESCAC Films, Persi Motion Pictures)

Impulso ECAM Award
I’m in Love With My Testo - Juno Álvarez (Spain)
Production: Nell Córdova (Cacao Cinema)