Memories of My Father was deemed to be the Best Ibero-American Fiction Film at the eighth edition of the Platino Awards during the gala ceremony held at the IFEMA Palacio Municipal convention centre in Madrid on Sunday 3 October. The Colombian film also netted the Awards for Best Art Direction, for Diego López; Best Screenplay, penned by David Trueba; Best Director, for Fernando Trueba; and Best Actor, for Spanish thesp Javier Cámara.

Standing out among the TV productions that earned themselves prizes were Spain’s Patria [+leggi anche:
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Other award winners included the actresses from the Spanish-French flick Rosa’s Wedding [+leggi anche:
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Yet more Spanish titles triumphed last night: Schoolgirls [+leggi anche:
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The statuette for Best Supporting Actor was bestowed upon the ever-magnificent Alfredo Castro for his role in the Chilean-Argentinian-Belgian movie The Prince [+leggi anche:
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One of the highlights of the evening was when charismatic actor and filmmaker Diego Luna received the brand-new Honorary Platino Award. Enrique Cerezo, the CEO of the Platino Awards, defined him as “an ambassador for Mexico and the whole of Ibero-America”, before promptly handing him the statuette. Luna waxed lyrical about the eagerly awaited reunion of the Ibero-American film industry, urging people to look to the future optimistically: “We are capable of so much more,” he declared in front of the audience in attendance and those watching on TV.

The Platino Awards for Ibero-American Film, promoted by EGEDA (the Society for Audiovisual Producers’ Rights Management) together with FIPCA (the Ibero-American Federation of Film and Audiovisual Producers), and boasting the support of the Ibero-American film academies and institutes, bring together the biggest talents of the industries in the 23 Ibero-American countries, singing the praises of the year’s standout productions and creators through their prizes and an Honorary Award.

Here is the full list of award winners:

Best Ibero-American Fiction Film
Memories of My Father – Fernando Trueba (Colombia)

Best Director
Memories of My Father - Fernando Trueba

Best Actor
Javier Cámara – Memories of My Father

Best Actress
Candela Peña – Rosa’s Wedding [+leggi anche:
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Best Supporting Actress
Nathalie Poza – Rosa’s Wedding

Best Supporting Actor
Alfredo Castro - The Prince [+leggi anche:
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Best Ibero-American Debut Fiction Film
Schoolgirls [+leggi anche:
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Best Documentary Feature
The Mole Agent [+leggi anche:
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Best Screenplay
David Trueba – Memories of My Father

Best Editing
Gustavo Matheu and Jayro Bustamante – La llorona [+leggi anche:
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Best Art Direction
Diego López – Memories of My Father

Best Cinematography
Nicolás Wong – La llorona

Best Sound Direction
Eduardo Cáceres – La llorona

Best Original Score
Aránzazu Calleja and Maite Arrotajauregui - Akelarre [+leggi anche:
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Best Animated Film
Turu, the Wacky Hen [+leggi anche:
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Award for Film and Education Values
The Mole Agent – Maite Alberdi

Best Ibero-American Miniseries or TV Series
Patria [+leggi anche:
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Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series
Elena Irureta – Patria

Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series
Loreto Mauleón - Patria

Best Creator of a Miniseries or TV Series
Aitor Gabilondo - Patria

Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Series
Andrés Parra - The Great Heist (Colombia)

Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Series
Christian Tappan – The Great Heist

Honorary Platino Award
Diego Luna