The 70th edition of the Seminci - Valladolid International Film Festival closed last Saturday with its gala ceremony, where the jury of the Official Section awarded the Golden Spike to the latest The Mastermind, feature films by American director Kelly Reichardt, and Magellan, [+leggi anche:
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The Silver Spike went to Silent Friend, [+leggi anche:
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The jury also gave a special mention to the trio of non-professional actors Lionel Corral Bernal, Lionel Corral and Alicia Corral Bernal, stars of the Spanish road movie Lionel, by Carlos Saiz. The award for Best Cinematography went to Christopher Blauvelt for The Mastermind, while Fernando Franco and Begoña Arostegui received the Miguel Delibes Award for Best Script for their work on the feature film directed by Franco, Subsuelo [+leggi anche:
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In the Meeting Point section, the jury — composed of Ivette Liang, Federico Luis and Adrián Orr — chose I Only Rest In The Storm [+leggi anche:
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The Special FUNDOS Award in this category went to the Spanish film Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes [+leggi anche:
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The list of winners:

Feature Film Competition

Golden Spike (ex aequo)
The Mastermind - Kelly Reichardt (United States)
Magellan [+leggi anche:
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Silver Spike
Silent Friend [+leggi anche:
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Ribera del Duero Award for Best Director
Ezequiel Salinas, Ramiro Sonzini - La noche está marchándose ya (Argentina)

Best Actor
Harry Melling - Pillion [+leggi anche:
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Best Actress
Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby (United States)

Special Mention
Lionel Corral Bernal, Lionel Corral, Alicia Corral Bernal – Lionel (Spain/France)

Miguel Delibes Award for Best Script
Fernando Franco, Begoña Arostegui – Subsuelo [+leggi anche:
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Best Director of Photography
Christopher Blauvelt - The Mastermind

José Salcedo Award for Best Editing
Nili Feller - Yes [+leggi anche:
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Short Film Competition

Golden Spike for Best Short Film
Living Stones - Jakob Ladányi Jancsó (Hungary)

Silver Spike (ex aequo)
Dog Alone - Marta Reis Andrade (Portugal/France)
No Skate! - Guil Sela (France)

Best European Short Film
Mercy - Hedda Mjøen (Norway)

Night of the Spanish Short Film Award
Casi septiembre - Lucía G. Romero (Spain)
Special Mention
Abortion Party - Julia Mellen (Spain)

Short Film from Castilla y León
Darshan - Alberto Allica (Spain/United Kingdom)

Movistar Plus+ Short Project
El cuerpo en cuestión - María Herrera

Meeting Point

Meeting Point Award
I Only Rest In The Storm [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Pedro Pinho
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ESCAC Award for Best Director of a First or Second Film
Alexe Poukine – Kika [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Nino [+leggi anche:
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Special Fundos Award
Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes [+leggi anche:
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Alchemies

Grand Prize
Bulakna [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Memory of Princess Mumbi [+leggi anche:
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Time of History

Grand Prize
Cara a cara – Federico Veiroj (Uruguay/Argentina)

Special Mention
Memory [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Notes of a True Criminal - Alexander Rodnyansky, Andriy Alferov (United States/Ukraine)

Other Awards

Audience Award Official Section
Hamnet [+leggi anche:
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Audience Award Meeting Point
A Sad and Beautiful World [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Cyril Aris
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Pilar Miró Award to Best Spanish Director
Lucía Aleñar – Forastera [+leggi anche:
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DOC Award. Spain
Yrupẽ [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Los Cangrejos - Rubén Seca (Spain)

Seminci Youth Award
Good Boy [+leggi anche:
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Young Jury Award Official Section
The Blue Trail [+leggi anche:
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Young Jury Award Meeting Point
Wild Foxes [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Valéry Carnoy
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Rainbow Spike Award
Between Dreams and Hope - Farnoosh Samadi (Iran)

Green Spike Award
Silent Friend – Ildikó Enyedi
Honourable Mention
Hair, Paper, Water [+leggi anche:
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FIPRESCI Award
Two Prosecutors [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Sergei Loznitsa
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