The German-Mexican coproduction Workers triumphs in Huelva
- José Luis Valle’s film won the Best Film and Best Screenplay awards. The Spanish-Italian-German-Chilean coproduction The Future won for Best Director
The Ibero-American Film Festival of Huelva, one of Spain’s most respected cinematographic events, ended its 39th edition with the Colón de Oro being awarded to the German-Mexican coproduction Workers [+see also:
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The jury, which included programmer Denis DeLaRoca, producer J. Pablo Gugliotta, make-up artist Sylvie Imbert, actress María Cecilia Sánchez and Vancouver Film Festival director Christian Sida, said the film “reflected the hard labour of many people and their constant struggle to move forward.” The jury also awarded a Special Prize to the Argentinean title Vino para robar by Ariel Winograd.
Germany got its fair share with an other laureate: The Future [+see also:
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The public chose to give the Best Film Award to the Spanish-Venezuelan coproduction La distancia más larga [+see also:
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(Translated from Spanish)
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