MEXICAN FEATURE FILMS

BEST MEXICAN FEATURE FILM–
"Los Bastardos"
Directed by: Amat Escalante
Prize includes: Diploma, “El Ojo,” a sculpture by Javier Marin, 100,000 pesos cash provided by Cinépolis
35mm film provided by Kodak, Digital still-photography camera provided by Kodak

THE PUBLIC’S PRIZE FOR BEST MEXICAN FEATURE FILM: "Cinco días sin Nora"
Directed by Mariana Chenillo
Prize includes: Diploma

MEXICAN SHORT FICTION AND ANIMATED FILMS

BEST SHORT FICTION FILM: "La canción de los niños muertos"
Directed by David Pablos
Prize includes: Diploma, “El Ojo,” a sculpture by Javier Marín, 100,000 pesos cash provided by Coca Cola Lite
100,000 pesos in kind: sound post-production provided by MCO Filmworks Image post-production package provided by Newart, 35mm film provided by Kodak
Digital still-photography camera provided by Kodak

SPECIAL MENTION IN SHORT FICTION FILM: "La luz de la oscuridad"
Directed by Gabriela Retes
Prize includes: Diploma

GARCÍA BROSS PRIZE FOR A SHORT FICTION FILM: "Roma"
Directed by Elisa Miller
Prize includes: 3 days of Super 16mm filming of a fiction short

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: "Jacinta"
Directed by Karla Castañeda
Prize includes: Diploma, “El Ojo,” a sculpture by Javier Marín, 100,000 pesos cash provided by FICM, 100,000 pesos in kind: sound post-production provided by MCO Filmworks Image post-production package provided by Newart, 35mm film provided by Kodak, Digital still-photography camera provided by Kodak

MEXICAN DOCUMENTARY

BEST FEATURE-LENGTH MEXICAN DOCUMENTARY: "Trazando Aleida"
Directed by Christiane Burkhard
Prize includes: Diploma, “El Ojo,” a sculpture by Javier Marín, 100,000 pesos cash provided by the Fundación Televisa, 35mm film provided by Kodak, Digital still-photography camera provided by Kodak

SPECIAL MENTION IN FEATURE-LENGTH MEXICAN DOCUMENTARY: "El ciruelo"
Directed by Carlos Rossini and Emiliano Altuna
Prize includes: Diploma

MUSA PRIZE FOR BEST FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY BY A WOMAN: "Siete instantes"
Directed by Diana Cardoza
Prize includes: Diploma, Sculpture by Elena Somonte provided by the Mexican Association of Women in Film and Television

BEST MEXICAN DOCUMENTARY SHORT: "Zoogocho"
Directed by Bernardo Arrellano
Prize includes: Diploma, “El Ojo,” a sculpture by Javier Marín, 100,000 pesos cash provided by FICM
100,000 pesos in kind: sound post-production provided by MCO Filmworks Image post-production package provided by Newart, 35mm film provided by Kodak
Digital still-photography camera provided by Kodak

SPECIAL MENTION IN DOCUMENTARY SHORT: "Susurros de luz"
Directed by Alberto Reséndez Gómez
Prize includes: Diploma

SPECIAL MENTION IN DOCUMENTARY SHORT: "Nosotros los que hablamos la lengua completa"
Directed by Bernardo Porraz
Prize includes: Diploma

MICHOACAN SELECTION

MICHOACAN PRIZE: "Clandestino"
Directed by Juan Pablo Arroyo and Edurne Farías
Prize includes: Diploma, 50,000 pesos cash provided by FICM, 100,000 pesos in kind: sound post-production provided by MCO Filmworks Image post-production package provided by Newart, 35mm film provided by Kodak, Digital still-photography camera provided by Kodak

MICHOACÁN CONTEST PRIZE FOR SHORT FILM SCREENPLAY: "La lluvia que no llueve"
Directed by Adrián González Camargo
Prize includes: Diploma, 10,000 pesos cash provided by FICM

SPECIAL MENTION IN MICHOACAN SECTION: "Aquí ya no entra Don Inés" (Casimiro Leco)
Directed by: Raúl Máximo.
Prize includes: Diploma

MORELIA LAB

MORELIA LAB MEXICO PRIZE: "Condones Encanto" (Encanto Condoms)
Directed by Ximena Urrutia (Mexico)
Prize includes: Diploma, 50,000 pesos cash provided by Imcine

LATIN AMERICA PRIZE: "Proyecto 54" (Project 54)
Directed by Gerardo Aguilar (Honduras)
Prize includes: Diploma, 50,000 pesos cash provided by Cinépolis

BEST PITCHING PRIZE: "Nada sobre mi padre" (Nothing About My Father)
Directed by Luciana Freitas (Brazil)
Prize includes: Diploma, HD camera provided by Sony

MORELIA LAB SPECIAL MENTION: "Ciclo" (Cycle)
Directed by Andrea Martínez (México)
Prize includes: Diploma

MORELIA LAB SPECIAL MENTION: "2008 Ciudad de México y sereno" (2008 Mexico City and Serene)
Directed by Nestor Sampieri (Mexico)
Prize includes: Diploma

CDI PRIZE

BEST INDIGENOUS FILM OR VIDEO: "Snuu ViKo, el lugar de las nubes y algunas palabras perdidas"
Directed by Nicolás Rojas Sánchez
Prize includes: Diploma, 50,000 pesos cash provided by the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI)

SPECIAL MENTION IN INDIGENOUS FILM: "Reencuentros: entre la memoria y la nostalgia"
Director by Yolanda Cruz
Prize includes: Diploma

The FICM Congratulates The Winners Of Its 5th Edition

Best Mexican Short Films:

“La Caja De Yamasaki”
Directed By: José Manuel Cravioto

“Fénix”
Directed By: Fernanda Romandía

“Peces Plátano”
Directed By: Natalia Beristain Egurrola

TITRA Subtitles Award: “Bajo El Tacaná”
Directed By: Isabel Vericat

GARCÍA BROSS Award: “Primera Comunión”
Directed By: Daniel Eduvijes Carrera

Jury: Jonathan Romney, Film Critic, And Writer For Sight & Sound; Lizzie Francke, Renown Producer And Fernanda Solórzano, Film Critic.

Best Michoacan Short Film: “Axuni Atari”
Directed By: Raúl Máximo

Honorable Mention: “Los Días Sin Joyce”
Directed By: Agustín Oso Tapia And Anna Soler

Jury: Armando Casas, Filmmaker And Director Of Centro Universitario De Estudios Cinematográficos; Ángeles Castro, Director Of The Centro De Capacitación Cinematográfica, Jorge Sánchez, Producer And General Director Of Festival De Cine De Guadalajara; And Carlos R. Diazmuñoz From Sociedad Mexicana De Autores De Fotografía Cinematográfica.

Mexican Documentary

Best Mexican Documentary: Mi Vida Dentro
Directed By: Lucía Gaja

Best Documentary By A Woman: “Mi Vida Dentro”
Directed By: Lucía Gajá
(Awarded By Asociación De Mujeres En El Cine Y La Televisión De México).

Honorable Mention: “La Frontera Infinita”
Directed By: Juan Manuel Sepúlveda Martínez

Jury: Heidi Ewing, Filmmaker And Oscar Nominee For Her Documentary Called Jesús Camp; Sean Farnel, Programmer For Festival De Documentales Hot Docs; Leena Pasanen, Director Of European Documentary Network.

Mexican Long Feature Films

Best Mexican Long Feature Film: “¿Dónde Están Sus Historias?”
Directed By: Nicolás Pereda

AMC Award To Best Photography Direction: Érica Licea for “Quemar Las Naves”
Directed By: Francisco Franco

Jury: Trevor Groth, Programmer Of Festival De Cine De Sundance; Cecilia Suárez, Renown Mexican Actress; Peter Scarlet, Director Of Festival De Cine De Tribeca;

Public Award
SMS Movistar Best Documentary To Paul Grivas And Eugene Zapata For Anaghuan

Best Long Feature Film: To For “Quemar Las Naves”
Directed By: Francisco Franco

Michoacan Script Contest: “Santo Satán” Written By David Sánchez Zacarías.

Jury: Armando Casas, Filmmaker And Director Of Centro Universitario De Estudios Cinematográficos; Ángeles Castro, Director Of The Centro De Capacitación Cinematográfica Jorge Sánchez, Producer And General Director Of Festival De Cine De Guadalajara; And Carlos R. Diazmuñoz From Sociedad Mexicana De Autores De Fotografía Cinematográfica.

Morelia Lab

Jury: Cristina Prado, Richard Ham And Pablo Baksht, Decided To Give The IMCINE Morelia Lab-Joven Productor Mexicano Award To: Jessica Villegas, for “Venenum,” Awarded $30,000 Pesos.

Georgina Calvillo, for “Amor A Muerte,” Awarded $10,000 Pesos.

Blanca Álvarez, for “Se Busca Donador,” Awarded $10,000 Pesos.

CINÉPOLIS “Morelia Lab-Joven Productor Latinoamericano” Award
Virginia Giacosa, From Argentina, Awarded $20,000 Pesos, For “David Y El Gran Río.”

Suzana Markus, From Brazil, Awarded $15,000 Pesos For “El Hombre De La Cabeza De Cartón.”

Roddy Pérez, From Dominican Republic, Awarded $15,000 Pesos For “Pití.”