ALCINE39 is now history. And a long reel of quality film remains embossed on our memories;
a wide range of types, genres, origins and lengths of film, and audience figures that validate the vigour of a highly consolidated event. The future will conserve the list of winners chosen by different juries brought together especially for each of the three competitive sections: the
National Short Film Competition, European Competition and Open Screen for New Directors.
The Jury of the cornerstone of ALCINE; the National Competition, sung the praises of
Elías León Siminiani. His twofold documentary work presented separately, '
El tránsito' and '
Límites: 1ª persona', won the
first 'City of Alcalá' Award ex aequo. Siminiani takes the place of David González ('El tiempo prestado') on the list of ALCINE prize winners. The
Second Prize went to
Fernando Franco, the director of '
Tu(A)mor', and the
Third Prize to
Luis Zamora for '
Daniel's Journey'. '
La sesión de maquillaje', by
Covadonga Jiménez, won a
special jury mention.
In the
acting section the prizes went to
Maria Milesi ('Lo quiero y lo espero') and
Sergio Peris-Mencheta ('Metrópolis Ferry'). In the other competitive sections, the three awards for 'The Lady and the Reaper', by Javier Recio stand out:
Best Original Music, Canal + Award and Audience Award. The '
Comunidad de Madrid' Award went to '
Epílogo', by Zoe Berriatúa, another of the short films to appear twice on the list of winners as it also received the
Technicolor Award for Best Photography.
The
European Competition continued to grow in size and prestige. The Norwegian short film '
Pasjon', directed by
Marius Ektvedt and Gunhild Enger, won the
First 'ALCINE' Award. The second and third places on the continental podium were taken by, '
Echo' (Magnus Von Horn), and '
Lögner', (Jonas Odell). '
After Tomorrow', by Emma Sullivan, received a special mention, as did '
Crossing', by Silvana Aguirre Zegarra. The audience award went to '
Signalis' by Adrian Flückiger.
'Yo, también' wins Open Screen for New Directors
Open Screen for New Directors is another of ALCINE's most consolidated sections, and clear proof of the fact that Spanish cinema is replete with
undiscovered and contrasting talent. The new crop of films directed by debut directors has established the reputation of the partnership comprising
Álvaro Pastor and Antonio Naharro, the driving force behind '
Yo, también'. After its excellent reception and plaudits received at the San Sebastián Film Festival, where its two leading actors,
Pablo Pineda and Lola Dueñas, both received prizes, the audience of ALCINE awarded it the Open Screen for New Directors award. In the final vote 'Yo, también' came out ahead of 'Aparecidos' (Paco Cabezas), 'El truco del manco' (Santiago Zannou), 'La vergüenza' (David Planell), 'Pagafantas' (Borja Cobeaga) and 'Tres díes amb la familia' (Mar Coll).
