FIRST PRIZE | IBEROAMERICAN DANZANTE AWARD*, of €5.000 (five thousand euros) and a trophy goes to the short film RATICIDA (Portugal) by JOÃO NIZA. Due to its high cinematographic quality, a coordinated mise-en-scène that links compositions, editing, and actor performances in a very precise manner. Through its striking portrayal of a marginalized universo where the current socio-political context of the migration issue in Europe is organically and necessarily integrated.
*Directly classified to the pre-selection of the next Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Short Film Award.
‘CACHO PALLERO’ IBEROAMERICAN DANZANTE AWARD of €2.000 (two thousand euros) and a diploma, goes to the short film VICTORIA (Argentina) by AGUSTINA GATTO. Because of its ability to Delve into a seemingly simple narrative that addresses a necessary theme such as workplace abuse and gender-based violence. A story very well interpreted by an actress and an actor who have perfectly translated a well-constructed script.
‘ALBERTO SÁNCHEZ’ DEBUT IBEROAMERICAN DANZANTE AWARD, of €1.000 (one thousand euros) and a diploma, goes to the short film OLORES (Spain) by ALBA ESQUINAS. For how it explores the search of one’s roots through a non conventional format, showing us the essence of cinema.
SPECIAL MENTION to the short film AMARRADAS (España) by CARMEN CÓRDOBA. Because of the way that moves us deeply with its portrayal of the bond between a mother and a daughter, with a poetic touch and excellently crafted animation.
SPECIAL MENTION to the short film LOS OJOS DE DOÑA LUCY (México) by GERARDO ROMERO and CARLOS HINOJOSA. Because of one direction and a camera which travels with the reality of the characters, faithfully representing the portrayed Universe.
FIRST PRIZE · INTERNATIONAL DANZANTE AWARD*, of €5.000 (five thousand euros) and a trophy goes to the short film LE POINT DE REPRISE (France) by NICOLAS PANAY. Because of its brilliant cinematography and the rhythm of the topical story that fantastically conveys the struggle of workers for their jobs, highlighting the issues of living within the capitalist system. The film is an impactful piece of cinema where personal becomes political and political becomes personal.
*Directly classified to the pre-selection of the next Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Short Film Award.
‘JINETE IBÉRICO’ ANIMATION INTERNATIONAL AWARD given by Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses, of €2.000 (two thousand euros) and a trophy, goes to the short film FOX TOSSING (Hungary) by ZÉNÓ MIRA. Because of a short film which leaves an indelible impact from the very first minute. Its distinctive visual style effectively conveys the grotesque relationship between humans and the surrounding nature, exposing the abuse of power and contempt towards it.
INTERNATIONAL DEBUT DANZANTE given by Anselmo Pié Sopena Foundation, of €1.000 (one thousand euros) and a diploma, to the short film IL FAUT TOUT UN VILLAGE (Armenia, France, Belgium) by OPHELIA HARUTYUNYAN. For its immersive storytelling where absences reveal more than what is seen.
‘FRANCISCO GARCÍA DE PASO’ HUMAN VALUES MENTION, a diploma to the short film which best highlights human values, goes to the short film GRANICA (Germany) by JOSHUA NEUBERT. Through its unfiltered narrative, this short film compels us to confront the difficult situations that many face in their daily lives. It exposes injustice, inequality, and suffering in a straightforward manner, without seeking to soften or hide the uncomfortable truth that many prefer to ignore.
SPECIAL MENTION to the short film YELLOW (United Kingdom, Afghanistan) by ELHAM EHSAS. This brilliant film draws our attention to the current situation of women in Afghanistan in a poetic way. When a society takes away a woman’s freedom, the entire society loses.
SPECIAL MENTION (YOUTH JURY) to the short film LEFT BEHIND (United Kingdom) by MATTEO CRESCENZI. For questioning the concept of solidarity from the close family in a belic context.
FIRST PRIZE | DOCUMENTARY DANZANTE AWARD* of €5000 (five thousand euros) and a trophy goes to the documentary short film LITURGY OF ANTI-TANK OBSTACLES, (USA, Ukraine) by DMYTRO SUKHOLYTKYY-SOBCHUK. Because of the powerful and elegant narrative that conveys how a variety of materials become symbols of war and peace, thanks to the resilience and hard work of people who live in conflict zones.
*Directly classified to the pre-selection of the next Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Documentary Short Film Award.
‘JOSÉ MANUEL PORQUET’ IBEROAMERICAN DOCUMENTARY DANZANTE, of €2.000 (two thousand euros) and diploma, goes to the documentary short film OLORES (Spain) by ALBA ESQUINAS. Because of the poetic way in which human senses are used as a vehicle to invoke generational childhood memories.
ARAGÓN TELEVISIÓN AUDIENCE AWARD consisting of the purchase of the diffusion rights of the short film by Aragón Televisión for an amount of €900, including its promotion, goes to the short film AMARRADAS (España) by CARMEN CÓRDOBA.
BEST SCRIP AWARD, of €500 (five hundred euros) and a diploma, awarded by the Anselmo Pié Sopena Foundation and the Huesca Booksellers Association, goes to the short film ARQUITECTURA EMOCIONAL 1959 (Spain) by LEÓN SIMINIANI. Because of its originality, the way it moves between the fiction and the documentary, and the poetics it achieves by using non-conventionals resources in order to create its story.
