FIRST PRIZE · IBEROAMERICAN DANZANTE AWARD*, of €5.000 (five thousand euros) and a trophy goes to the short film LA CASCADA (México) by PABLO DELGADO. For being an original work with a very personal technique and photography whose metaphorical story opens a strong questioning in which emotions connect with human experiences. The director shows a deep knowledge of cinematographic technique and uses an audiovisual language with freedom and precision.

*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 LA GRAN OBRA (Spain) by ÀLEX LORA. The difference between social classes in this intelligent work is transformed into an exploration of our capacity to go beyond prejudice, to recognize the misunderstandings that generate a dangerous illusion of distance between one life and another. The tone of the film is masterfully constructed, the script weaves a web of deception around the viewer, dragging him or her into a growing tension that reaches an obvious moral dilemma.

‘ALBERTO SÁNCHEZ’ DEBUT IBEROAMERICAN DANZANTE AWARD, of €1.000 (one thousand euros) and a diploma, goes to the short film LAS PLANTAS NO DUERMEN (Spain), by FREDERICO CUSTÓDIO. Because of talking about the essentials and controversial themes about life, such as euthanasia or fixing unresolved problems from the past, to face the death and to find herself. It has a polished photography, artistic references and a brilliant acting from the actors.

SPECIAL MENTION to the short film RUÍDO DA PELE (Brazil) by GUSTAVO MILAN. For a sensual story about the end of the innocence that caresses us.

SPECIAL MENTION to the short film LA ASISTENTE (Peru) by PIERRE LLANOS. For the sublime control of the narrative time of this work from the point of view of a little girl, we witness the end of innocence and the passage of life´s complexity.

FIRST PRIZE · INTERNATIONAL DANZANTE AWARD*, of €5.000 (five thousand euros) and a trophy goes to the short film CALF (Ireland) by JAMIE O’ROURKE. With a surprising script that allows the viewer to move towards a reflection on justice in the face of violence. Technically brilliant, with a narrative that allows us to question reality from the cinema. A rounded script that respects the structure of the short film with an exceptional cinematography and performance by actress Isabelle Connolly.

*Directly classified to the pre-selection of the next Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Short Film Award.

ANIMATION INTERNATIONAL DANZANTE AWARD, of €1.500 (one thousand five hundred euros) and a trophy, goes to the short film MATTA UND MATTO (Switzerland) by BIANCA CADERAS y KERSTIN ZEMP. For covering themes such as dependence, the necessity of human contact using the art of animation, to create surrealistic and absurd reality that acts as a metaphor to our human condition.

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT DANZANTE given by Anselmo Pié Sopena Foundation, of €1.000 (one thousand euros) and a diploma, to the short film TORN (Sweden, Denmark) by JAHFAR MUATAZ. Because through the exploration of two different realities from a young man, it shows the loss and search of identity problems in a realistic way. That is achieved thanks to intimate shots, sequences and scenes of the main character with his family and surroundings. Also highlight the beauty of the night shots and Irak landscapes.

‘FRANCISCO GARCÍA DE PASO’ HUMAN VALUES MENTION, a diploma to the short film which best highlights human values, goes to the short film PAVANE (France, Belgium) by PAULINE GAY. For showing us human social challenges, not only from the struggle, but also giving value to the human and popular culture.

SPECIAL MENTION to the short film CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE (Filipinas) by SAM MANACSA. For being a short film with a mise-en-scène that generates a particular and original universe at the service of the narrative.

FIRST PRIZE · DOCUMENTARY DANZANTE AWARD* of €5000 (five thousand euros) and a trophy goes to the documentary short film A MOVE (United Kingdom, Iran) by ELAHE ESMAILI. For the director’s choice of proposing an intimate point of view of how the political  permeates the family relationships in the  current  Iran repressive context. The act of filming becomes a transformative element and with love and tenderness it involves us in disagreements and encounters of its environment.

*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 YOU PLAY MY FATHER (Spain, USA) by JAVIER MARÍN, GUILLERMO ROQUÉS and RAFA HONRUBIA. Because it is a necessary film that proposes to us a mirror game, where it reflects the painful process of reconciliation thirty years after the end of the Balcan war. With a great visual power, the main characters undress emotionally, showing their injuries and vulnerabilities.

‘JINETE IBERICO’ DOCUMENTARY DEBUT FIRST WORK AWARD, given by Institute of Altoaragoneses Studies, of €1.000 (one thousand euros) and a trophy, goes to the short film THE VEILED CITY (United Kingdom) by NATALIE CUBIDES-BRADY. For its experimental and expressivity when talking about themes like pollution and industrialization. Using a letter as script to talk about these questions that started in the past, are maintained in the present and will be increased in the future.

SPECIAL MENTION to the short film AITANA (Spain) by MARINA ALBERTI. For the great artistic and poetic documentary’s value which moved us and transported us to a place where the memory fades.

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 PEQUEÑO (Spain) by MEKA RIBERA and ÁLVARO G. COMPANY.

BEST SCRIP AWARD, of €500 (five hundred euros) and a diploma, awarded by the Anselmo Pié Sopena Foundation, goes to the short film AUNQUE ES DE NOCHE (Spain) by GUILLERMO GARCÍA LÓPEZ and INBAR HORESH. For keeping the script alive at all stages of the film’s development. For maintaining an invisible pulse in the story that moves the conflict and emotion forward through a well-rounded construction of the characters.