15th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
April 24-29. Austin, Texas
The 15th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival took place on April 24 to 29, 2012 in Austin, Texas. With 2,000 audience members in attendance, the festival screened a total of 51 feature films and 50 short films, representing 24 countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, UK, USA, and Venezuela.
Photo galleries:
2012 Festival Awards
2012 Full Festival Program
2012 Festival Sponsors
2012 Festival Jury
15th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
Jury and Audience Awards / Premios del Jurado y Audiencia
Las malas intenciones / The Bad Intentions
Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature
Premio del jurado al mejor largometraje de ficción
Las malas intenciones / The Bad Intentions
Directed by Rosario Garcia-Montero
Peru/Argentina/Germany, Drama, 2011
Special Jury Award for Individual Performance
Kisha Tikina Burgos
Under My Nails
Directed by Arí Maniel Cruz
Puerto Rico/USA, Drama/Erotic Thriller, 2011
Special Jury Award for Ensemble Performance
Andrés Almeida and Jessy Bulbo
El lenguaje de los machetes / Machete Language
Directed by Kyzza Terrazas
Mexico, Romance/Music/Drama, 2011
El árbol de las fresas / The Strawberry Tree
Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
Premio del jurado al mejor largometraje documental
El árbol de las fresas / The Strawberry Tree
Directed by Simone Rapisarda Casanova
Canada/Cuba, Documentary, 2011
Special Jury Mention for Documentary Feature
Morir de pie / Die Standing Up
Directed by Jacaranda Correa
Mexico, Biographical Documentary, 2011
Amaqqut Nunaat / The Country of Wolves
Jury Award for Best Narrative Short
Amaqqut Nunaat / The Country of Wolves
Directed by Neil Christopher
Canada, Animation/Aboriginal Narrative, 2011
Special Jury Award for Individual Performance
Jazmine Zapata Morante
Pescadora / Fisherwoman
Directed by Daniel Enrique García
Peru/USA, Drama, 2011
Paraíso
Jury Award for Best Documentary Short
Paraíso
Directed by Nadav Kurtz
USA, Documentary, 2012
Special Jury Mention for Documentary Short
pt.es
Directed by Pedro Sena Nunes
Portugal, Documentary, 2011
Canción del cuerpo / Song of the Body
Texas Archive of the Moving Image Hecho En Tejas Award
Canción del cuerpo / Song of the Body
Directed by Andrew Segovia, Gabriela Alcalá
USA, Performance Documentary, 2011
Honorable Mention
All She Can
Directed by Amy Wendel
USA, Drama, 2010
Audience Award for Narrative Feature
Las malas intenciones / The Bad Intentions
Directed by Rosario Garcia-Montero
Peru/Argentina/Germany, Drama, 2011
Audience Award for Documentary Feature
La maleta mexicana / The Mexican Suitcase
Directed by Trisha Ziff
Mexico/Spain, Documentary, 2011
Emergencia Youth Film Audience Award
Piolas, Paúl
Directed by Adrián Macías
La Poderosa Media Project
8 min, Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador, 2011
