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Cartagena Film Festival

Cartagena Film Festival
Statue India Catalina FICCI.JPG
Cartagena Film Festival office
LocationCartagena, Colombia
Founded1959
AwardsGolden India Catalina
Websitewww.ficcifestival.com

The Cartagena Film Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias), or FICCI, is a film festival held in Cartagena, Colombia, which focuses mainly on the promotion of Colombian television series, Latin American films and short films. The Cartagena Film Festival, which is held every March, is the oldest film festival in Latin America.[1]

The Cartagena Film Festival was founded 1959 by Victor Nieto.[1] Nieto remained the director of the film festival for 48 years, his last being in 2008.[1] Nieto died at the age of 92 in November 2008.[1] Lina Paola Rodriguez was appointed manager by Nieto in 2007 and 2008, and will remain acting director following Nieto's death.[1]

Best Film winners

Year Film Director Country
1961 La Cucaracha Ismael Rodríguez Mexico
1962 O Pagador de Promessas Anselmo Duarte Brazil
1969 El dependiente Leonardo Favio Argentina
1972 Juan Lamaglia y señora Raúl de la Torre Argentina
1973 Espejismo Armando Robles Godoy Peru
1974 Los siete locos Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Argentina
1976 Furtivos José Luis Borau Spain
1977 Cantata de Chile Humberto Solás Cuba
1979 El pez que fuma Román Chalbaud Venezuela
1980 El otro Francisco Sergio Giral Cuba
1985 Oriana Fina Torres Venezuela, France
1986 Visa USA Lisandro Duque Naranjo Colombia, Cuba
1990 La Tigra Camilo Luzuriaga Ecuador
1991 Yo, la peor de todas María Luisa Bemberg Argentina
1992 Tacones lejanos Pedro Almodóvar Spain, France
1993 O Corpo José Antonio Garcia Brazil
1994 La madre muerta Ana Álvarez Spain
1998 Bajo bandera Juan José Jusid Argentina, Italy
2000 Garage Olimpo Marco Bechis Argentina, Italy, France
Orfeu Carlos Diegues Brazil
2001 Eu Tu Eles Andrucha Waddington Brazil
2002 Lavoura Arcaica Luiz Fernando Carvalho Brazil
2003 Cidade de Deus Fernando Meirelles Brazil
2004 Carandiru Héctor Babenco Brazil, Argentina, Italy
2005 Sumas y restas Víctor Gaviria Colombia, Spain
2006 La última luna Miguel Littín Mexico, Spain, Chile
2007 La edad de la peseta Pavel Giroud Cuba, Spain, Venezuela
2008 Maldeamores Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz, Mariem Pérez Riera Puerto Rico, USA
2009 Lake Tahoe Fernando Eimbcke Mexico, Japan, USA
2010 Gigante Adrián Biniez Uruguay, Argentina, Germany, Spain, Netherlands
2011 Post Mortem Pablo Larraín Chile, Germany, Mexico
2012 El estudiante Santiago Mitre Argentina
2013 Tabu Miguel Gomes Portugal
2014 Tierra en la lengua Rubén Mendoza Colombia
2015 Ixcanul Jayro Bustamante Guatemala
2016 Neon Bull Gabriel Mascaro Brazil
2017 Aquarius Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil
2018 Cocote Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias Dominican Republic

See also

  • Latin American television awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e de la Fuente, Anna Marie (2008-12-03). "Cartagena Festival's Nieto dies at 92, Director of oldest film festival in Latin America". Variety. variety.com. Retrieved 2008-12-07.

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