Oaxaca FilmFest
| Location | Oaxaca, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Awards | Agave |
| Number of films |
306 (440 screenings) 45 countries (2011) |
| Website | http://www.oaxacafilmfest.com/ |
The Oaxaca FilmFest is an eight-days long film festival held every autumn in the colonial Mexican city of Oaxaca since 2010. The festival is composed of various categories and offers a large space in its selection to emerging directors and scriptwriters. In 2015, Oaxaca Film Fest 6 runs from October 9 to 17.
After only three years since being founded, the festival has been listed by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the most attractive festivals for 2013 (Top 50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, Annual List), which contributes to making it one of the most important film festival in Latin America.[1]
In 2012, Oaxaca FilmFest joined the Red Mexicana de Festivales Cinematograficos and hosted the annual conference in April 2013.[2]
History
The first edition of the festival was held in November 2010 under the name “Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente y Video en Oaxaca”. About 115 films from 30 different countries were part of the official selection.[3]
In 2011 the Oaxaca FilmFest Screenwriting Competition, Oaxaca FilmFest Work in Progress Section and Oaxaca FilmFest Film Market were established as part of the festival.[4]
The third edition of 2012 was the first one officially held under the name Oaxaca FilmFest. The festival continued its rapid growth by expanding its seleccion to about 190 films and 300 projections.[5]
With Oaxaca FilmFest 4 the time in which the festival takes changed from November to September.[6]
Awards
Each year the festival awards the Agave Award in various categories such as Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary Feature and Best Narrative Short. In addition Oaxaca FilmFest rewards outstanding achievements (e.g. Best Actor or Best Production) with Honorary Awards.[7]
The awards are determined by an international jury.[8]
The Agave Award statuette was designed by the plastic artist Alejandro Santiago.[9]
Award Winners
Oaxaca FilmFest 2010[7]
| Category | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agave Award For Best Film | La Soga | Josh Crook | Dominican Republic |
| Agave Award For Best Documentary | The Cha-Wan Matchup | Chuan Chung | Taiwan |
| Agave Award For Best Short Film | Interview | Sebastian Marka | Germany |
| Agave Award For The Best Film Directed By A Mexican Filmmaker | La Pantera Negra | Iyari Werita | Mexico |
Oaxaca FilmFest 2011[10]
| Category | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agave Award For Best Film | Crebisnky | Enrique Otero | Spain |
| Agave Award For Best Documentary | Paraiso for Sale | Anayansi Prado | USA |
| Agave Award For Best Short Film | The Night of the Moon Has Many Hours | Mauricio Arango | USA |
| Agave Award For The Best Film Directed By A Mexican Filmmaker | Fuego Inolvidable | Fernando Benitez | Mexico |
| Agave Award For Best Script | Mask Of The Innocent | Teresa Bruce | USA |
| Agave Audience Choice Award | Backlighting | Kenia González | Mexico |
Oaxaca FilmFest 2012[11]
| Category | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agave Award For Best Narrative Feature | Kurtulus Son Durak | Yusuf Pirhasan | Turkey |
| Agave Award For Best Documentary Feature | Lemon | Beth Levison and Laura Brownson | USA |
| Agave Award For Best Narrative Short | The Devil's Dosh | Zachary Guerra | USA |
| Agave Award For Best Documentary Short | El último hielero | Sandy Patch | USA |
| Agave Award For Best Feature Screenplay | Where Is Sofia? | Bogdan Muresanu | Romania |
Oaxaca FilmFest 2013[12]
| Category | Film | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Award for Best Global Feature | Tu seras un homme | Benoit Cohen | France |
| Award for Best Americas Feature | Ruta de la Luna | Juan Sebastián Jácome | Ecuador, Panamá |
| Award for Best Emergence Feature | Sommarstallet | Marcus Werner Hed, Johan von Reybekiel | Sweden, United Kingdom |
| Award for Best International Short | Jack's Not Sick Anymore | Chloe Domont | USA |
| Award for Best International Documentary | It's Better to Jump | Mouna B Stewart, Gina M Angelone, Patrick A Stewart | United States, Palestine |
| Award for Best Film Hecho en México | Gajes del Oficio | Mariana Gironella | México |
| Award for Best International Screenwriter | Bardo | Miguel Ignacio Muzquiz Ojeda | México |
| Award for Best Original Idea | Inmigrante | Susan Del Campo | United States |
Honorary Award Winners
Oaxaca FilmFest 2010[7]
| category | film | winner |
|---|---|---|
| Best Narrative Feature Directed By A Mexican Filmmaker | La Pantera Negra | Iyari Werita |
| Best Documentary Directed By A Mexican Filmmaker | 13 Pueblos En Defensa Del Agua, El Aire Y La Tierra | Francesco Taboada Tabone |
| Best Short Film Directed By A Mexican Filmmaker | En La Mira | Alejandro Sugich |
| Best Film Directed By A Oaxacan Filmmaker | Dulces Sueños | Pedro Alejandro Cadena Pérez and Marianna Díaz Meoño |
| Achievement In Direction By A Female Filmmaker | Greening The Revolution | Katie Curran |
| Best Student Film | La Pantera Negra | Iyari Werita |
| Best Experimental Film | Beine Brechen | Florian Krautkramer |
| Best Animated Film | The Empress | Lyle Pisio |
| Best Actor | La Mission | Benjamin Bratt |
| Best Actress | Mortem | Diana Rudychenko |
| Best Script | La Soga | Manny Perez |
| Best Musical Score | La Soga | Evan Wilson |
Oaxaca FilmFest 2011[10]
| category | film | winner |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film Directed By A Mexican Filmmaker | Maria | Fernando Allende |
| Best Documentary Directed By A Mexican Filmmaker | Jovenes Vivos | Moises Zamora |
| Best Short Film Directed By A Mexican Filmmaker | Contraluz: Fotografía Un Momento Que No Puedes Ver | Kenia González |
| Best Animated Film | La Increible Aventura Del Hombre De Jengibre | Tod Polson |
| Best Actor | Crebisnky | Miguel De Lira |
| Best Actress | Topo Gigo Is Dead | Andrea Moro |
| Best Script | Muerte Subita | Adam Hall |
| Best Musical Score | Crebisnky | Pablo Pérez |
| Best Photography | Lluvia Plañidera | David Pisani |
| Best Festival Personality | Jovenes Vivos | Jaime |
Oaxaca FilmFest 2012[11]
| category | film | winner |
|---|---|---|
| Best Soundtrack | Vinyl | Sara Sugarman |
| Best Art Direction | Metamorphosis | Jenny Ray |
| Best Production Design | Vinyl | Sara Sugarman |
| Best Cinematography | Foreverland | Celiana Cardenas |
| Best Actor | A Night | Javier Nunez Florian |
| Best Actress | Kurtulus Son Durak | Bilgin Belcim |
| Best Animated Short | Safe | Ginevra Boni |
| Best Experimental Short | Here and Away | Meena Nanji |
References
- ↑ Top 50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee: MovieMaker releases its annual list!
- ↑ Se ha conformado la Red Mexicana de Festivales Cinematográficos
- ↑ Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente y Video Oaxaca
- ↑ 2nd Annual Oaxaca International Independent Film and Video Festival
- ↑ Oaxaca Film Fest 3
- ↑ Oaxaca Film Fest 2013
- 1 2 3 Comenzó el Oaxaca Film Festival
- ↑ Judges and Selection Committee
- ↑ Elabora Alejandro Santiago estatuilla "Premio Agave"
- 1 2 Cerrojazo a festival de cine independiente
- 1 2 Premios Agave a lo mejor del cine en Oaxaca
- ↑