The festival's awards have been announced, and the winners will be announced this weekend in Alcalá de Henares. ALCINE will present its Diamond Awards tonight at its Closing Gala.
+10K, by Gala Hernández, in the National Short Film Competition, and Dieu est timide, by Jocelyn Charles, in the European Competition, these are the films that won the first diamonds of the 54th edition of ALCINE, the Alcalá de Henares / Community of Madrid Film Festival, and have already secured their pre-selection for the Oscar® (and the Goya Awards, in the case of the winner of the National Competition). Pedro Toro, the festival's artistic director, announced the ALCINE 54 awards this morning at the Antiguo Hospital de Santa María la Rica, with some of the winners in attendance, who will collect their awards at the festival's Closing Gala tonight.
Gala Hernández (La Mecánica de los Fluidos), portrayed in the Cannes-acclaimed short film +10K Pol Gascó, 21, and other young people of his generation who dream of getting rich quick through cryptocurrencies. According to the jury, the work “portrays with tenderness and honesty a generation living in precarious circumstances, full of uncertainty and unattainable dreams.” Two other women joined her in the National Short Film Competition's awards: Elena López Riera, director of the feature film El agua, with Las novias del sur, winner of the Second Diamond Award, and Rocío Quillahuaman with Puriykachay, winner of the festival's Third Diamond Award. Also at the National Competition, the Audience Award went to El príncep, by Alex Sardá.
Meanwhile, Dieu est timide, the European Competition winner by Jocelyn Charles, which also won the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival, tells the story of a train journey that turns into a terrifying experience through its vibrant and dreamlike illustrations. Two other French shorts, Feu fantôme, by Morgane Ambre, and Montsouris, by Guil Sela, were chosen as winners of the Second and Third Diamond awards, with a special mention for Eraserhead in a knitted shopping bag, by Lili Koss; and Porque hoje e sábado by Alice Eça Guimarães won the Audience Award.
Also participating in the press conference were Ana Barja, winner of the Best Female Performance Award for her work in Casi septiembre, by Lucía G. Romero; Morgane Ambre, director of Feu fantôme, Second Diamond of the European Competition; and Fêt-Nat Bailly and Amanda Orzechowska, director and producer of When the tide comes, winner of the Children's Jury Prize.
Other competitive sections
Outside of the two main competitions, but in the other competitive sections of ALCINE, Sorda, by Eva Libertad, won the Audience Choice Award;El fantasma de La Quinta, by James A. Castillo, took home the AL(U)CINE – General Foundation of the University of Alcalá - CIMUART Award for Best Fantastic Short Film; and All you need is love, by Dany Ruz, won the (J)ALCINE – General Foundation of the University of Alcalá - IQH Award for Best Comedy Short Film, the new competition section launched at the 54th edition of ALCINE.
In addition, the Alberto Corazón School of Art Trophy for Best Short Film Poster went to Marc Stuart for his work on Every light in between; and Porque hoje e sábado, by Alice Eça Guimarães, received a Special Mention from the Department of Equality. Off ALCINE…
The ALCINE 54 Closing Gala (tonight, 8:00 p.m., Teatro Salón Cervantes) will present around thirty awards. It will be hosted by actress and presenter Ana del Arco, who will be joined by actor, improviser, and clown Rubén Hernández, a regular in Yllana productions, and sound artist Javi Álvarez.
This year, the festival's children's jury is going independent to put on its own ALCINE Kids Gala (today, Friday, 5:00 p.m., Teatro Salón Cervantes), a gala worthy of its audience. The children of Colectivo CAJE will present the award for best short film at ALCINE Kids, When the Tide Comes, by Fêt-Nat Bailly, accompanied by a musical and visual performance by Buque Bólido.
The award-winning films, for all audiencies
For those who haven't yet had the chance to enjoy the winning short films from ALCINE 54, this weekend offers several opportunities in different formats. First, a small selection will be available to watch after tonight's Closing Gala. Then, on Sunday, you can attend the two screenings of the award-winning films, at 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., also at the Teatro Salón Cervantes.
The festival's award-winning films can also be viewed this Saturday in two very different sessions. One of them is ALBIBE, ALCINE's Breastfeeding Session, where families with infants can watch the official awards (for adult audiences) in a space adapted to their needs. There will be two screenings at 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at Santa María la Rica, which will have changing tables, an accessible area with space to leave strollers, and lighting and sound adapted for babies.
Also on Saturday, at 12:30 pm, at the Teatro Salón Cervantes, ALCINE repeats its Vermouth Session inaugurated last year: another very different way to enjoy the awards list to which Vermut Forzudo invites us.
ALCINE 54 awards list
FIRST DIAMOND
+10K, by Gala Hernández
SECOND DIAMOND
Las novias del sur, by Elena López Riera
THIRD DIAMOND
Puriykachay, by Rocío Quillahuaman
COMUNIDAD DE MADRID AWARD
Furia, by Choche Hurtado
CANTERA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM PROJECT
System girl, by Sara Étienne y Carla Laínez
PREMIO WELAB FOR BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
To Nuria Gascón por Pláncton, by Irene Moray
SAE MADRID AWARD FOR BEST SOUND
To Oriol Campi por La nostra habitación, by Jaume Claret Muxart
DAMA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
To Joaquín León por La sangre
SPECIAL JURY MENTION FOR PERFORMANCE
To Irene Balmes por Loquita por ti, by Greta Diaz Moreau
AISGE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
To Ana Barja por Casi septiembre, by Lucía G. Romero
AISGE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
To Nacho Sánchez por Los murciélagos han abandonado el campanario, by Alfonso y Manuel Bernal
AMAE AWARD FOR BEST EDITING
To Marcos Flórez por Portales, by Elena Duque
ALCINE AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
To Facundo Capce por Every light in between, by Guille Comin y Pol Solà
ALCINE AWARD FOR BEST ART DIRECTION
To Aurora Melpignano por Adiós, by José Prats
MOVISTAR+ AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
I walked though the wall, by Pablo Larcuen
NATIONAL AUDIENCE AWARD (ESFAA QUALIFICATION)
El príncep, by Alex Sardá
Dieu est timide, by Jocelyn Charles
Feu fantôme, by Morgane Ambre
Montsouris, by Guil Sela
SPECIAL MENTION FROM THE JURY OF THE EUROPEAN COMPETITION
Eraserhead in a knitted shopping bag, by Lili Koss
EUROPEAN AUDIENCE AWARD
Porque hoje e sábado, by Alice Eça Guimarães
OPEN SCREEN AUDIENCE AWARD
Sorda, by Eva Libertad
AL(U)CINE - GENERAL FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ - CIMUART AWARD FOR BEST FANTASTIC SHORT FILM
El fantasma de La Quinta, by James A. Castillo
(J)ALCINE - GENERAL FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ - IQH AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY SHORT FILM
All you need is love, by Dany Ruz
SPECIAL MENTION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EQUALITY
Porque hoje e sábado, by Alice Eça Guimarães
ALBERTO CORAZÓN SCHOOL OF ART TROPHY FOR BEST SHORT FILM POSTER
To Marc Stuart, for the poster of Every light in between, by Guille Comin and Pol Solà
ALBERTO CORAZÓN SCHOOL OF ART TROPHY FOR BEST AUDIOVISUAL GRAPHICS, VFX OR ANIMATION
Every light in between, by Guille Comin y Pol Solà
OFF ALCINE x DIVERGENTE AWARD: AUDIENCE AWARD
Instinto paternal, by Nacho Martínez
CHILDREN'S JURY AWARD
When the tide comes, by Fêt-Nat Bailly
ALCALÁ FILM JAM AWARDS
JURY AWARD
Crónica de un Fast Film, by Ramiro Soler Paricio
AUDIENCE AWARD
Death Hardcore Metal Productions S.L., by María Olmos Baena and Diego Fernández Rueda
