South American cinema is one of the great winners of the new edition of the Rotterdam Festival.
Two of the three winners of the Hovos Tiger Award for the best film are South Americans, Argentina «The work of the century»By Carlos M. Quintela and the Peruvian«Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)»By Juan Daniel F. Molero.
The third in contention is about the Thai «Vanishing Point»By Jakrawal Nilthamrong, a total of three little gems that win the award for best film, something every year with the Rotterdam Film Festival, a competition that always awards three films in its main category.
A third South American film has been awarded in Rotterdam, it is the Colombian «Mushrooms»By Óscar Ruiz Navia, which receives the Dioraphte Award for Best HBF Film.
From this record, another film should be highlighted, «The Dark Horse»By James Napier Robertson, a film from New Zealand that wins the Audience Award and the MovieZone Award.
2015 Rotterdam Film Festival Honors
Hivos Tiger Award for Best Film
"The work of the century" by Carlos M. Quintela (Argentina)
«Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes) by Juan Daniel F. Molero (Peru)
"Vanishing Point" by Jakrawal Nilthamrong (Thailand)
Best short film
"Things" by Ben Rivers (UK)
"La fièvre" by Safia Benhaim (France)
"Greetings to the Ancestors" by Ben Russell (South Africa)
The Big Screen Award
"Second Coming" by Debbie Tucker Green (UK)
NETPAC Award
"Poet on a Business Trip" by Ju Anqi (China)
Fiprseci Award
"Battles" by Isabelle Tollenaere (Belgium)
KNF Award
"Key House Mirror" by Michael Noer (Denmark)
MovieZone Award
"The Dark Horse" by James Napier Robertson (New Zealand)
IFFR Audience Award
"The Dark Horse" by James Napier Robertson (New Zealand)
Dioraphte Award for Best HBF Film
«The mushrooms» by Óscar Ruiz Navia (Colombia)