‘La nit no fa vigília,’ ‘Hidden Metropolis’ Win Malaga’s High Trade Prizes

The Barcelona-set characteristic “La nit no fa vigília” and Argentine movie “Hidden Metropolis” (“Ciudad Oculta”) gained the Malaga Pageant Work in Progress awards for Spanish and Latin American tasks on Friday.

“La nit no fa vigília” (which roughly interprets to “The Evening Does Not Maintain Watch”) facilities on a younger man who lives with and cares for his growing old, frail grandmother, however nonetheless finds time for a nocturnal social life. It was among the many frontrunners to win on the awards ceremony.

A joint mission from a scholar collective comprising Laura Corominas Espelt, Laura Serra Solé, Clara Serrano Llorens, Gerard Simó Gimeno, Ariadna Ulldemolins Abad and Pau Vall Capdet, “La nit no fa vigília” additionally gained the business journal Cine y Tele prize.

Francisco Bouza’s “Hidden Metropolis” follows a younger soccer participant in Buenos Aires who should undertake a journey throughout town of the lifeless so as cope with the lack of a good friend.

The tasks have been amongst a big quantity award winners that took half on this 12 months’s Malaga WIP program and Malaga Pageant Fund & Co-Manufacturing Occasion (MAFF).  

Víctor Iriarte’s “Sobre Todo de Noche,” which revolves round two girls who meet for the primary time, one who was pressured to surrender her youngster for adoption when she was younger, the opposite the mum or dad who adopted and raised the boy, gained the Aracne Digital Cinema award for put up manufacturing providers in addition to the Latido Movies distribution prize.

Two movies acquired the Yagán Movies award for sound manufacturing: Juan Pablo Polanco and César Jaimes’ hybrid characteristic “Carropasajero,” which follows indigenous Wayuú individuals on the border between Colombia and Venezuela and a lady who returns to her homeland to fulfill her household after years of exile; and Agustín Toscano’s Argentine documentary “I Belief You” (“En Vos Confio”), about two girls who met in a convent, deserted their habits to reside their love secretly and adopted a daughter solely to later face prison prices.

“I Belief You” additionally picked up the LatAmcinema.com award for Latin American tasks.

Juan Agustín Carbonere’s Argentine characteristic “The Saint” (“El Santo”), a few healer of humble origins who builds a cult following by means of his use of outlandish and disturbing methods, gained the Damita Joe distribution prize.

“The Saint” additionally gained the Music Library award together with Jenifer de la Rosa’s autobiographical documentary “Hija del Volcán” (“The Daughter of the Volcano”), a Spanish-Mexican co-production.

MAFF Awards

Prizes at Malaga’s MAFF co-production and financing discussion board have been unfold throughout the board. Produced by Sergy Moreno, Spaniard Ana Ortiz’s characteristic debut “Firefly Glades” (“El claro de las luciérnagas”), a thriller with horror overtones, gained the Cántico Producciones Awards’ first prize, whereas Jô Serfaty and Clarissa Guarilha’s Brazilian work “Borda do Mundo” took the second prize. 

Aeden O´Connor Agurcia and Ana Isabel Martins Palacios’ “Cae el Sol,” a Honduran-Mexican-Guatemalan-Norwegian mission, acquired the Bolivia Lab Industria Prize, an invite to the filmmakers to take part in a manufacturing laboratory in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, in July.

The ECAM Prize for participation in an incubator program on the Madrid Movie College this fall went to “Borda do Mundo.”

“4Eber,” a Peruvian-Mexican mission by Ximena Valdivia Salas and Illari Orccottoma Mendoza, acquired the Santiago Movie Pageant’s Sanfic Award, consisting in an invite to take part in a manufacturing lab set for August within the Chilean capital.

The Movies to Festivals distribution award, in the meantime, went to Ariel Gutiérrez and Víctor Léycegui’s Mexican work “Toda una vida” and Francesca Canepa Sarmiento and Enid Marie Campos León’s Peruvian mission “La Otra Orilla.”

The winners of the three Acorde/Music Library have been: Arima León and Daute Campos’ Spanish mission “Tal Vez,” which acquired the Ladies Display screen Trade award; Cristian Lagos Soto and Maximiliano Bolados’ Chilean mission “Madres de Octubre,” which took the Ibero-American prize; and Marilina Calós and Soledad San Julián’s Argentine work “Moxos,” which gained the Latin American award.

 The Elamedia-Sideral worldwide distribution prize went to Rakesh Narwani’s Spanish mission “El Gran Bazar de Mis Padres,” additionally a part of 2023’s Netflix-Dama variety program, Cambio de Plano.