Oaxaca FilmFest
Oaxaca FilmFest is an eight-day long international 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 screenwriters.
History
The first edition of the festival was held in November 2010.
Awards
Award Winners
Oaxaca FilmFest 2010
| Category |
Film |
Director |
Country |
| Award For Best Film |
La Soga |
Josh Crook |
Dominican Republic |
| Award For Best Documentary |
The Cha-Wan Matchup |
Chuan Chung |
Taiwan |
| Award For Best Short Film |
Interview |
Sebastian Marka |
Germany |
| Award For The Best Film Directed By A Mexican Filmmaker |
La Pantera Negra |
Iyari Werita |
Mexico |
Oaxaca FilmFest 2011
| Category |
Film |
Director |
Country |
| Award For Best Film |
Crebisnky |
Enrique Otero |
Spain |
| Award For Best Documentary |
Paraiso for Sale |
Anayansi Prado |
USA |
| Award For Best Short Film |
The Night of the Moon Has Many Hours |
Mauricio Arango |
USA |
| Award For The Best Film Directed By A Mexican Filmmaker |
Fuego Inolvidable |
Fernando Benitez |
Mexico |
| Award For Best Script |
Mask Of The Innocent |
Teresa Bruce |
USA |
| Audience Choice Award |
Backlighting |
Kenia González |
Mexico |
Oaxaca FilmFest 2012
| Category |
Film |
Director |
Country |
| Award For Best Narrative Feature |
Kurtulus Son Durak |
Yusuf Pirhasan |
Turkey |
| Award For Best Documentary Feature |
Lemon |
Beth Levison and Laura Brownson |
USA |
| Award For Best Narrative Short |
The Devil's Dosh |
Zachary Guerra |
USA |
| Award For Best Documentary Short |
El último hielero |
Sandy Patch |
USA |
| Award For Best Feature Screenplay |
Where Is Sofia? |
Bogdan Muresanu |
Romania |
Oaxaca FilmFest 2013
| 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 |
Oaxaca FilmFest 2014
| Category |
Film |
Director |
Country |
|---|
| Award for Best Global Feature |
Daire |
Atil Inac |
Turkey |
Oaxaca FilmFest 2015
| Category |
Film |
Director |
Country |
|---|
| Award for Best Global Feature |
The Wannabe |
Nick Sandow |
USA |
Honorary Award Winners
Oaxaca FilmFest 2010[1]
| 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[2]
| 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[3]
| 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
www.oaxacafilmfest.com
