By Jose Alberto Hermosillo,
Los Angeles, CA. 05-27-2015. The Second Annual Premios Platino of
Iberoamerican Cinema announced its nominations with the notorious absence of
Mexican films in the top categories. Even with the lack of nominations, Mexican Stars Kate Del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez and Alessandra Rosaldo
attracted the media that crowded the trendy Andaz Hotel on the Sunset Strip.
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| Photo: Jose Alberto Hermosillo. |
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| Photo by: Jose A. Hermosillo. |
Elvi Cano (Executive Director of EGEDA USA and Premios Platino)
introduced the event, saying they chose Los Angeles because is the most cinematic city in the world.
The ceremony will air live on 17 channels of the 23
participating countries, including the USA, Latin-America, Spain and Portugal.
Iberoamerica produced 760 films last year, some of those were taken in consideration for the awards. Elvi added: “This year the Platino has four new categories: cinematography, editing, sound, and art direction.”
Iberoamerica produced 760 films last year, some of those were taken in consideration for the awards. Elvi added: “This year the Platino has four new categories: cinematography, editing, sound, and art direction.”
Gonzalo Elvira (filmmaker and representative of FIPCS Mexico)
announced that the second edition of the awards will be in Marbella, Spain July 18th.
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| Photo by Jose A. Hermosillo. |
Minutes after, Eugenio handed out a well deserved trophy to the American Cinematheque for their unconditional support of Latin films.
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| Rick Nicita, Chairman of the American Cinemateque. |
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| Kate Del Castillo. Photo by Jose A. Hermosillo. |
The Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient was announced by Mexican actress Kate Del Castillo (“Julia,” “Under the Same Moon”), it went to one of the greatest Latin actors, Antonio Banderas.
Actress and singer Alessandra Rosaldo and Juan Carlos Arciniegas read the nominations. It was strange not to hear any Mexican productions on the top categories.
The most competitive category is the best Original Score with
legendary film composers such as Roque Baños (“Old Boy,” “Cantinflas”) for “El
niño,” two times Oscar winner Gustavo Santaolalla for “Wild Tales,” and L.A.’s
Symphonic Conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s “Libertador.”
Spanish actor Oscar Jaenada was nominated for Best Actor for the
big Mexican production “Cantinflas,” the film failed big time to get recognition in other categories including best art direction, a decision that makes no sense in comparison with other nominees such as the Cuban film “Conducta/Behavior” that have natural scenarios, rooftops and beach scenes.
In the technical categories the nominations were subjective and unfair, giving them to the nominees for best picture only, an unfair practice for not
recognizing the diversity of other Latin films worth to mention in other
categories.
Latinos are fighting to get recognition in Hollywood, but failed to recognize each other at the Platino Awards.
Latinos are fighting to get recognition in Hollywood, but failed to recognize each other at the Platino Awards.
Mexican productions got only two nominations on the small categories: best documentary: Gael García Bernal's “Who is Dayani Cristal?” And for best animated feature: “La leyenda de las Momias de Guanajuato.”
It was a big shame that the Mexican films and filmmakers that have been recognized all over the world weren't good for Premios Platinos.
Some of this year's great Mexican movies were left out, such as: the winner of best director
in the San Sebastian Film Festival “Club Sandwich”, this year Ariel winner for
best picture “Güeros,” the box office hit “Buen Día, Ramón,” the amazing
performances of Harold Torres and Carlos Bardem in “González,” the Goya
submission “La Dictadura Perfecta,” and the documentaries: “Quebranto,”
“Purgatorio,” and “H2Omx.”
Other marvelous Latin films of 2014 snubbed out too were: Colonbia's “Manos
Sucias,” Brazil's “The Way He Looks,” Bolivia's “Olvidados,” Chile's “To Kill a Man,” Costa Rica's true story “Red Princesses,” Dominican Republic's “Cristo
Rey,” Bolivia's “Silence in Dreamland,”Panama's "Invation," and Spain's “Living is Easy with the Eyes Closed.”
Our hope for the next year Premios Platino could be more “Academic”
and with more categories, perhaps, including best supporting actor and
supporting actress, best original song, best makeup and best scrip adaptation.
The awards should be much more inclusive and more democratic that
also can include Latin productions made in other languages such: Maya, English, or any other language: this year Cannes’ winner for best screenplay “Chronic,” Guatemala’s
“Ixcanul,” the Berlin winner for best debut film “600 Miles,” and the Sundance
sensation “Me, Earl and the Dying Girl.”
The award ceremony, the location, and the organization were looking spectacular
like last year's hosted in Panama.
We hope Premios Platino continue growing and bringing together films, filmmakers, film critics, and film lovers from all Iberoamerica and from other places of the world.
We hope Premios Platino continue growing and bringing together films, filmmakers, film critics, and film lovers from all Iberoamerica and from other places of the world.
And the Nominees for the Second Annual Premios Platino of Iberoamerican Cinema are:
Best Iberoamerican Feature Film:
CONDUCTA, d. Ernesto Daranas, Cuba
LA ISLA MÍNIMA, d. Alberto Rodríguez, Spain
MR. KAPLAN, d. Álvaro Brechner, Germany, Spain, Uruguay
PELO MALO, d. Mariana Rondón, Venezuela, Perú, Germany, Argentina
RELATOS SALVAJES, d. Damián Szifron, Argentina,
Spain
ALBERTO RODRÍGUEZ (Spain) for LA ISLA MÍNIMA
ÁLVARO BRECHNER (Uruguay) for MR. KAPLAN
DAMIÁN SZIFRON (Argentina) for RELATOS SALVAJES
ERNESTO DARANAS (Cuba) for CONDUCTA
MARIANA RONDÓN (Venezuela) for PELO MALO
Best Performance by an Actor:
BENICIO DEL TORO (Puerto Rico)
for ESCOBAR, PARAÍSO PERDIDO
JAVIER GUTIÉRREZ (Spain) for LA ISLA MÍNIMA
JORGE PERUGORRÍA (Cuba) for LA PARED DE LAS PALABRAS
LEONARDO SBARAGLIA (Argentina) for RELATOS SALVAJES
OSCAR JAENADA (Spain) for CANTINFLAS
Best Performance by an Actress:
ÉRICA RIVAS (Argentina) for RELATOS SALVAJES
GERALDINE CHAPLIN (USA) for DÓLARES DE ARENA
LAURA DE LA UZ (Cuba) for VESTIDO DE NOVIA
LEANDRA LEAL (Brazil) for O LOBO ATRÁS DA PORTA
PAULINA GARCÍA (Chile) for LAS ANALFABETAS
SAMANTHA CASTILLO (Venezuela) for PELO MALO
Best Original Score:
ADÁN JODOROWSKY (Chile) for LA DANZA DE LA REALIDAD
GUSTAVO DUDAMEL (Venezuela)
for LIBERTADOR
GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA (Argentina)
for RELATOS SALVAJES
JUAN A. LEYVA, MAGDA R. GALBÁN (Cuba) for CONDUCTA
JULIO DE LA ROSA (Spain)
for LA ISLA MÍNIMA
ROQUE BAÑOS (Spain)
for EL NIÑO
Best Animated Feature Film:
ATÉQUE A SBÓRNIA NOS SEPARE Director: Otto Guerra,
Ennio Torresan Jr., Brazil
DIXIE Y LA REBELIÓN ZOMBI Director: Beñat Beitia, Ricardo Ramón, Spain
LA LEYENDA DE LAS MOMIAS DE GUANAJUATO Director: Alberto Rodríguez, México
MEÑIQUE Director: Ernesto Padrón Cuba, Spain
MORTADELO Y FILEMÓN CONTRA JIMMY EL CACHONDO
Director: Javier Fesser, Spain
O MENINO E O MUNDO Director: Alé Abreu, Brazil
Best Documentary:
¿QUIÉN ES DAYANI CRISTAL? Director: Marc Silver, México/United
Kingdom
2014, NACIDO EN GAZA Director: Hernán Zin, Spain
EL VALS DE LOS INÚTILES Director: Edison Cajas, Argentina/Chile
O SAL DA TERRA Director: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Brazil/France/Italy
PACO DE LUCÍA, LA BÚSQUEDA Director: Francisco Sánchez Varela, Spain
Best Screenplay:
ALBERTO RODRÍGUEZ, RAFAEL COBOS (Spain) for LA ISLA MÍNIMA
ÁLVARO BRECHNER (Uruguay) for MR. KAPLAN
DAMIÁN SZIFRON (Argentina) for RELATOS SALVAJES
ERNESTO DARANAS (Cuba) for CONDUCTA
MARIANA RONDÓN (Venezuela) for PELO MALO
Best Iberoamerican Feature Film Debut:
10,000 KM, Director: Carlos Marques-Marcet,
Spain
CIENCIAS NATURALES, Director: Matías Lucchesi, Argentina/France
LA DISTANCIA MÁS LARGA, Director: Claudia Pinto, Spain/Venezuela
MATEO Director: María Gamboa, Colombia/France
VESTIDO DE NOVIA Director: Marilyn Solaya, Cuba.
Best Cinematography:
ALBERTO ALEJANDRO PÉREZ for CONDUCTA
ALEX CATALÁN for LA ISLA MÍNIMA
ÁLVARO GUTIÉRREZ for MR. KAPLAN
MICAELA CAJAHUARINGA for PELO MALO
JAVIER JULIÁ for RELATOS SALVAJES
Best Sound Direction:
CONDUCTA
LA ISLA MÍNIMA
MR. KAPLAN
PELO MALO
RELATOS SALVAJES
Best Editing:
CONDUCTA,
LA ISLA MÍNIMA,
MR. KAPLAN,
PELO MALO,
RELATOS SALVAJES,
Best Art Direction:
CONDUCTA,
LA ISLA MÍNIMA,
MR. KAPLAN,
PELO MALO,
RELATOS SALVAJES.
Lifetime Achievement Award: ANTONIO BANDERAS
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