Within the framework of an agreement between the Astor Piazzolla Foundation and the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA), It was confirmed that the prizes that will be delivered during the meeting will bear the name of the remembered Argentine artist.

The recent document was endorsed by the highest authorities of the municipality of General Pueyrredón, reason for which, All the awards that will be delivered in the prestigious meeting will also honor the great musician from the seaside resort..

This year the Mar del Plata International Film Festival will have the particularity of taking place online, between 21 and the 29 of November. On the other hand, the name change in the awards is also due to being on the eve of the centenary of Piazzolla's birth (11 March 1921).

Regarding your design, the prize will consist of a bandoneon performed by another great, the goldsmith Juan Carlos Pallarols. Likewise, it was confirmed that the edition 36/2021 of the Mar del Plata International Festival will show films from all over the world enriched by Piazzolla's talent, will publish a book about his music in the cinema and, as reported from the organization, It is not ruled out that "crowning the Piazzolla Year, we can announce what we did not achieve this year: la creación del Premio Especial “Astor Piazzolla” a la excelencia musical en el cine”.