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The movie "Those who return", by Laura Casabé, was chosen as Best National Fiction Film, while "The Brotherhood", from Tucumán Martín Falci received the award for Best Documentary.

"Those who return", filmed in the province of Misiones, also won the awards for Best Editing and Sound. While "Death does not exist and neither does love" received the awards for Best Performance in Fiction for Antonella Saldicco and Best Editing.

The Jury's Special Mentions were for "Las Mil y una" by Clarisa Navas from Corrientes, and "Line 137", by Lucía Vassallo, in fiction and documentary respectively.

"Good night Malvinas" by Lucas Scavino and Ana Fraile was honored for its Photography and Sound, and "Line 137" for its Assembly, both in the documentary competitive section.

Within the Binational Competition the main prize went to the Chilean film "Amukan", by Francisco Toro Lessen, in the fiction category, while "Giants", from Natalia Cano from Bariloche, was chosen Best Documentary.

During this eighth edition, that was part of the Río Negro Más Cultura program, He had 11 competing sections and more than $1.200.000 in prizes.

The Audiovisual Festival has the support of the Federal Investment Council (CFI) and the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA).

Then, we present the complete list with all the winners

Official Section National Competition of Fiction Feature Films

FIRST PRIZE: THOSE WHO COME BACK by Laura Casabé

SPECIAL MENTION: LAS MIL Y UNA by Clarisa Navas

BEST ACTOR / LEADING ACTRESS: Antonella Saldicco for DEATH DOESN'T EXIST AND LOVE NEITHER

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY: Leonardo Hermo for THOSE WHO RETURN by Laura Casabé

Best Editing: Emiliano Fardaus for DEATH DOESN'T EXIST AND LOVE NEITHER by Fernando Salem

BEST SOUND: Santiago Fumagalli for THOSE WHO RETURN by Laura Casabé

Official Section National Competition for Documentary Feature Films

FIRST PRIZE: THE BROTHERHOOD of Martín Javier Falci Frosoni

SPECIAL MENTION: LINE 137 by Lucía Vassallo

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY: Fernando Lorenzale for GOOD NIGHT MALVINAS by Lucas Scavino and Ana Fraile

Best Editing: Martín Blousson by LINE 137 by Lucía Vassallo

BEST SOUND: Mariano Palmadessa for GOOD NIGHT MALVINAS by Lucas Scavino and Ana Fraile

Official Section Binational Feature Film Competition

BEST FICTION FILM: AMUKAN de Francisco Toro Lessen

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM: GIANTS by Natalia Cano

BEST ACTOR / LEADING ACTRESS: Pedro Manquepi by AMUKAN Character Nekul

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY: David Bravo for THE MODULATED AMPLITUDE By Nicolás Fernández

Best Editing: Vanesa Mühlmann and Natalia Cano by GIGANTES by Natalia Cano

BEST SOUND: Pablo Pinochet Torres by AMUKAN by Francisco Toro Lessen.

Official Section National Short Film Competition

FIRST PRIZE (SHARED): IT'S NOTHING by Victoria Mammoliti and FUMIGADXS, by Eloy Brollo

SPECIAL MENTION: MY OTHER SON by Gustavo Alonso

BEST ACTOR / LEADING ATRESS: Carlos Portaluppi, Rafael Niedzwiecki and Karina Hepner for IT'S NOTHING by Victoria Mammoliti

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY: Lucas Timerman for IMPOSSIBLE HUGS by Sofía Medrano

Best Editing: Pablo Ceccarelli by CALLE 52 by Pablo Ceccarelli

BEST SOUND: Belén Spada by IT'S NOTHING by Victoria Mammoliti

Official Section Binational Short Film Competition

The 3 (three) winners are:

THE VISITOR, by Llao Navarra

TWAKANA YAGAN by Ignacio Leonidas and Rodrigo Tenuta

URGENT INTERWORK by Sharon Masurski by Nomads Feminist Communication and ALL OTHER DAYS NOT by Ignacio Guggini (SHARED PRIZE).

Best actor (Shared prize): Andrés Pescader and Mauro Juliano for ALL OTHER DAYS NOT by Ignacio Guggini

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY: Ángel Arozamena for THE VISITOR of Llao Navarra

Best Editing (Shared prize): Sebastián Velásquez for I SHOOT, by Sebastián Velásquez Sobarzo and Milo Sánchez Bengtsson for WHAT THEY TOLD US ABOUT LOVE, de Bianca Fidani

BEST SOUND: José Pera by TWAKANA YAGAN by Ignacio Leonidas and Rodrigo Tenuta

CHANNEL AWARD 10: THE VISITOR of Llao Navarra

REDFAP AWARD: URGENT INTERWORK by Sharon Masurski by Nomads Feminist Communication.

Official Section PEC Patagónico (Project Under Construction)

The 3 (three) prizes are for:

THERE ARE NO BORDERS FOR REVENGE by Ezequiel López

JEZABEL by Raúl Figueroa

THE TIME AFTER Maia Gattás Vargas

APIMA DISTRIBUTION AWARD:

THE TIME AFTER Maia Gattás Vargas

JEZABEL by Raúl Figueroa

DOCK PREMIUM:

ACME by Miguel Ángel Rossi

APIMA TRAINING ACCOMPANIMENT AWARD:

MAPUN by Agustín Demichelis

Official Section Patagonian Competition Script Laboratory

The 3 (three) prizes are for:

ALMÁTIKA by Vanesa Mühlmann

INNED by Abril Sanz and Sol Candelaria

TWO FRONTIERS by Juan Francisco Fantin

Official Section Binational Competition of Short Films for children under 21 years / Film and Audiovisual Arts Schools

The 3 (three) prizes are for:

LEI, by Franco Blanco Lozano (General Roca)

SELF-PORTRAIT, by Catalina Saavedra (General Roca)

IDENTITY, by Mateo Sicardi (The Baggins)

Official Section Patagonian Competition Video Clips

The 3 (three) prizes are for:

CONFUSED, by Julieta Romano Ortiz and Natanel Corgatelli (General Roca)

OLIVIA, by Iván Mauricio Ezequiel Razza (Ushuaia)

ALMOST UNDER WATER, by Nicole Alurralde (General Roca)

Patagonian Video Dance Competition Official Section

The 3 (three) prizes are for:

THE RESILIENT, by Melina Diamante (Bariloche)

HISTORICAL, by Luján González (Plottier- Cipolletti – Bariloche – Allen – Huincul Square – Cutral Co)

REFLECTION, by Román Murillo (Advanced Hill - Chubut)

Official Section Patagonian Competition Video Minute

The 3 (three) prizes are for:

REFLEXES, by Yesica Corti (The Baggins)

THE RAIN, by Esteban Hoffmann (Neuquén)

FRAME, of Arketip Cía.