He Guayaquil International Film Festival celebrated its ninth edition this week, from August 28 to September 1. The event better known as celebrate included the screening of 25 films from 8 countries.
Today, Friday 1 September, the closing ceremony took place, where the award ceremony for the best programming titles took place. The award ceremony, organized by the FestiCineGye Foundation, took place in the Cinematheque of the House of Ecuadorian Culturecore of Guayas.
There were four categories competing for the coveted Gold and Silver Iguanas, the Contest Medals and Special Mentions. Ecuador was the most awarded country, with two awards. Spain and Mexico received separate recognitions.
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black daysfrom Mexico, directed by Chisco Laresgoiti, was chosen as Best Feature Filmwith a Golden Iguana, like the Quito The Dance of the Child Teacher, from Vinicio Condor, like Best Documentary Film.
In the short films division The authorfrom the Spaniard Jorge de la Cruz, won as best fiction; And Maura, by Gabriel Páez, from Ecuador, as a documentary. They each took the Silver Iguana.
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Guayaquil Short Films The day after the recordingby Diego Goya and Edward Blamoh, and the space shuttle, by VÃctor Estrada, received honorable mentions. He audience award was granted middle-ageby Douglas Morales.
A postmortem acknowledgment was also dedicated at the ceremony lucho galvez for his tribute to Ecuadorian culture and television received by his daughter Anita Gálvez; as well as the producer Tatiana Pupulinafter eight years of working within the Guayaquil Festival.
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The ceremony was hosted by Elizabeth Casierra and Maxime Pailloux. The act included the participation of the Dance Corps of the Casa de la Cultura and the projection of the award-winning black days; it also had the artistic participation of Cristel Dance. The organizers took the opportunity to confirm the celebration of Festicine in 2024, the tenth edition, where the 100 years of Ecuadorian cinema, born in Guayaquil, will be commemorated.
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