After having scooped the Golden Leopard at the most recent Locarno Film Festival and racked up further wins at other more recent festivals, such as France’s La-Roche-sur-Yon, the latest (and inimitable) work by outstanding Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa, Vitalina Varela [+lire aussi :
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In addition, other non-European films stood out on the winners’ list in the Official Section, such as Saturday Fiction by China’s Lou Ye and Sword of Trust by US director Lynn Shelton, but European output also reared its head in the form of Rounds [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Bulgaria’s Stephan Komandarev, which received the Best Actress Award for the performance by Irini Zhambonas. Meanwhile, a special spot on the awards list was reserved for a documentary hailing from Asturias itself (in co-production with the UK), Work, or to Whom Does the World Belong [+lire aussi :
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Spanish cinema shone especially bright on the winners’ list, as the short film Lonely Rivers, directed by DoP Mauro Herce, triumphed in its respective category of the Official Section. Meanwhile, the Spanish Cinema Jury Prize for Best Feature, which comes with the RCService Award for its director, was conferred upon the faux documentary My Mexican Bretzel [+lire aussi :
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Since the arrival of Alejandro Díaz Castaño at its helm, the Gijón Film Festival has managed to establish a curious consensus between the jury members and the film critics, and this year has been no different, as awards have so far been bestowed upon titles by Eugène Green, Hong Sang-Soo and, now, Portuguese master Costa.

Here is the list of the main award winners:

Official Section - Feature Films

Best Feature Film
Vitalina Varela [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
Lou Ye - Saturday Fiction (China)

AISGE Award for Best Actress
Irini Zhambonas - Rounds [+lire aussi :
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AISGE Award for Best Actor
Marc Maron - Sword of Trust (USA)

Best Script
Lynn Shelton - Sword of Trust

Best Cinematography
Leonardo Simões - Vitalina Varela

“Gil Parrondo” Award for Best Art Direction
Zhong Cheng - Saturday Fiction

Special Jury Award
Work, or to Whom Does the World Belong [+lire aussi :
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Youth Jury Award
Lillian [+lire aussi :
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Official Section - Short Films

Best Short Film
Lonely Rivers – Mauro Herce (Spain)

Special Mention
Cavalcade - Johann Lurf (Austria)

Youth Jury Award
Leaking Life - Shunsaku Hayashi (Japan)

Rellumes

Best Film
Sole [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
Luke Lorentzen - Midnight Family (Mexico/US)

Other awards

Enfants Terribles Audience Award for Best Feature Film
Minuscule - Mandibles From Far Away [+lire aussi :
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Grand Audience Award “Fundación Foro Jovellanos del Principado de Asturias”
Marona's Fantastic Tale [+lire aussi :
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Audience Award to Best European First Film
Enero [+lire aussi :
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Spanish Cinema Jury Award for Best Feature Film + RCservice Award for Best Director
My Mexican Bretzel [+lire aussi :
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ALMA Award for Best Script of a Spanish Feature Film
Nuria Giménez - My Mexican Bretzel

DELUXE DCP Award to the Feature Film
White on White [+lire aussi :
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CIMA Prize for Best Feature Film Directed by a Woman
System Crasher [+lire aussi :
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RTPA Award for Best Asturian Feature Film
Cuca (Retrato de una mujer) - Carlos Navarro (Spain)
Special Mention
Swab 2000: Steve Wynn & Australian Blonde, live at Moby Dick Club - Aure Roces (Spain)

Asturies Curtiumetraxe RTPA Award
Gniele baila - Ana Izarzugaza (Spain)