On 30 April, the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival presented the awards for its twenty-first edition, held since 22 April, with the top prize, the Golden Lady Harimaguada, going to Memoryland [+lire aussi :
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The second prize, the Silver Lady Harimaguada, went to Father's Day (Rwanda), by Kivu Ruhorahoza; the jury also commended the leading actors (Aline Amike and Mediatrice Kayitesi), who shared the Best Actress Award. A special mention was also given to Ha Le Diem’s Children of the Mist, ; while the co-production between Switzerland, France and Belgium The Line [+lire aussi :
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Whereas, in the Bande à Part section, the feature film Rewind & Play [+lire aussi :
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In the Panorama Spain section, the documentary Los caballos mueren al amanecer [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], by the Basque director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa. In the Canarias Cinema section, the Richard Leacock Award for Best Feature Film went to Rendir los machos [+lire aussi :
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Finally, the festival once again receives the support of the Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media CIMA to award works that help raise awareness and promote social commitment to gender equality. This year, the award is shared between Geographies of Solitude, by Canadian Jacquelyn Mills, and the aforementioned The Line, by Ursula Meier.

As for the industry aspect of the event, the MECAS market, which held its fifth edition between 23 and 26 April (read more), the winners were: the Film-to-Be-Made 2022 award went to Peter Pan (France), by Natacha Samuel and Florent Klockenbring; El exterior, by Canarian Víctor Moreno was the winner of the Almost-Finished Film 2022 award with a prize of €5,000; and the winning project of MECAS Island 2022 was Mi familia isleña, by Cristina Yurena Zerr.

The awards:

Official Section

Golden Lady Harimaguada
Memoryland [+lire aussi :
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Silver Lady Harimaguada
Father’s Day - Kivu Ruhorahoza (Rwanda)

Best Actress Award
Aline Amike and Mediatrice Kayitesi - Father’s Day

Special Jury Mention
Children of the Mist - Ha Le Diem (Vietnam)

Best Short Film Award
Curupira e a máquina do destino - Janaina Wagner (Brazil/France)

Special Mention Short Film
Biting the Dust – Neozoon (Germany)

Audience Award
The Line [+lire aussi :
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Bande à Part Section

Bande à Part Award
Rewind & Play [+lire aussi :
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Panorama Spain

Panorama Spain Award
Los caballos mueren al amanecer [+lire aussi :
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interview : Ione Atenea
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Special Jury Mention
Lullaby [+lire aussi :
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interview : Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
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Canarias Cinema Section

Richard Leacock Award for Best Feature Film
Rendir los machos [+lire aussi :
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Richard Leacock Award for Best Short Film
Bancal - Rafael Montezuma (Spain)

Special Jury Mention
Una flor en el vacío - Jesús F. Cruz (Spain)

Digital 104 Distribution Award
Time (L)over / Time Lover- Álvaro Pinell (Spain)

Cima Award
Geographies of Solitude - Jacquelyn Mills (Canada)
The Line - Ursula Meier

MECAS

Almost-Finished Film Award
Peter Pan - Natacha Samuel and Florent Klockenbring
Production: Gaëlle Jones (France)

Film-to-Be-Made Award
El exterior - Víctor Moreno
Production: Kino Pravda (Spain)

MECAS Island
Mi familia isleña - Cristina Yurena Zerr