The Annual Program Without Frontiers Award at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival

But the accent was in the Competitions, where there was also a big variety. There were three sections for feature films: the International Competition, the Latin American Competition and the Argentine Competition.
The ultimate award of the Festival, the Astor de Oro, was given to the Japanese Still Walking, by Hirokazu Kore-eda, film included in the International Competition.

The short films also had their place: with the International Short Film Competition and the Argentine Short Film Competition. In this last section, the Annual Program Without Frontiers participated for the third year in a row, giving out an Award to the animation El Empleo, by Santiago 'Bou' Grasso. The Award included the Official Certificate, as well as the automatic inclusion of the film in the San Francisco Short Film Festival and the Festival du Cinéma de Paris. The Program also gave a Special Mention to El Grito, by Andres Denegri. These two films also received from the Festival's Official Jury the transfer to 35mm.

With a new date, new heading and a new direction, the Mar del Plata International Film Festival was, once again, the "cinema party" of the region. A great experience for us and for the organizers, who will surely learn from it to make the 24th edition even better. And we can't wait for next year.