The 12th edition of the Platinum Awards will be held this Sunday, April 27, consolidating as the event that marks the closing of the Ibero -American Cinema Recognition season. The gala, which will take place in Spain, will highlight the most creative and risky proposals of regional cinema, with emphasis on new emerging voices and filmmakers.
Among the nominees is the Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante, who will compete with its most recent production, Rita, A film that has captured international attention for its social and aesthetic approach.
The Platinum Awards were created by the Entity of Rights Management of Audiovisual Producers (EGEDA) and the Ibero -American Federation of Cinematographic and Audiovisual Producers (FIPCA), with the aim of giving visibility to the Latin American cinema and projecting it before a global audience.
With coverage in more than 180 countries, this platform seeks to promote, disseminate and bring audiovisual culture to a broad and diverse audience.
The transmission for Guatemala will begin at 12.00 with the red carpet, while the gala will begin at 1:00 p.m. The event can be seen through the TNT pay channel.
Guatemala is again nominated at the Platinum Awards
One of the surprises of the gala is the participation of Guatemalan director and producer Jayro Bustamante, who returns to the Platinum Awards after having triumphed in previous editions with films such as The Lloronawhich in 2021 obtained three statuettes, and Ixcanultape with which he got his first award in 2016.
Bustamante has also been key to the international recognition of national talents, such as actress María Mercedes Coroy, who received the public prize for best female interpretation, thus consolidating a Guatemalan legacy in this important Ibero -American gala.
This year, the filmmaker competes with his most recent production, Ritaa film that has become a powerful voice in favor of Latin American childhood victim of violation and abandonment.
Nominations for films to Platinum Awards
In the 12th edition of the Platinum Awards, the Spanish film The infiltrated Lead the competition with 11 nominations, followed by production Jockeywhich adds nine mentions. For its part, the Brazilian film Ainda this (I’m still here), acclaimed in other international festivals, has three nominations, while Guatemalan production Rita It also stands out among the selected ones.
Platinum Award for Best Male Interpretation
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (Jockey)
- Eduard Fernández (Frame)
- Luis Tosar (The infiltrated)
- Manuel García-Rulfo (Pedro Páramo)
Platinum Award for Best Female Interpretation
- Carolina Yuste (The infiltrated)
- Fernanda Torres (Ainda this)
- Sol Carballo (Memories of a body that burns)
- Úrsula Corberó (Jockey)
Platinum Award for Best Ibero -American Fiction Film
- Ainda this (Brazil)
- 47 (Spain)
- Jockey (Argentina, Spain and Mexico)
- Grand Tour (Portugal)
- The infiltrated (Spain)
Platinum Award for Best Ibero -American Fiction Comedy
- Looking for Coque (Spain)
- Camp with mom (Argentina)
- The honest candidate (Mexico)
- Father there is only one 4 (Spain)
Platinum Award for Best Directorate
- Arantxa Echevarría (The infiltrated)
- Luis Ortega (Jockey)
- Pedro Almodóvar (The next room)
- Walter Salles (Ainda this)
Platinum Award for Best Screenplay
- Antonella Sudasessi Furniss (Memories of a body that burns)
- Arantxa Echevarría, Amèlia Mora (The infiltrated)
- Eduard alone (House in Flames)
- Jayro Bustamante (Rita)
- Luis Ortega, Rodolfo Palacios, Fabián Casas (Jockey)
Platinum Award for Best Original Music
- Alberto Iglesias (The next room)
- Fernando Velázquez (The infiltrated)
- Gustavo Santaolalla (Pedro Páramo)
- Ulises Hernández (The invention of species)
Platinum Award for Best Male Distribution Interpretation
- Daniel Fanego (Jockey)
- Darío Grandinetti (Little girl)
- Diego Anido (The infiltrated)
- Héctor Kotsifakis (Pedro Páramo)
Platinum Award for Best Female Distribution Interpretation
- Clear safe (47)
- Francisca Lewin (The place of the other)
- Ilse Salas (Pedro Páramo)
- Liliana Biamonte (Memories of a body that burns)
Platinum Award for Best Animation Film
- Noah’s ark (Brazil)
- Captain wasp (Dominican Republic)
- Dalia and the Red Book (Argentina, Brazil, Spain and Peru)
- Dragon Guardian: Dragonkeeper (Spain)
- Black butterflies (Spain and Panama)
Platinum Award for Best Documentary Film
- The echo (Mexico)
- The Flemish Guitar of Yerai Cortés (Spain)
- Lost children (Colombia)
- Reas (Argentina)
Platinum Award for the Best Ibero -American Fiction Prima Opera
- Germany (Argentina, Spain)
- The dog thief (Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Mexico)
- The blue star (Argentina and Spain)
- Mountain Simon (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay)
Platinum Award for Best Assembly Directorate
- Jayro Bustamante, Gustavo Matheu (Rita)
- Lucrecia Gutiérrez, Tatiana Huezo (The echo)
- Rosario Suárez, Yibrán Asuad (Jockey)
- Victoria Lammers (The infiltrated)
Platinum Award for Best Art Direction
- Eduardo Hidalgo (The infiltrated)
- Eugenio Caballero, Carlos Y. Jacques (Pedro Páramo)
- Germán Naglieri, Julia Freid (Jockey)
- Javier Alvariño (The Red Virgin)
Platinum Award for Best Photography Directorate
- Edu Grau (The next room)
- Inti briones (Rita)
- Javier Salmones (The infiltrated)
- Rodrigo Prieto, Nico Aguilar (Pedro Páramo)
Platinum Award for Best Sound Directorate
- Angie Hernández (One night with the Rolling Stones)
- Diana Sagristà, Alejandro Castillo, Eva Valiño, Antonin Dalmasso (Second prize)
- Guido Berenblum (Jockey)
- Jorge Castillo, Fabio Huete, Mayte Cabrera, Miriam Lisón (The infiltrated)
Platinum Award for Cinema and Education in Securities
- Germany (Argentina and Spain)
- The dog thief (Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Mexico)
- Memories of a body that burns (Costa Rica and Spain)
- I am Nevenka (Spain)