Bogotá Film Festival

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Bogotá Film Festival
LocationBogotá, Colombia
Founded1984
AwardsGolden Precolumbian Circle
Websitewww.bogocine.com

The Bogotá Film Festival (Spanish: Festival de Cine de Bogotá) is an annual international film festival held in Bogotá, Colombia, inaugurated in 1984.[1] It takes place in late October each year, with most films being in Spanish and very few in English.[2]

The event is an important showcase for independent cinema, with the 26th staging of the annual event in 2009 showcasing 120 films from 32 countries.[3]

Best Film (Círculo Precolombino de Oro) winners

Year Film Director Country
1984 The Bicycle Racer[4] Lisandro Duque Naranjo  Colombia
1985 A Man of Principle[4] Francisco Norden  Colombia
1986 Frida Still Life Paul Leduc  Mexico
1988 Made in Argentina Juan José Jusid  Argentina
1989 The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema Guilherme de Almeida Prado  Brazil
1990 Evening Bell[4] Wu Ziniu  China
1991 Alias 'La Gringa' Alberto Durant  Peru
1992 Pustynya Mikhail Kats  Soviet Union[4]
1993 Todos somos estrellas Felipe Degregori  Peru
1994 The Red Squirrel Julio Medem  Spain
1995 Salto al vacío Daniel Calparsoro  Spain
1996 Entre rojas Azucena Rodríguez  Spain
1997 My Generation Wilma Labate  Italy
1998 La vendedora de rosas Víctor Gaviria  Colombia
1999 Tell Me I'm Dreaming Claude Mouriéras  France
2000 Amores perros Alejandro González Iñárritu  Mexico
2001 El Bola Achero Mañas  Spain
2002 Magonia Ineke Smits  Netherlands
2003 La espera Aldo Garay  Uruguay
2004 Machuca Andrés Wood  Chile
2005 Garúa Gustavo Corrado  Argentina
L'iceberg Bruno Romy, Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon  Belgium
2006 The Minder Rodrigo Moreno  Argentina
2009 The Milk of Sorrow Claudia Llosa  Peru
2010 Retratos en un mar de mentiras Carlos Gaviria  Colombia
2011 La mujer de Iván Francisca Silva  Chile
2012 Juan y Eva Paula de Luque  Argentina
2013 Florbela Vicente Alves do Ó  Portugal
The Invisible Collection Bernard Attal  Brazil
2014 Conducta Ernesto Daranas  Cuba
2015 La vida después Pablo Bardauil, Franco Verdoia  Argentina
2016 Freistatt Marc Brummund  Germany
2017 Kupal Kazem Mollaie  Iran
2018 O Filme da Minha Vida Selton Mello  Brazil
2019 Cronofobia Francesco Rizzi   Switzerland
2020 Grand Cancan Mikhail Kosyrev-Nesterov  Russia

References

  1. ^ Delgado, Maria M.; Johnson, Randal; Hart, Stephen M., eds. (2017). A Companion to Latin American Cinema. Wiley. p. 105. ISBN 9781118552889.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Daniel; Keeling, Stephen (2018). The Rough Guide to Colombia. Apa Publications. ISBN 9781789195132.
  3. ^ "Inicia el 26 festival de cine de bogotá" [The 26th Bogota Film Festival begins]. Notimex (in Spanish). Mexico City. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2022 – via ProQuest. una vitrina muy importante para el cine independiente. ― que congrega a 32 países que participan con 120 películas [very important showcase for independent cinema ― brings together 32 countries participating with 120 films]
  4. ^ a b c d Rist, Peter (2014). "Festival de Cine de Bogotá". Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 248. ISBN 9780810880368.

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