The Latin American Film Festival (LAFF) was a film festival dedicated to

Latin American cinema Latin American cinema refers collectively to the film output and film industry, film industries of Latin America. Latin American film is both rich and diverse, but the main centers of production have been Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Latin Americ ...

, held annually in the city of

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, from 2005 to 2013.9º Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de Utrecht
Proimágenes Colombia.

Awards and winners

Latin Angel Jury Award

The top prize of the Festival was awarded since 2005 by a professional jury to the best film in the competition. The prize has been awarded to: *2013: ''

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'' – Daniela Seggiario *2012: '' La Demora'' –

Rodrigo Plá Rodrigo Plá (born 9 June 1968 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan screenwriter and director. He is best known for his 2007 film '' La Zona'' (The Zone). Plá studied photography, screenwriting and direction at the Centro de capacitación ci ...

*2011: ''

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Pablo Larraín Pablo Larraín Matte (; born 19 August 1976) is a Chilean filmmaker. He has directed nine feature films and co-directed one television series, including the Academy Award-nominated films ''No (2012 film), No'' (2012), ''Neruda (film), Neruda'' ...

*2010: '' Norteado'' - Rigoberto Perezcano *2009: '' La rabia'' -

Albertina Carri Albertina Carri (born 1973, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film producer, screenwriter and director, as well as an audiovisual artist. Biography Albertina Carri was born in Buenos Aires in 1973, where she currently lives and works. She is the ...

*2008: '' Las niñas'' – Rodrigo Marín *2007: ''

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'' – Fernando Perez *2006: ''

En la cama ''In Bed'' ( es, En la Cama) is a 2005 Chilean film directed by Matías Bize and starring Blanca Lewin and Gonzalo Valenzuela. It was Chile's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was ...

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Matías Bize Matías Bize (born Santiago, Chile, 9 August 1979) is a Chilean film director, producer and screenwriter. He has won important independent film awards including the Espigo de Oro for ''In Bed'' at the 2005 Valladolid International Film Festival i ...

*2005: '' El Viaje hacia el Mar'' – Guillermo Casanova

Hivos Latin Angel Audience Award Feature

This special prize in the category "Feature films" has been awarded since 2007 to the following winners. *2013: ''

Infancia clandestina ''Clandestine Childhood'' ( es, link=no, Infancia clandestina) is a 2011 Argentine historical drama film directed by Benjamín Ávila and starring Natalia Oreiro, Ernesto Alterio and César Troncoso. Critically acclaimed, the film won ten award ...

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*2012: '' Un cuento chino'' -

Sebastián Borensztein Sebastián Borensztein (born 22 April 1963) is an Argentine screenwriter and film director, best known for the films '' Chinese Take-Away'' (2011), ''Heroic Losers'' (2019) and the horror television miniseries ''El garante'' (1997). Early life ...

*2011: '' También la Lluvia'' -

Icíar Bollaín Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez (born 12 June 1967) is a Spanish filmmaker and actress. Early life and education Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez was born in Madrid on 12 June 1967. She was one of twin girls to a father who was an aeronautical ...

*2010: ''

Contracorriente ''Contracorriente'' (''Countercurrent'' in English) is the debut solo album by Mexican singer and actress Eiza González. It was released on November 24, 2009, through EMI Televisa Music. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, California, Texas, ...

'' - Javier Fuentes León *2009: '' Última Parada 174'' -

Bruno Barreto Bruno Villela Barreto Borges (born 16 March 1955) is a Brazilian film director. Biography Born in Rio de Janeiro, Barreto has been making feature-length films ever since he was 17 years old and remains one of Brazil's most accomplished and pop ...

*2008: ''

Tropa de Elite ''Elite Squad'' ( pt, Tropa de Elite, ) is a 2007 Brazilian crime film based on the novel ''Elite da Tropa'' by Luiz Eduardo Soares, André Batista, and Rodrigo Pimentel. Directed by José Padilha from a screenplay by Padilha, Bráulio Mantova ...

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José Padilha José Bastos Padilha Neto (; born 1 August 1967) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes ''Elite Squad'' and '' Elite Squad: The Enemy Within'' and ...

*2007: ''

Proibido Proibir ''Forbidden to Forbid'' ( pt, Proibido Proibir; es, Prohibido Prohibir; also known as ''É Proibido Proibir'') is a 2006 Brazilian-Chilean-Spanish drama film directed by Jorge Durán. It stars Caio Blat, Maria Flor and Alexandre Rodrigues as tee ...

'' - Jorge Durán

Hivos Latin Angel Audience Award Documentary

This special prize in the category "Documentary films" has been awarded since 2007 to the following winners. *2013: '' Gimme the Power'' -

Olallo Rubio Olallo Rubio is a Mexican filmmaker and broadcaster. He is known for his documentaries '' So, What's Your Price?'', '' Gimme the Power'' and '' Ilusión Nacional'', and the feature film '' This Is Not a Movie'' Career Rubio's career began in ...

*2012: '' Senna'' -

Asif Kapadia Asif Kapadia (born 1972) is a British filmmaker. Academy Award, BAFTA and Grammy winning director Asif Kapadia has made his name directing visually striking films exploring ‘outsiders’, characters living in extreme circumstances, fighting ...

*2011: '' Boys of Summer'' - Keith Aumont *2010: '' Hijos de Cuba'' -

Andrew Lang Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University ...

*2009: ''

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'' - Chema Rodríguez *2008: '' Circunstancias Especiales'' - Héctor Salgado *2007: '' Las Estrellas de la Línea'' - Chema Rodríguez

References

Film festivals in the Netherlands Latin American film festivals Film festivals established in 2005 Mass media in Utrecht (province) {{Europe-film-festival-stub