12th BAFICI News

The 13th edition of the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) will take place between the 6th and 17th of April 2011 with other cinemas in different neighborhoods of Buenos Aires City. Its program will include the exhibition and world premiere of feature films and Argentine and foreign shorts in the official competition, retrospectives and thematic sections. Moreover, the Festival offers its attendees and participants a series of special activities that connect film with other artistic disciplines: music concerts, book presentations, free outdoor movies for children (Little Bafici) and adults, workshops and business meetings such as “Buenos Aires Lab”, “Talent Campus” and “Industry Office”.

The twelfth edition of Bafici had sold a total of 200 thousand tickets, which reflects the popular interest that this cultural event, which Buenos Aires has been offering for over a decade, awakens. Taking into account those who attended activities parallel to the cinematographic screenings (open air screenings, concerts, round tables, and book presentations, among others), the total number escalates to 280 thousand people. This represents a growth by 10% in respect to 2009’s edition, not only in tickets, but also in total attendance.

En un club de San Telmo, se concretó la entrega de premios y fiesta final de la duodécima edición del Bafici. La ceremonia comenzó con un emotivo discurso del Director Sergio Wolf, en dónde destacó la impecable organización y calidad artística que tuvo el Festival, y además anunció que la premiada película argentina “Los labios” de Iván Fund y Santiago Loza ha sido seleccionada para participar de la prestigiosa sección “Un certain regard” del Festival de Cannes 2011. A continuación, bajo la conducción de la actriz Mirta Busnelli, se sucedieron las premiaciones hasta llegar a la imagen que ilustra esta noticia: con todos los ganadores sobre el escenario, celebrando sus obtenciones. También se anunciaron las películas ganadoras según el voto del público: “Mary and Max” de Adam Elliot, de la Selección Oficial Internacional; “El ambulante”, de Eduardo de la Serna-Lucas Marcheggiano-Adriana Yurcovich, de la Selección Oficial Argentina y “Kerity, la maison des contes” de Dominique Bonféry, de Baficito.

This is the complete list of the winners of the 12º BAFICI, disclosed on Saturday, April 17 at noon (pictured):

International Official Selection

- Best film: "Alamar" , by Pedro González-Rubio (Mexico).

- Best Director: Corneliu Poromboiu for "Police, Adjective" (Rumania).

- Jury’s Special Award: "La bocca del lupo", by Pietro Marcello (Italy).

- Best Argentine Film DistinctionDistinción a Mejor Película Argentina: "Lo que más quiero", by Delfina Castagnino.

- Best Actor: Dragos Bucur for "Police, Adjective" (Rumania).

- Best Actress: shred by Pilar Gamboa and María Villar for "Lo que más quiero" (Argentina).

Argentine Official Selection

- Best Film: "Invernadero", by Gonzalo Castro.

- Best Director: Iván Fund and Santiago Loza for "Los labios".

- Jury’s Special Award: "Somos nosotros", by Mariano Blanco.

- Best Photography Distinction: "Las pistas – Lanhoyij- Nmitaxanaxac", by Sebastián Lingiardi.