Latin American Film Festival Explained

The Latin American Film Festival (LAFF) was a film festival dedicated to Latin American cinema, held annually in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands, from 2005 to 2013.^{[1] [2]}

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:^[3]

• 2013: Beauty – Daniela Seggiario
• 2012: La Demora – Rodrigo Plá
• 2011: Post mortem – Pablo Larraín
• 2010: Norteado - Rigoberto Perezcano
• 2009: La rabia - Albertina Carri
• 2008: Las niñas – Rodrigo Marín
• 2007: Madrigal – Fernando Perez
• 2006: En la cama – Matías Bize
• 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.^[3]

• 2013: Infancia clandestina - Benjamín Ávila
• 2012: Un cuento chino - Sebastián Borensztein
• 2011: También la Lluvia - Icíar Bollaín
• 2010: Contracorriente - Javier Fuentes León
• 2009: Última Parada 174 - Bruno Barreto
• 2008: Tropa de Elite - José Padilha
• 2007: Proibido Proibir - 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.^[3]

• 2013: Gimme the Power - Olallo Rubio
• 2012: Senna - Asif Kapadia
• 2011: Boys of Summer - Keith Aumont
• 2010: Hijos de Cuba - Andrew Lang
• 2009: Coyote - Chema Rodríguez
• 2008: Circunstancias Especiales - Héctor Salgado
• 2007: Las Estrellas de la Línea - Chema Rodríguez

Notes and References

1. http://www.proimagenescolombia.com/secciones/eventos/evento_interna.php?ntd=104 9º Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de Utrecht
2. Web site: The end of the LAFF . LAFF Utrecht . 2013-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131028080132/http://www.laff.nl/ . 2013-10-28 . dead .
3. Web site: Latin American Film Festival. Jurys & Awards . LAFF Utrecht . https://web.archive.org/web/20130420210929/http://www.laff.nl/festival/jurys-awards/ . 2013-04-20 . nl . dead .