New York International Latino Film Festival Explained

The New York International Latino Film Festival is a major Hispanic film festival located in New York City.^[1] The festival features over sixty films, shorts, and documentaries over the course of six days, along with other events focused on Latino culture.^[2]

List of award winners by year

2008

• Best Picture - Vicious Circle - Director: Paul Boyd
• Best Documentary Award - Transvestites Also Cry - Director: Sebastiano D'Ayala Valva
• Best Documentary Award - La Americana -Directors: Nicholas Bruckman & John Mattiuzzi
• Best Short Award - Rojo Red - Director: Juan Manuel Betancourt
• Heineken Red Star Award - Malta Con Huevo - Director: Cristobal Valderrama^[3]

2009

• Best Film - Inside a Change - Director: Rik Cordero
• Best Short Film - Lalo - Director: Daniel Maldonado
• Audience Choice Award: Best Picture - El Regalo de la Pachamama - Director: Toshifumi Matsushita
• Best Documentary - Stages - Directors: Meerkat Media Collective^[4]

2010

• Best Domestic Feature - Forged - Director: William Wedig
• Best Short Film - Career Day - Director: Ivette Garcia Davila
• Best International Feature - Habana Eva - Director: Fina Torres
• Best Director - 25 KILATES (25 CARAT) - Director: Patxi Amezcua
• Best Documentary - So Far - Director: Stephanie LaMorre^[5]

2011

• Best Short Film- La Ducha (The Shower) - Director: Jose Maria San Martin
• Best U.S. Feature Film - Maria My Love - Director/Writer: Jasmine McGlade Chazelle
• Best International Feature Film - El Regreso (The Return) - Director/Writer: Hernán Jiménez
• Best Director - Blacktino - Director/Writer: Aaron Burns
• Best Documentary - El Edificio de los Chilenos (The Chilean Building) - Director/: Macarena Aguilo Marchi & Susana Foxley^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hispanic Film Festivals Grow in Popularity, But Landing Major Sponsorships Remains a Challenge. Medina. Hildy. June 12, 2008. HispanicBusiness Magazine. 2008-08-19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080614144146/http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/2008/6/12/hispanic_film_festivals_grow_in_popularity.htm. June 14, 2008.
2. Web site: Press release: The New York International Latino Film Festival Returns with An Exciting Line-Up of Hot Latino Stars. June 27, 2006. 2008-08-19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110711171348/http://hispanicprwire.com/news.php?l=in&id=6557&cha=10. July 11, 2011.
3. Web site: 9th ANNUAL NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL. July 28, 2008. 2012-01-16.
4. Web site: 2009 NYILFF Winners. August 3, 2009. 2012-01-16.
5. Web site: 2010 NYILFF Winners. August 6, 2010. 2012-01-16.
6. Web site: 2011 NYILFF Winners. August 22, 2011. 2012-01-16.