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All the winners of the ninth edition of FIDBA

The ninth edition of FIDBA -the Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival– featured 260 films, which were screened online between December 2021 and March 2022. This year, the schedule included Titles from 43 countries and more than 50% of the total were directed by women. The FIDBA It was organized in 11 competitions. Below are the winners and the winners of each of them and their origin, in addition to the juries that selected them.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

The jury made up of deepa mehtadirector (Canada); Cristina Northhead of Berlin Forum (Germany); and Jang Junhwandirector (Korea) awarded the Best Film Award in the International Feature Film Competition to A rifle and a Bagfrom Christina Hanes, arya rothe and isabella rinaldi (India).

In addition, an honorable mention was awarded to get out of bitchby Sofia Rocha (Argentina).

IBERO-AMERICAN COMPETITION

The jury made up of Jean Perretformer director of Minks Du Reel (Switzerland); Jeong Jae-eun, director (Korea); and anna bertholletsales agent at Lightbox (France), presented the award for best film in the Ibero-American Competition to OptionZero, by Marcel Beltran (Cuba). He also awarded an honorable mention to the shape of the cloudsby José Luis Osorio and George Gallardo (Colombia).

ARGENTINE COMPETITION

The jury made up of Thomas Imbachfilmmaker (Switzerland); Savina Neirottiartistic director Torino Film Lab, head of Biennale College Cinema Programs (Italy); and Josh Siegelcurator and member of the Film Department of the MoMA (United States), presented the award for best film in the Argentine Feature Film Competition to Flarefrom Alejandra Almiron. He also awarded two honorable mentions, to The delightsfrom Eduardo Crespoalready Short years, eternal daysfrom Silvina Estevez.

COMPETITION GENDER AND GENERATIONS

The jury made up of Diana Tabakovdirector Doc Alliance Films (Czech Republic); Maria Jacarillajournalist at Film Looks (Spain); and Lila Ribifilmmaker (Switzerland), presented the award for the best film in the Genre and Generations Competition to Zoila, by Gabriela Pena (Chile). He also awarded two special mentions to Room with a viewfrom Rose Corella (Austria), yeah good will comefrom Uilma Queiroz (Brazil).

ARGENTINE SHORT FILMS COMPETITION

The jury made up of Sergio Fantprogrammer, Berlinale (Italy, Germany); Pedro Fernandes Duarte, producer (Portugal); and Simone Spaniproduction company (Switzerland), presented the prize for the best short film in the Argentine Competition to 7 tinder datesfrom Daniela Ema Aguinsky. He also awarded two special mentions, to surfacesfrom Cristina Mottaalready Fernando Martín Peña: The projection of the worldfrom Carlos Vallina, John Crafty and John Barcellandi.

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS COMPETITION

The jury made up of Karim Sayadfilmmaker (Algeria); Alessandro Stellino, critic and programmer (Italy); and jia zhaoproduction company (China), presented the prize for the best short film in the International Competition to sunless sunsetfrom Jharol Mendoza (Colombia). He also awarded two special mentions, to Image of victoryfrom Adi Mishnayot (Israel), yeah A revolt without imagesfrom Pilar Monsell (Spain).

SIDE COMPETITION

The jury made up of sophie bourdonprogrammer of locarno-festival (France); Thierry Jobinartistic director of Freiburg International Film Festival (Switzerland); and Martial Knaebeldistributor of trigon-film (Italy) presented the award for the best film in the Lateral Competition to Nun of your businessfrom Ivana Marinić Kragic (Croatia).

HUMAN RIGHTS COMPETENCE

The jury made up of Maelle Gueneguesinternational distributor at Cat & Docs (Austria); Mathias Noschia, film marketing strategy, founder of Alphapanda (Germany); and Joanna Soleckaprogrammer of Warsaw Festival (Poland), presented the award (ex aequo) for the best film in the Human Rights Competition Wandering, a Rohingya Storyfrom Oliver Higgins and Melanie Carrier (Canada) already ecce eyefrom Ines Compan (France). He also awarded an honorable mention to The path of Martin Negrifrom Leandro Aparicio (Argentina).

COMPETITION NEW NARRATIVES

The jury made up of stefan ivacicfilmmaker, producer and programmer (Serbia); Myriam Sassin, producer (Lebanon); and aline schmidproduction company (Austria), presented the award for best film in the New Narratives Competition to Rock Bottom Riserfrom Fern Silva (USA).

COMPETITION FICTIONS OF THE REAL

The jury made up of nicole gilletdirector of Brussels Documentary Festival (Belgium); Claudia Macideputy artistic director of the Milan Film Festival (Italy); and Gigi Pritzkermember of the Sundance Institute and producer, awarded the prize for the best film in the Fictions of the Real Competition to A man and a camerafrom Guido Hendrix (Netherlands).

COMPETENCES NEW DIRECTORS

The jury made up of Patrick Chihafilmmaker (Austria/France); João Matos, producer (Portugal/Brazil); and Victor Iriarteprogrammer (Spain), presented the award for best film in the New Directors Competition to the charm of the flyfrom Lucia Levis Bilsky and Octavio Comba (Argentina).

RAFMA (Argentine Network of Festivals and Audiovisual Shows)

The jury made up of Aymara Schwietersaudiovisual producer of MUTATE (Women and diversities working in the audiovisual network); Maia Navasdirector of PLAY Video Art and Experimental Film Festival; Marco Enrique Haidar Furlottiexecutive director of the virtual platform Cinexpress; Luciano Naccifrom DOCA; and Maria Constance CuratitoliIn representation of ANIMECórdoba International Animation Festival–, presented the RAFMA award for the best Argentine feature film to The delightsfrom Eduardo Crespo; and the RAFMA Award for the best Argentine short film to surfacesby Cristina Motta.

SIGNS AWARD

The jury made up of Anna Grebe (Germany), Adrian Baccaro (Argentina) and Luis Garcia Orso (Mexico) presented the SIGNIS award for the best international feature film to The second burial of Alexandrinusfrom Raul Soto Rodriguez (Colombia).

PRIZE CINE.AR

Maria Martellottion behalf of Cine.AR, presented the Cine.Ar Award to the short film yennyfrom Gaston Escudero Bigurrarena (Argentina).

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