The 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival(PSIFF) announced the new Cine Latino Award, which will be presented to the best Iberoamerican film screening at the Festival scheduled to run January 3-14, 2013. Sponsored by the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) and the University of Guadalajara Foundation/USA, the winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize.
This year’s eligible films are:
7 Boxes (Paraguay), Director: Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori
After Lucia (Mexico), Director: Michel Franco
Beauty (Argentina), Director: Daniela Seggiaro
Blancanieves (Spain/France), Director: Pablo Berger
Checkmate (Dominican Republic), Director: José María Cabral
Clandestine Childhood (Argentina/Brazil/Spain), Director: Benjamín Ávila
The Cleaner (Peru), Director: Adrian Saba
The Clown (Brazil), Director: Selton Mello
The Dead Man and Being Happy (Spain), Director: Javier Rebollo
Drought (Mexico), Director: Everardo González
The Girl (USA/Mexico), Director: David Riker
Here and There (Spain/USA/Mexico), Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza
La Playa D. C. (Colombia/Brazil/France), Director: Juan Andrés Arango García
Multiple Visions (The Crazy Machine) (Mexico/France/Spain), Director: Emilio Maillé
The Passion of Michelangelo (Chile/France), Director: Esteban Larraín
Sadourni’s Butterflies (Argentina), Director: Darío Nardi
The Sleeping Voice (Spain), Director: Benito Zambrano
The Snitch Cartel (Colombia), Director: Carlos Moreno
Tabu (Portugal/Brazil/France/Germany), Director: Miguel Gomes
The End (Spain), Director: Jorge Torregrossa
Una Noche (Cuba/UK/USA), Director: Lucy Mulloy
White Elephant (Argentina/Spain/France), Director: Pablo Trapero