The 11th Annual Cine las Americas International Film Festival (my, that’s a mouthful) has wrapped another year – by all accounts a rollicking success. Normally we’d say see you next year, but Cine Las Americas has been transitioning into a year-round presence. So… see you next month, maybe? And get some rest.

In what is presumably their last bit of official fest business, Cine just released this year’s jury and audience award winners. The full list after the jump.

JURY AWARD WINNERS:

Jury Award for Best First or Second Narrative Feature
NOEL POETA DA VILA (NOEL, THE SAMBA POET), Ricardo van Steen, Brazil, 2006

Jury Award for Best Narrative Short
MEXICAN DREAM, David Michan, Mexico, 2007

Special Jury Mention for Narrative Short
EN TRÁNSITO (IN TRANSIT), Isabel Muñoz Cota Callejas, México, 2007

Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
LA AMERICANA (THE AMERICAN), Nicholas Bruckman, USA, 2008

Special Jury Mention for Documentary Feature
LOS PUÑOS DE UNA NACIÓN (THE FISTS OF A NATION), Pituka Ortega Heilbron, Panama, 2006

Jury Award for Best Documentary Short
“CON EL TOQUE DE LA CHAVETA” (“WITH A STROKE OF THE CHAVETA”), Pamela Sporn, Cuba, USA, 2007

Special Jury Mention for Documentary Short
“POR MIS HIJOS” (“FOR THEM”), Aymée Cruzalegui, Spain, 2007

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:

Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
NAO POR ACASO (NOT BY CHANCE), Philippe Barcinski, Brazil, Drama, 2007

Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
LA AMERICANA (THE AMERICAN), Nicholas Bruckman, USA, 2008

This article appears in April 25 • 2008.

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...