Cannes regular Pedro Almodovar won't be in this year's competition, but this comedy from Argentine director Damian Szifron could be the next best thing. Almodovar is one of the producers of the feature, a series of comic sketches that should provide some welcome laughs amid Cannes' typically grim selection of political and social dramas. Wild Tales marks Szifron's first appearance in Cannes. (Sales: Film Factory)
Damian Szifron’s Wild Tales topped the nominations for the second Platino Awards, the recently established recognition for Ibero-American cinema, which aims to become the Latin version of the Oscars.
The Platino nominations were announced on Wednesday in an event in Los Angeles hosted by actresses Alessandra Rosaldo and Kate del Castillo, CNN en Español host Juan Carlos Arciniegas, actor-director Eugenio Derbez (from Mexico’s record-breaking Instructions Not Included), the head of EGEDA USA, Elvi Cano, and Gonzalo Elvira, from FIPCA Mexico, who detailed the nominees for nine artistic categories and four technical ones. Colombian actor Marlon Moreno and Salvadorian actress Carla Vila also attended the event, according to a press release.
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Wild Tales is followed by Alberto Rodriguez’s Marshland (Spain), with nine nominations, and Ernesto Daranas’ Behavior Behavior (Cuba) and Mariana Rondón’s Bad Hair, with eight each. A record 760 films were submitted this year, out of which 30 made it to the finals, coming from 13 Ibero-American countries.
Kate del Castillo announced Spanish star Antonio Banderas will receive the Platino Lifetime Achievement Award during the gala ceremony that will take place in Marbella, Spain, at the Starlite venue on July 18. The ceremony will be hosted by Rosaldo and Arciniegas, and broadcast for over 50 countries through TNT (Latin America) and RTVE (Spain and Andorra).
TNT’s broadcast will include an exclusive 30-minute red carpet pre-show presented by Argentine journalist-producer Axel Kuschevatzky (Wild Tales, Paulina) and Dominican CNN en Español host Mariela Encarnacion.
The Platino Awards are produced by Ibero-American producers association EGEDA in collaboration with FIPCA, the Ibero-American Federation of Audiovisual Producers.
The nominees are:
Best Ibero-American Fiction Film:
Behavior (Cuba)
Marshland (Spain)
Mr. Kaplan (Spain, Uruguay)
Bad Hair (Venezuela, Perú, Argentina)
Wild Tales (Argentina, Spain)
Best Director:
Alberto Rodriguez (Spain) for Marshland
Alvaro Brechner (Uruguay) for Mr. Kaplan
Damian Szifron (Argentina) for Wild Tales
Ernesto Daranas (Cuba) for Behavior
Mariana Rondon (Venezuela) for Bad Hair
Best Actor
Benicio Del Toro (Puerto Rico) for Escobar – Lost Paradise
Javier Gutierrez (Spain) for Marshland
Jorge Perugorria (Cuba) for La pared de las palabras
Leonardo Sbaraglia (Argentina) for Wild Tales
Oscar Jaenada (Spain) for Cantinflas
Best Actress
Erica Rivas (Argentina) for Wild Tales
Geraldine Chaplin (EEUU) for Sand Dollars
Leandra Leal (Brazil) for A Wolf at the Door
Laura de la Uz (Cuba) for His Wedding Dress
Paulina Garcia (Chile) for Illiterate
Samantha Castillo (Venezuela) for Bad Hair
Best Original Score:
Adan Jodorowsky (Chile) for La danza de la realidad
Gustavo Dudamel (Venezuela) for The Liberator
Gustavo Santaolalla (Argentina) for Wild Tales
Juan A. Leyva (Cuba), Magda R. Galban (Cuba) for Behavior
Julio de la Rosa (Spain) for Marshland
Roque Banos (Spain) for El nino
Best Animated Film:
Until Sbornia Takes Us Apart (Brazil)
Dixie and the Zombie Rebellion (Spain)
La Leyenda de las momias de Guanajuato (Mexico)
Menique (Cuba, Spain)
Mortadelo y Filemon contra Jimmy el cachondo (Spain)
The Boy and the World (Brazil)
Best Documentary Film:
Who is Dayani Cristal?(Mexico)
Born in Gaza (Spain)
El vals de los inútiles (Chile, Argentina)
Salt of the Earth (Brazil)
Paco de Lucía. La búsqueda (Spain)
Best Screenplay:
Alberto Rodríguez (Spain), Rafael Cobos (Spain) for Marshland
Alvaro Brechner (Uruguay) for Mr. Kaplan
Damian Szifron (Argentina) for Wild Tales
Ernesto Daranas (Cuba) for Behavior
Mariana Rondon (Venezuela) for Bad Hair
Best Ibero-American First Film (Fiction):
10000 KM — Carlos Marques Marcet (Spain)
Natural Sciences — Matías Lucchesi (Argentina)
The Longest Distance — by Claudia Pinto (Venezuela)
Mateo — Maria Gamboa (Colombia)
His Wedding Dress — Marilyn Solaya (Cuba)
Best Cinematography:
Alex Catalan for Marshland
Alvaro Gutierrez for Mr. Kaplan
Javier Julia for Wild Tales
Alejandro Perez for Behavior
Micaela Cajahuaringa for Bad Hair
Best Sound Direction:
Daniel De Zayas, Pelayo Gutierrez and Nacho Royo Villanova for Marshland
Fabian Oliver and Nacho Royo-Villanova for Mr. Kaplan
Jose Luis Díaz for Wild Tales
Juan Carlos Herrera and Osmany Olivares for Behavior
Lena Esquenazi and John Figueroa for Bad Hair
Best Editing:
Jose M. G. Moyano for Marshland
Nacho Ruiz Capillas for Mr. Kaplan
Damian Szifron and Pablo Barbieri for Wild Tales
Pedro Suarez for Behavior
Marite Ugas for Bad Hair
Best Art Direction:
Pepe Domínguez for Marshland
Gustavo Ramirez for Mr. Kaplan
Clara Notari for Wild Tales
Erick Grass for Behavior
Matias Tikas for Bad Hair
