Santiago Mitre’s Argentina, 1985 swept the Academy of Film Arts and Sciences ceremony last Monday, collecting 10 Sur Awards in the main categories, including Best Fiction Film, Best Director, and Best Script. Pilar Gamboa, a member of the renowned Piel de Lava theater company, won the Best Actress award for her comedic performance in Adrian Suar’s 30 Nights with My Ex. Mariano Biasin’s first feature Sublime won Best Debut Film and Groundbreaking Performance by an Actor (Martín Miller). Alejandro Hartmann’s film about slain photojournalist José Luis Cabezas, The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar won the Best Documentary category. The Best Adapted Screenplay award went to Jorge Bechara, Matías Bertilotti and Sebastián Pivotto for Lucas Combina’s Un Crimen Argentino, based on the book by journalist Reynaldo Sietecase.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 29, 2023 21:00 UTC