Winners

2017

Competition

Best International Feature Film (Audience Award)
Brigsby Bear by Dave McCary.

Best International Narrative Short Film I
Hijo por hijo by Juan Avella (Venezuela).

Best International Documentary Short Film
Kopfüber (Head first) by Daniel Thomaser (Alemania).

Jury Mentions:
Cucli by Xavier Marrades (España)
Ringo by Adriá Pagés (España)

Best International Animation Short Film
Le futur sera chauve (El futuro está pelón) by Paul Cabon (Francia).

Best Short Film
La familia Hernández Cruz by Anaïs Pareto

The Jury awards two Best Mexican Documentary Short Film prizes to:
La muñeca tetona by Diego Osorno and Adolfo Alexandro Aldrete
Las raíces del roble by Daniel Delgadillo and Yesendi Zataráin

Best Mexican Animation Short Film
Cerulia by Sofía Carrillo.

Best Nuevo Leon Short Film
Quiero hablar contigo by Carlos Mendoza
*Receives an award worth $20,000.00 MXN, which includes one day of equipment rent by Filmorent.

MECE

Best Short Film
La barca de oro by Malcom Vargas
*Receives prizes worth $35,000.00 MXN courtesy of MGA Sound.

Mentions
18h45 by Juan Vildósola and Theo Kaya
Hasta el fin del mundo by Gabriel Pérez
Carla y la página 49 by Fernanda Sandoval

2016

International Competition

Best International Animated Feature Film
Psiconautas, los niños olvidados by Alberto Vázquez and Pedro Rivero.

Jury Mention:
The magic mountain by Anca Damian.

Best International Documentary Feature Film
Exótica, erótica, etc. by Evangelia Kranioti.

Best International Narrative Feature Film
Amama de Asier Altuna.

Jury Mentions:
Mate-me por favor by Anita Rocha Da Silveira.
Motel mist by Prabda Yoon.

Best International Animated Short Film
Manoman by Simon Cartwright.

Best International Documentary Short Film
Amongst Us by Guido Hendrikx

Jury Mentions:
Un cuento de amor, locura y muerte by Mijael Bustos.
Cabezas habladoras by Juan Vicente Córdoba.

Best International Narrative Short Film
Butter Brioche by Christopher Kaufmann

Jury Mention
Las cosas simples by Álvaro Anguita

Mexican Competition

Best Mexican Narrative Feature Film
Almacenados by Jack Zagha

Best Mexican Documentary Feature Film
El hombre que vio demasiado by Trisha Ziff.

Jury Mention:
Somos Lengua by Kyzza Terrazas

Best Nuevo Leon Feature Film
El Salmón by Janett Juárez and Ricardo Martez

Cinema Uno Digital Acquisition Award for $1,000 USD
Pequeño peatón imprudente by Enrique López Oropeza

Best Mexican Animation Short Film
Aeronautas by León Fernández

Jury Mention:
El jardín de las delicias by Alejandro García Caballero

Best Mexican Documentary Short Film
13,500 Volts by Mónica Blumen

Jury Mention:
La esquina del mundo by Mariano Rentería García

Best Mexican Narrative Short Film
Domingo by Raúl López Echeverría

Best Nuevo Leon Short Film
El problema de las estrellas binarias by Juan H. Villar

Best Short Film from the Student Short Film Showcase  (MECE)
Feliz día by Rafael Cervantes

Jury Mention
Narcolepsia by Melissa González and Santiago Anza

Premio Alebrije Distribución
Alebrije Entertainment Award for the international distribution rights, with a minimum guarantee of $40,000 USD to:
La caridad by Marcelino Islas

Audience Award

International Feature Film
Amama by Asier Altuna.

Mexican Feature Film
Maquinaria Panamericana by Joaquín del Paso.

2015

International Competition

Best International Fiction Feature Film
De Nieuwe Wereld (The New World) by Jaap van Heusden

Jury Mention– International Fiction Feature Film
Chaika by Miguel Ángel Jiménez

Best International Animated Feature Film
Lisa Limone ja Maroc Orange tormakas armulugu (Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange, a rapid love story) by Mait Laas

Best International Documentary Feature Film 
Finding Vivian Maier by John Maloof

Best International Fiction Short Film
Dentro (Inside) by Bruno Autran

Best International Documentary Short Film
Nasza Klatwa (Our Curse) by Tomasz Sliwinski

Best International Animated Short Film
Payada pa’ Satán by Carlos Balseiro and Antonio Balseiro

Jury Mentions
An der tür (At the Door) by Miriam Bliese

Mexican Competition

Best Mexican Fiction Feature Film
Cuatro lunas (Four Moons) by Sergio Tovar Velarde.

Best Mexican Documentary Feature Film  
La danza del hipocampo (Memories Dance) by Gabriela Domínguez Ruvalcaba.

Best Nuevo León Feature Film
La sangre bárbara (Barbarian blood) by Jesús Mario Lozano.

Best Mexican Fiction Short Film
Nunca regreses (Never Come Back) by Leonardo Díaz

Best Mexican Documentary Short Film
Un día como tantos (A Day Like Any Other) by Mauricio Gutiérrez

Best Mexican Animated Short Film
El gran líder (The Great Leader) by Francisco Jiménez

Best Nuevo León Short Film
El beso (The Kiss) by Carlos G. Dávila

Jury Mentions
Gloria by A. J. Gómez

Student Short Film Showcase

Best Short Film from the Student Short Film Showcase           
Sin Dios y sin Santa María by Jorge Alberto Rico Silva (Visual Arts School)

Jury Mentions
Un día como tantos by Mauricio Gutiérrez Reyna (Visual Arts School)
Querer bonito by Iztarú Alfaro Guerrero (Monterrey Tech)

2014

International Competition

Best International Fiction Feature Film
De Nieuwe Wereld (The New World) by Jaap van Heusden

Jury Mention– International Fiction Feature Film
Chaika by Miguel Ángel Jiménez

Best International Animated Feature Film
Lisa Limone ja Maroc Orange tormakas armulugu (Lisa Limone and Maroc Orange, a rapid love story) by Mait Laas

Best International Documentary Feature Film 
Finding Vivian Maier by John Maloof

Best International Fiction Short Film
Dentro (Inside) by Bruno Autran

Best International Documentary Short Film
Nasza Klatwa (Our Curse) by Tomasz Sliwinski

Best International Animated Short Film
Payada pa’ Satán by Carlos Balseiro and Antonio Balseiro

Jury Mentions
An der tür (At the Door) by Miriam Bliese

Mexican Competition

Best Mexican Fiction Feature Film
Cuatro lunas (Four Moons) by Sergio Tovar Velarde.

Best Mexican Documentary Feature Film  
La danza del hipocampo (Memories Dance) by Gabriela Domínguez Ruvalcaba.

Best Nuevo León Feature Film
La sangre bárbara (Barbarian blood) by Jesús Mario Lozano.

Best Mexican Fiction Short Film
Nunca regreses (Never Come Back) by Leonardo Díaz

Best Mexican Documentary Short Film
Un día como tantos (A Day Like Any Other) by Mauricio Gutiérrez

Best Mexican Animated Short Film
El gran líder (The Great Leader) by Francisco Jiménez

Best Nuevo León Short Film
El beso (The Kiss) by Carlos G. Dávila

Jury Mentions
Gloria by A. J. Gómez

Student Short Film Showcase

Best Short Film from the Student Short Film Showcase           
Sin Dios y sin Santa María by Jorge Alberto Rico Silva (Visual Arts School)

Jury Mentions
Un día como tantos by Mauricio Gutiérrez Reyna (Visual Arts School)
Querer bonito by Iztarú Alfaro Guerrero (Monterrey Tech)

2013

International Competition

Best International Animation Feature Film
O Apóstolo directed by Fernando Cortizo

Best International Fiction Feature Film
Nairobi half life directed by Tosh Kitonga

Best International Documentary Feature Film
Himself He Cooks directed by Valerie Berteau and Philippe Witjes

Audience Award For Best International Feature Film
Nairobi Half Life directed by Tosh Gitonga

Best International Animation Short Film
Yeon-ae-no-ri (Love games) directed by Joung Yumi

Best International Documentary Short Film
Hua Duo directed by Huaquing Jin

Special Mention to Suddenly Night Falls directed by Gonzalo Gerardin And María Paula Trocchia,

Best International Fiction Short Film
Sub directed by Jossie Malis Álvarez

Special Mention to Tin & Tina directed by Rubin Stein

Mexican Competition

Best Mexican Fiction Feature Film
The Searches directed by José Luis Valle

Best Mexican Documentary Feature Film
Celso Piña. The Accordion Rebel directed by Alfredo Marrón

Special Mention for Eufrosina’s Revolution directed by Luciana Kaplan

Audience Award For Best Mexican Feature Film
Rosario directed by Shula Erenberg

Best Nuevo Leon Feature Film
The Man of the Gerberas directed by David Carrizosa “Davek”

Best Mexican Animation Short Film
A Day in the Family directed by Pedro “Zulu“ González

Special Mention to Rain in the Eyes directed by Rita Basulto

Best Mexican Documentary Short Film
The Hushed Up Music directed by Andrea Oliva Marcial

Best Mexican Fiction Short Film
Scoundrels directed by David Figueroa García

Special Mention to Another Galaxy directed by Juan Félix Díaz González

Best Nuevo Leon Short Film
At The End of October directed by Luciano Pérez Savoy

Special Mention to The Last Preacher directed by Pablo Alejandro Gómez Canales

2012

International Competition

Best Feature Fiction International
Tey by Alain Gomis (France/Senegal)

Jury Mention
L’enfant d’en haut (Sister) by Úrsula Meier (France/Switzerland)

Best International Feature Documentary
HU Enigma by Pedro Urano y Joana Traub (Brasil)

Best International Feature Animation
Crulic- Drumul spree dincolo (Crulic -The path to beyond) by Anca Damian (Poland/Romania)

Jury Mention
Le Tableau by Jean-François Laguionie (France)

Best International Short Fiction
Kolona (Column) by Ujkan Hysai (Kosovo)

Best International Short Documentary
Kontraktet (Contract) by Lina Mannheimer (Sweden)

Best International Short Animation
From dad to son by Jils Knoblich (Germany)

Jury Mention
L’mrayet by Nadia Rais (Túnez)

Audience Award
Die Wand (La Pared) by Julian Pölsler (Austria/Germany)

National Competition

Best Mexican Feature Film
Between night and day by Bernardo Arellano

Jury Mention
Looking for Larisa by Andrés Pardo

Nuevo Leon Best Feature
Terrafeni by Pablo Chavarría

Best Mexican Short
The waterwheel by Karla Castañeda

Jury Mention
The mother by Ernesto Martínez Bucio
Queen’s street by Emiliano Mazza de Luca (Mexico/Uruguay)

Best Short of Nuevo León
Train 55 by Gilberto Jiménez

Audience Award
Between night and day by Bernardo Arellano

2011

International Competition

Best Feature Fiction International
In connus terrains (on familiar ground) by Stéphane Lafleur (Canada)

Best International Feature Documentary
Khusel shunal (Passion) of Byamba Sakhya (Mongolia)

Best International Short Fiction
Eu Nao Quero voltar sozinho (I do not want to go back only) by Daniel Ribeiro (Brazil)

Jury Mention
Seamstress (Seamstresses) Gracie Otto (Australia)

Best International Short Documentary
South Guañape János Richter (Italy)

Best International Short Animation
Loom (Loom) from Jan Brunck, Bitzer and Csaba Letay Ilija (Germany)

Jury Mention
The world of Horizoe Raul Garcia Miranda (Cuba)

Audience Award
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (Jiro dreams of sushi) by David Gelb.

National Competition

Best Mexican Feature Film
The jury decided to award the prize to two films:
The smallest place Tatiana Huezo Sánchez
Eduardo Lucatero Prelude

Nuevo Leon Best Feature
Love the regions of Manolo Rodríguez Leal, Enrique Lopez Oropeza, Hernan Rocha, Pamela Pulido, Górriz Oscar Rodriguez, Alfredo Sanchez Mejorada Herrera, Antonio Cardenas Gahed, Enrique Okusono, Pablo Suess, Daniel Cantu, Cesar Cossio.

Best Mexican Short
Requiem for eternity Resendis Alberto Gomez

Jury Mention
Barrios Beats and Blood of Ioan Grillo and John Dickie

Best Short Of Leon
Tell me who you are Jorge Castillo, Jesus Castorena, Cruz and Magdiel Brandonh Sanmiguel

Audience Award
The smallest place Tatiana Huezo Sánchez

2010

International Competition

Best International Feature Film Fiction
Les Signes Vitaux directed by Sophie Deraspe (Canada)

Best International Feature Film Documentary
Alias directed by Jens Junker (Germany)

Best Director
Sophie Deraspe for Les Signes Vitaux (Canada)

Best Screenplay
Jeff & Michael Zimbalist for The Two Escobars (Colombia – United States)

Best Leading Role Performance
Maryam Zaree for Shahada (Germany)

Best Cinematography
Jasper Wolf for Het Leven Uit Een Dag (Netherlands)

Best Sound
Frédéric Cloutier for Les Signes Vitaux (Canada)

Best Film Editing
Gregory O´Toole and Jeff Zimbalist for The Two Escobars (Colombia – United States)

Audience Award
Alias directed by Jens Junker (Germany)

Best International Short Film Fiction
Little By Little directed by Leung Kin Pong (Hong Kong)

Special Mention for Tokio Baby directed by Tommi Kainulainen (Finland) and Customer Support by André Øvredal (Norway)

Best International Short Film Documentary
Szesc Tygodni by Marcin Janos Krawczyk (Poland)

Special Mention for Kinbaku by Jouni Hokkanen (Finland)

Best International Short Film Animated
Le Petit Dragon directed by Bruno Collet (France)

Special Mention for Sous un coin de ciel bleu directed by Demuynck and Cecilia Marreiros Marum (France – Belgium)

Mexico from North to South in competition

Best Mexican Feature Film Fiction
Perpetuum Mobile directed by Nicolás Pereda

Best Mexican Feature Film Documentary
Un Día Menos directed by Dariela Ludlow

Audience Award
La Mitad del Mundo directed by Jaime Ruíz Ibañez

Best Mexican Short Film
El último canto del pájaro Cú directed by Alonso Ruízpalacios

Special Mention for La mina de oro directed by Jacques Bonnavent and Martyris by Luis Felipe Hernández Alanís

The Lions Republic

Best Feature Film from Nuevo León
Los Carboneros directed by Melisa Saucedo González and Benjamín Contreras Cabrera

Best Short Film from Nuevo León
The jury decided to hand two awards in this category
La Beca directed by Héctor Montaño Jaramillo
El Intruso directed by Carlos Algara and Carlos Ramírez

2009

International Competition

Best International Feature Film Fiction
Kolme viisasta miestä directed by Mika Kaurismaki (Finland)

Best International Feature Film Documentary
Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies directed by Coco Schrijber (Netherlands)

Special Mention 
The Yes Men fix the World by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonano and Kart Engfehr (United States, France)

Best Director
Paolo Sorrentino for Il Divo (Italy)

Best Screenplay
Paolo Sorrentino for Il Divo (Italy)

Best Leading Role Performance
Edward Hogg for White Lightnin´ (United Kingdom)

Best Cinematography
Agnès Godard for Home (France)

Best Sound
Luc Yersin for Home (France)

Best Film Editing
Gys Zevenbergen for Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (Netherlands)

Audience Award
Kolme viisasta miestä directed by Mika Kaurismaki (Finland)

Best International Short Film Fiction
Madaram Sayeh bolandi darad directed by Kaveh Ghaharemany (Iran)

Special Mention for Dan v Benetkan directed by Rok Bicek (Slovenia)

Best Short Film Documentary
Vivid Dreams. Looking for Arthur C. Clarke directed by Stefano Rebechi (Italy)

Special Mention for Sociedad Anónima directed by Beatriz Betsabé Bautista (Mexico)

Best Short Film Animated
Milovan Circus directed by Gerlando Infuso (Belgium)

Special Mention for Niño de mis Ojos directed by Guadalupe Sánchez Sosa (Mexico)

Mexico from North to South in competition

Best Mexican Short Film
Spital Zürich directed by Miguel Muzquiz

Special Mention for Jaulas directed by Juan José Media

Best Feature Film from Nuevo León
El Día directed by Tao

Best Short Film from Nuevo León
Princesa en la Torre directed by Cristóbal Juárez

Special Mention for Panoramas directed by Gian Cassini and Luego directed by Ana Laura Rascón

2008

International Competition

Best Feature Film Fiction
La Rabia directed by Albertina Carri (Argentina)

Best Feature Film Documentary
Hoy el día se repite diferente directed by Xavier Baig (Spain)

Best Director
Le voyage du ballon rouge directed by Hou Hsiao Hsien (France)

Best Screenplay
Revenge directed by Götz Spielman (Austria)

Best Leading Role Performance
Nazarena Duarte in La Rabia (Argentina)

Best Cinematography
Mark Lee Ping Bing for Le voyage du ballon rouge (France)

Best Sound
Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr for Wonderful Town (Thailand)

Best Film Editing
Lee Deambre for Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero(Canada)

Audience Award
Revenge directed by Götz Spielman (Austria)

Best Short Film Fiction
Tony Zoreil directed by Valentin Potier (France)

Best Short Film Documentary
Triathlon directed by Bartosz Warwas (Poland)

Best Short Film Animated
Weiss directed by Florian Grolig (Germany)

Special Mention of the Jury
Le Pont directed by Vicent Bierrewaerts (France – Belgium)
52 procent directed by Rafal Skalski (Poland)

Mexico from North to South in competition

Best Mexican Short Film
Lección relámpago directed by Alejandro Lubezki

Best Feature Film from Nuevo León
Flores para el soldado directed by Francisco Javier Garza

Special Mention to La Horda directed by Luis Gerardo Ramos Rodríguez

Best Short Film from Nuevo León
Parte dos: Dogmaid directed by Octavio Hinojosa

2007

Best Feature Film
Iszaka utazása directed by Csaba Bóllok (Hungary)

Special Mention of the Jury for Sound
Ecoute le temps directed by Alanté Kavaité (France)

Special Mention of the Jury for Photography
O ano em que meus pais saram directed by Cao Hamburger (Brazil)

Best Documentary Feature Film
Los Ladrones Viejos directed by Everardo González (Mexico)

Fiction Short Film

First Place
Bhai Bhai directed by Olivier Klein, (France)

Second Place
Innocent as I was directed by Xiao Xiao (China)

Special Mention to Tristeza directed by Pierre Saint Martin (Mexico)

Documentary Short Film

First Place
Yaptik Haase directed by Edgar Bartenev (Rusia)

Second Place
Un dimanche a Pripiat directed by Blandine Huk and Frederic Cousseau (France)

Special Mention to Somos alzados en bastones de mando directed by Mauricio Acosta (Colombia)

Best Animation Short Film

First Place
458 NM directed by An Blitzer, Ilija Brunck and Tom Weber (Germany)

Second Place
Vodoo Bayou directed by Javier Gutiérrez (Mexico)

Special Mention to Apnee directed by Claude Chabot (France)

Best Mexican Short Film
Fin de Trayecto directed by Acán Coen

2006

Best Feature Film
Sunflower directed by Zhang Yang (China)

Special Mention to Kilométre Zero directed by Hiner Saleem (Kurdistan)

Best Documentary Feature Film
Kordavision directed by Héctor Cruz Sandoval (U.S.A.)

Special Mention to Doutores da alegria directed by Mara Mourao (Brazil)

Fiction Short Film

First Place
Blackout directed by Maximilian Erlenwein (Germany)

Second Place
Shemesh Sheli directed by Ruth Litan (Israel)

Documentary Short Film

First Place
Juego de Manos / Breviario Contra la Violencia directed by Karla Ahide López Salgado (Mexico)

Second Place
Regards Libres directed by Romain Delange (France)

Animation Short Film

First Place
Delivery directed by Till Nowak (Germany)

Second Place
Kater directed by Tine Kluth (Germany)

Special Mention to McLaren’s Negatives directed by Marie-Joseé Saint-Pierre (Canada)

Best Mexican Short Film
El otro cuarto directed by Acán Coen

2005

Best Feature Film
De Nadie directed by Tin Dirdamal (Mexico)

Fiction Short Film

First Place
Last Summer’s Room directed by Je-hui Lee (Korea)

Second Place
Ana y Manuel directed by Manuel Calvo (Spain)

Documentary Short Film

First Place
Danzante directed by Sergio Bátiz (Mexico-U.S.A.-Canada)

Second Place
El Final de los Cineros directed by Oswaldo Salas (Mexico)

Animation Short Film

First Place
Butler directed by Erik Rosenlund (Sweden)

Second Place
Memo Monedas directed by Miguel Ángel Martínez (Mexico)

Best Mexican Short Film
Mi nombre es Ringo directed by Juan Evers Martínez

2004

Fiction Short Film

First Place
Talking with Angels directed by Yousaf Ali khan (U.S.A.)

Second Place
Bus directed by Caroline Sascha Cogez (Denmark)

Special Mention to Diez Minutos directed by Alberto Ruiz Rojo (Spain) and Le Manian directed by Fréderic Jolfre (France)

Documentary Short Film

First Place
La Requisa directed by Martín Boege Paré (Mexico)

Second Place
El Eclipse directed by Merhdad Oskouei and Ebrahim Saeedi (Iran)

Best Mexican Short Film
Alas de Ser directed by María Teresa Bustamante and Rodrigo Leon

Mentions of the Jury
Radio Búho directed by Jeremías Ramírez and Fernando Salinas
No Estamos Solos directed by Melchor Morán Mayllén
La Fiesta Ajena directed by Andrea Eduardina Casar
Su Papel directed by Rodrigo Gaudenzi and Samuel Bernal

Special Mention to Animation short film Pan Tian Shou directed by Joe Chang (China)

2003

Fiction Short Film

First Place
Tercero B directed by José Mari Goenaga (Spain)

Second Place
Kontroller directed by Peter Vogt (Poland)

Special Mention to Rebeca a esas alturas directed by Luciana Jauffred Gorostiza (Mexico)

Documentary Short Film

First Place
I can’t remember anything about Afghanistan directed by Mehrad Oskuei (Iran)

Second Place
Porao directed by Fernando Mozart (Brazil)

2002

Fiction Short Film

First Place

Amarrados directed by Amat Escalante (Mexico)

Second Place

Fin de etapa directed by Ricardo Benet (Mexico)

Documentary Short Film

First Place

Cnri Gavrani directed by Zelimir Gvardiol (Yugoslavia)

Second Place

No puedes hacer mas alla directed by Hugo Mendoza Cruz (Mexico)

Special Mention to
Mirada perdida directed by Adriana Bravo and Andrea Robles (Mexico)
The chinese dog directed by Lut Vandekeybus (Belgium)
Chopstick Bloody Chopstick directed by Shawn Durr and Wayne Yung (Canada)

2001

Fiction Short Film

First Place
Motorcycle directed by Adityia Assarat (Thailand)

Second Place
Abuela´s Revolt directed by Cruz Angeles (U.S.A.)
Special Mention to (de) compression directed by Shawn Yashar (U.S.A.)

Documentary Short Film

First Place
En el Camino del Surco directed by Afra Mejía (Mexico)

Second Place
Wag the Dogma directed by Emily James (United Kingdom)

Special Mention to Defender los Bosques directed by Carlos Efraín Pérez (Mexico)

Special Mention to Animation short film Bat City directed by Bob Deaver (U.S.A.)

2000

Fiction Short Film 
La Víspera directed by Ricardo Escalante (U.S.A.)

Documentary Short Film
La Sarapera directed by Gabriel Machuca (Monterrey, Mexico)