Joan y Alive. The Andes plane disaster The following films have won the Audience Award in the Fiction and Non-Fiction categories, respectively
Joan Álvarez, director of the Festival, expressed his gratitude to all the platforms and attendees of South 2024, and announced that the balance data will be available in a few days, as it has been decided to keep today to communicate exclusively the winners.
Oderbruch, Best Fiction Series” award; On thin ice: Putin vs. Greenpeace for the “Best Non-Fiction Series” Award; and Joan y Alive, The Andes plane disaster “ Audience Awards” for the Fiction and Non-Fiction sections, respectively, are four of the seven awards announced today, October 31, by the jury of the II edition of the South International Series Festival, the Cádiz seriéfila appointment that on Thursday has come to an end, in a list that is completed with the awards for ” Best Screenplay of Fiction Series” that has fallen to Joan; the award for “Best Cast” for La vida breveand the “Special Jury Prize for Non-Fiction Series”, awarded to. SAC: in the criminal mind.
All this has been announced at the press conference convened by the Festival this afternoon, which was attended and conducted by Joan Álvarez, director of the event, who was accompanied by the presidents of the Fiction Jury, Rémi Tereszkiewicz, and the Non-Fiction Jury, Ángeles González Sinde, along with the rest of the jury members. In his speech, Álvarez thanked all the platforms and attendees of South 2024, and announced that the balance data will be available in a few days, as it was decided to keep today exclusively to communicate the awards, also as a sign of the decrease in activities of the festival due to the events that took place. On the other hand, Rémi Tereszkiewicz, president of the Fiction Jury was in charge of announcing the awards given to the series that participated, in competition, in that category, together with Ana Torrent and Virginia Yagüe. Specifically, he explained the reason why the jury has decided to award the prizes: Best Fiction Series to OderbruchThe jury highlighted that “thanks to the creativity of the series and the technical skill of its creators, this proposal becomes a captivating experience that plays with genres and suspense, achieving a perfect blend between the creative and the aesthetic, and immersing the viewer completely in the story”. Best Screenplay for Fiction Series to JoanThe award was given to Joan, noting that “thanks to the precision of her writing and a rhythm that brings great fluidity to the intrigue, the series combines a realistic and recognizable portrait that deeply enriches the main character”.
Best Casting for The Short Lifeindicating that “this award is the result of a shared effort between the cast and directors to achieve the perfect tone, reflecting the energy and talent of each of its members”. In the Non-Fiction category, Ángeles González Sinde, accompanied by Julio Rojas and Sofía Squittieri, announced the award winners and gave the following reasons: Best Non-Fiction Series to
On thin ice: Putin vs. Greenpeace for his “masterful use of audiovisual language to tell the first-person story of a geopolitical moment that marked a turning point in contemporary history in an exciting, understandable and relatable way. Special Jury Prize Non-Fiction Series to SAC: In the Criminal Mindfor its “delicate exercise in describing characters that show the difficulty of police investigations from a human point of view that respects the dignity of all voices”. In addition, the Non-Fiction Jury has also awarded a Special Mention to La historia del reguetón “for the complex and rich portrayal of a society and its history through a living and current musical genre in a way that appeals to all audiences.” But not only have juries and authorized voices spoken today, but also the more than 1580 members of the public who, with their votes, have decided that Joan y
Alive. The Andes plane disaster will win the Audience Awards for Best Fiction Series and Best Non-Fiction Series, respectively. In addition to these official awards, it was announced that the South Boost Award, given by a jury, which in this second edition of South was made up of Sara Sevilla, from the Spain Film Commission; Isabel Cabrera, deputy director of RTVA; Manuela Ocón, production director of Movistar+; and Xelo Montesinos, general director of Unicorn Content; went to the project La Roca, by Rocío Sepúlveda (creator) and Teresa Segura (producer Different Entertainment). The jury highlighted that “it points to timeless human dilemmas that embrace universal literature. Gibraltar in the 1960s becomes, through this historical fiction, an unresolved conflict that demonstrates that physical barriers do not fulfill their purpose of separating human emotions. A viable project, with a solid structure and a wide international projection”. In addition, the jury also awarded a Special Mention to El futuro del ayer, by Gorka Mata and Víctor Fernández (creators and co-producers Dracma 3D) and Ángel Tirado (co-producer Tarkemoto Films), pointing out that “this docuseries targets a very well-defined target, with an original and committed approach, a solid structure and a selection of top-level interviewees”.
South International Series Festival is a private initiative, which in its II edition has been co-financed by the Feder Andalucía 2021-2027 Program and the Junta de Andalucía, and has counted with the City Council of Cádiz and the Diputación de Cádiz as official entities. He would like to give special thanks to all of them, as well as to Mediaset España, which has been its media sponsor; Movistar Plus+, Port Authority of the Bay of Cadiz and Spain Film Commission, Unicaja Foundation, Andalucía Film Commission and Rims Mobility , which have been its sponsors; and Canal Sur Radio and Television, Iberia and Cultura Inquieta as collaborators of the event, as well as CREA SGR for its financing, and Renfe, its Official Train.
