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Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema

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    Best Film

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      Winner

      Platform

      7.4 (3.3K)
      Jia Zhang-ke
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      101 Reykjavík

      6.8 (10K)
      Baltasar Kormákur
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      25 Watts

      7.0 (1.7K)
      Juan Pablo Rebella
      Pablo Stoll
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      Animal

      6.3 (128)
      Sergio Bizzio
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      Chopper

      6.4 (113)
      Andrew Dominik
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      El descanso

      7.0 (130)
      Rodrigo Moreno
      Ulises Rosell
      Andrés Tambornino
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      Barking Dogs Never Bite

      6.9 (12K)
      Bong Joon Ho
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      The Firefly

      6.2 (114)
      Naomi Kawase
    • [object Object]

      Jacky

      5.6 (102)
      Fow Pyng Hu
      Brat Ljatifi
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      The Mad Songs of Fernanda Hussein

      6.7 (128)
      John Gianvito
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      Clouds of May

      7.3 (7.2K)
      Nuri Bilge Ceylan
    • [object Object]

      Modelo 73

      6.3 (28)
      Rodrigo Moscoso
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      El otro barrio

      6.2 (107)
      Salvador García Ruiz
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      Il prezzo

      7.8 (27)
      Rolando Stefanelli
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      The Iron Ladies

      6.6 (1.5K)
      Yongyoot Thongkongtoon
    • [object Object]

      Stand-by

      6.9 (328)
      Roch Stéphanik
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      Blackboards

      6.8 (3K)
      Samira Makhmalbaf
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      Thomas est amoureux

      7.0 (2.1K)
      Pierre-Paul Renders

    Best Short Film

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    • Winner

      Des morceaux de ma femme

      7.2 (58)
      Frédéric Pelle

    Best Director

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    Short Film

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      To Have and to Hold

      7.0 (68)
      John Hardwick
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      Clouds of May

      7.3 (7.2K)
      Nuri Bilge Ceylan

    Special Mention

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      El nexo

      Julio Arrieta
      For his acting performance.
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      Baby

      6.2 (248)
      WIZ Andrew John Whiston
    • Winner

      Retrato em Fuga

      Nuno Carinhas
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      Winner

      Ring of Fire

      7.0 (292)
      Andreas Hykade
    • Winner

      Jigsaw Venus

      8.6 (33)
      Margret Echeverria
      For her acting performance.
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      Winner

      Blackboards

      6.8 (3K)
      Samira Makhmalbaf

    Best Actor

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      Winner

      25 Watts

      7.0 (1.7K)
      Daniel Hendler
      Jorge Temponi
      Alfonso Tort

    Best Actress

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      Winner

      Hotaru

      6.6 (121)
      Yûko Nakamura

    Audience Award

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    • Winner

      Jigsaw Venus

      8.6 (33)
      Dean Kapsalis

    FIPRESCI Prize

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      Winner

      25 Watts

      7.0 (1.7K)
      Juan Pablo Rebella
      Pablo Stoll
      For injecting humor, visual energy and delightful dialogue into the 'Slacker' movie formula.

    FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention

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      Winner

      La fé del volcán

      6.4 (45)
      Ana Poliak
      For exploring the trauma of contemporary history in a deeply personal and poetic context.

    Special Jury Prize

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    Short Film

    • Winner

      Faux contact

      7.3 (175)
      Eric Jameux
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      Winner

      The Mad Songs of Fernanda Hussein

      6.7 (128)
      John Gianvito

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    • Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente

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    Event date

    April 19, 2001 - April 29, 2001

    Event location

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Event links

    • http://www.bafici.gov.ar/
    • http://www.fipresci.org/
    • http://www.signis.net/

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