HAVANA (Reuters) Three awards were bestowed upon Mexican cinema at the week-long First International Non-Budget Film Festival which took place in the town of Gibara in eastern Cuba.
At the closing ceremony Friday night, the jury granted the special award for 'Best Feature Film, Fiction' to Tiempo Real (Real Time) by Mexican filmmaker Fabrizio Prada. Its 86 minutes are filmed with a single digital camera in a continual sequence. This achievement earned him a spot in this year's Guinness Book of World Records.
The plot revolves around a gang of thieves who, dressed in private security guard uniforms, rob a warehouse in Mexico. The two kingpins, instigated by the wife of one of them, plan, each in their own interest, to keep the loot, if ever they should survive.
Furthermore, Prada's work came in first place with a special mention from the International Federation of Cinematic Press (FIPRESCI) who emphasized the ability to construct 'a story that is complex in its action, locations, and characters, with a clever handling of time and an exact planning of camera use.'
