Pre selection 2014
The process to get to the nominees for the twelve different categories of the Fenix Film Awards was based on a research of more than 800 films of the different countries of Ibero-America. You can check the complete list on www.premiosfenix.com and get to know more of the nomination process. Enjoy the list!
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- DirectorLisandro AlonsoStarsViggo MortensenViilbjørk Malling AggerGhita NørbyA father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown desert that exists in a realm beyond the confines of civilization.dir. Lisandro Alonso. Argentina, México, Estados Unidos, Dinamarca, Países Bajos, Alemania, Francia.
- DirectorHernán RosselliStarsVictoria BustamanteMauro MartínezPablo RamosMauro goes around the city buying anything because Mauro is a passer. And "passer" is the one who changes counterfeit bills on the street. Luis and Mauro decide to set up a small xerography workshop to forge banknotes by hand.dir. Hernán Rosselli. Argentina.
- DirectorEzequiel RaduskyAgustín ToscanoStarsRosario BléfariGermán De SilvaSergio PrinaSergio and his family work in north of Argentina. When their employers travel abroad they moved to the main house and they have fun pretendig being it owners. Suddenly, the older patriarch's daughter arrives to the house.dir. Agustín Toscano, Ezequiel Radusky. Argentina.
- DirectorAlejo MoguillanskyFia-Stina SandlundStarsLuciana AcuñaGuillermo GoldschmidtWalter JakobAfter an actor finds a treasure map detailing the location of ancient gold hidden near a town in the Misiones province named after the 19th-century politician Leandro N. Alem, he persuades the producers to change the project, as a portrait of the radical Alem and move the production there - so he can search for the treasure. A portrait of a clash between a Swedish artist and an Argentinian director.dir. Alejo Moguillansky, Fia-Stina Sandlund. Argentina, Suecia, Dinamarca.
- DirectorInés María BarrionuevoStarsMelissa RomeroSantiago LunaFlorencia DecallIn the summer of 1987 in a town in Córdoba, two teenage sisters, Elena and Lucia, are alone at home. The youngest is upset with her older sister, who thinks about how to get out of that town, to study and to live differently.dir. Inés María Barrionuevo. Argentina, Francia.
- DirectorRodrigo MorenoStarsMarcela DiasMarcela DiasEsteban BigliardiRamona is a domestic worker who spends her time working for hours in some departments of the Buenos Aires middle class and an office building where she is responsible for cleaning when there is no one left but the security guard.dir. Rodrigo Moreno. Argentina.
- DirectorPablo FendrikStarsGael García BernalAlice BragaClaudio TolcachirA mysterious man emerges from the Argentinean rainforest to help a poor farmer and his daughter, who are threatened by a band of mercenaries hired to force them to sell their land.dir. Pablo Fendrik. Argentina, Brasil, México, Francia, Estados Unidos
- DirectorHilton LacerdaStarsMaria de Jesus BaccarelliJesuíta BarbosaAriclenes BarrosoThe romance between a 18-year-old soldier and the cultural ringleader of an anarchist cabaret.dir. Hilton Lacerda. Brasil.
- DirectorFernando CoimbraStarsLeandra LealMilhem CortazFabiula NascimentoA journey to the dark cutting edge of desires, lies and wickedness of a love triangle, from the moment a child is mysteriously kidnapped.dir. Fernando Coimbra. Brasil.
- DirectorKarim AïnouzStarsWagner MouraClemens SchickFred LimaShortly after failing to rescue a drowning man, Donato meets Konrad, a friend of the victim. They soon begin a relationship which seems doomed from the start, while Donato's past catches up with him.dir. Karim Anïouz. Brasil, Alemania.
- DirectorMarcelo GomesCao GuimarãesStarsPaulo AndréSílvia LourençoJean-Claude BernardetLoosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's story of the same name, Marcelo Gomes and Cao Guimaraes, two of the most interesting filmmakers working in Brazil today, have crafted an elegant, parsimonious, and formally impeccable story of Juvenal, a lonely train driver in Belo Horizonte, and his encounter with Margo, a station controller. Emphasizing the theme of alienation in Poe's story and revealing Guimaraes's work as a visual artist, the two directors opted for an unusual, perfectly square aspect ratio, which intriguingly makes the film resemble a Polaroid. Juvenal and Margo, who each embody a different form of urban solitude, have been brought together in this beautifully composed ode to friendship.dir. Marcelo Gomes, Cao Guimarãe. Brasil.
- DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboFabio AudiTess AmorimLeonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.dir. Daniel Ribeiro. Brasil.
- DirectorJúlio BressaneStarsJosie AntelloBernardo MarinhoDébora OlivieriÁurea is a sentimental older woman, who befriends teenager Áureo. They like each other, so she talks to him about herself, her spirituality, mysticism and existence itself. They become inseparable, so his jealous mother confronts her.dir. Julio Bressane. Brasil.
- DirectorMarco DutraStarsAntônio FagundesMarat DescartesSandyAfter losing his marriage and job, Junior moves back to his father's house, where the attractive tenant Bruna is living. The finding of objects that belonged to his dead mother drives Junior into a descent to madness.dir. Marco Dutra. Brasil.
- DirectorCaru Alves de SouzaStarsRita BatataGiovanni GalloCaco CioclerHelena is a recently graduated attorney who shares her routine between her job as a Public Defender of children and adolescents in the Courthouse of the city of Santos, Brazil, and the care of her teenager brother Caio, with whom she lives a harmonic and honest life. Their relationship is put to the test when he commits a felony.dir. Caru Alves de Souza. Brasil.
- DirectorFernando FrancoStarsMarian ÁlvarezRosana PastorManolo SoloAna, 30, is an ambulance driver. Though good at her job, she has problems relating in her personal life. She doesn't know it, but she suffers from a condition known by psychiatrists as Borderline Personality Disorder. The situation pushes her to outbreaks of self-destructive behaviour, alcohol abuse and self-harm. Ana is incapable of getting what she wants most: to be happy.dir. Fernando Franco. España.
- DirectorJuan CavestanyStarsRaquel GuerreroJorge CabreraDavid LuqueA number of different sketches with no correlation.dir. Fernando Franco. España.
- DirectorLuis López CarrascoStarsLucía AlonsoRafael Ayuso MateoMarta BassolsA group of young people dance and drink at a house. The atmosphere is festive and cheerful. Socialist victory in the general elections of 1982 seems recent. The night is full of euphoria and celebration. The attempt of coup d etat made in 1981 appears to be quite far away. We could say that in Spain, in 1982, everything was future. However, the future also looks closer at enormous speed, like a black hole that devours everything in its path.dir. Luis López Carrasco. España.
- DirectorJaime RosalesStarsIngrid García JonssonKarlos SastreInma NietoNatalia and Carlos, both aged 20, are in love and struggling to survive in today's Spain. Their limited resources prevent them from getting ahead as they'd like to. They have no great ambitions because they have no great hopes. To earn some money, they decide to shoot an amateur porno film. The birth of their daughter Julia is the main catalyst for the changes they make.dir. Jaime Rosales. España.
- DirectorManuel Martín CuencaStarsAntonio de la TorreOlimpia MelinteMaría Alfonsa RossoCarlos is the most prestigious tailor in Granada, but he's also a murderer in the shadows. He feels no remorse, no guilt, until Nina appears in his life and love awakens.dir. Manuel Martín Cuenca. España, Rumania, Rusia, Francia
- DirectorMar CollStarsNora NavasValeria BertuccelliPau DuràA middle-age woman recovers from a serious car accident.dir. Mar Coll. España.
- DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsHugo SilvaMario CasasPepón NietoA gang of armed robbers finds a safe haven in a secluded village crammed with witches--only to encounter the bizarre, the unexpected, and the occult. Can they save themselves, and the rest of the world from the next witch apocalypse?dir. Álex de la Iglesia. España, Francia.
- DirectorLluís MiñarroStarsAlex BrendemühlBárbara LennieLorenzo BalducciThe difficulty of establishing beauty and the futility of power.dir. Lluis Miñarro. España.
- DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica VillaSix short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.dir. Demián Zifrón. Argentina, España.
- DirectorAmat EscalanteStarsArmando EspitiaAndrea VergaraLinda GonzálezHeli must try and protect his young family when his 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves them in the brutal drug world. He must battle against the drug cartel that have been angered as well as the corrupt police force.dir. Amat Escalante. México, Alemania, Países Bajos, Francia.
- DirectorDiego Quemada-DiezStarsBrandon LópezRodolfo DomínguezKaren MartínezA road movie about teenage immigrants and their journey to the U.S.Diego Quemada-Diez. México, España.
- DirectorClaudia Sainte-LuceStarsLisa OwenXimena AyalaSonia FrancoMartha, a single mother of four children, lets Claudia move into her home. As Claudia bonds with the family, Martha's health slowly deteriorates.dir. Claudia Sainte-Luce. México, Francia.
- DirectorFernando EimbckeStarsMaría Renée PrudencioLucio Giménez CachoDanae ReynaudHector and his young mother Paloma go on vacation. Out of season their hotel is deserted. They spend their days sitting on the edge of the swimming pool. Then attractive Jazmin arrives and we see how Paloma loses her son to a summer fling.dir. Fernando Eimbcke. México.
- DirectorAlonso RuizpalaciosStarsTenoch HuertaSebastián AguirreIlse SalasTomas is too much for his lone mother so she sends him to live with his older brother Federico, aka Sombra, in Mexico City.dir. Alonso Ruizpalacios. México.
- DirectorAarón Fernández LesurStarsKristyan FerrerAdriana PazEliseo Lara MartínezOn the desolated coast of Veracruz, Mexico, 17-year-old Sebastián takes over running his uncle's small & cozy rent-by-the-hour motel. There all by himself much of the time, he meets Miranda, a regular customer who comes to the motel to meet a lover who always keeps her waiting. There together with time to kill, Sebastián and Miranda begin to get to know each other, and an ambiguous game of seduction begins between them.dir. Aarón Fernández. México, Francia, España.
- DirectorChristian Díaz PardoStarsHarold TorresCarlos BardemOlga SeguraGonzalez, who is desperate to go ahead and pays he debt, lives in the biggest city of the world. Will fine a possible way to solve his problems and also the dilemma to take it or not.dir. Christian Díaz Pardo. México.
- DirectorDiego LunaStarsMichael PeñaAmerica FerreraRosario DawsonA biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez.dir. Diego Luna. México, Estados Unidos.
- DirectorAlejandro Fernández AlmendrasStarsDaniel CandiaAlejandra YañezDaniel AntiviloA working class man who, tired of being the victim of criminals, decides to take justice in his own hands.dir. Alejandro Fernández Almendras. Chile, Francia.
- DirectorSebastián SepúlvedaStarsAlfredo CastroDigna QuispeCatalina SaavedraThe story of the sisters: Justa, Lucía and Luciana Quispe, shepherds in the Chilean highlands who lead a solitary life.dir. Sebastián Sepúlveda. Chile, Francia, Argentina.
- DirectorMoisés SepúlvedaStarsPaulina GarcíaValentina MuhrA bitter woman in her fifties accepts reluctantly the biggest challenge of her life, which is learning to read.dir. Moisés Sepúlveda. Chile.
- DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsBrontis JodorowskyPamela FloresJeremias HerskovitsIn a little Chilean town, the son of an uprooted couple formed by a rigorous communist father and a loving but weak mother tries to pave his own path in a society that does not understand their Jewish-Ukrainian origins.dir. Alejandro Jodorowsky. Chile.
- DirectorRubén MendozaStarsRichard CórdobaGabriel MejíaAlma RodríguezIn his twilight years, Silvio Vega, a child of the destitution and violence of Colombia's countryside, takes a trip with his two grandchildren to force them to kill him instead of dying of old age.dir. Rubén Mendoza. Colombia.
- DirectorFranco LolliStarsBrayan SantamariàCarlos Fernando PérezAlejandra BorreroEric, 10, finds himself almost overnight living with Gabriel, his father, who he barely knows. The man has trouble keeping their heads above water and building a relationship with his son. Maria Isabel, the woman Gabriel works for as a carpenter, decides to take the child under her wing.dir. Franco Lolli. Colombia.
- DirectorMaria GamboaStarsCarlos HernándezFelipe BoteroSamuel LazcanoAt the impressionable age of 16, young Mateo faces a dilemma about the direction his life will take when his corrupt uncle asks him to infiltrate a local Barrancabermeja theatre group to uncover its members' political activities.dir. María Bamboa. Colombia, Francia.
- DirectorJosef Kubota WladykaStarsCristian James AbvinculaJarlin Javier MartinezHadder BlandonA desperate fisherman and a naive young man embark on a dangerous journey trafficking drugs up the Pacific coast of Colombia. Hidden beneath the waves, they tow a narco-torpedo filled with millions of dollars worth of cocaine. Together they must brave the war-torn region while navigating the growing tension between them.dir. Josef Wladyka. Colombia, Estados Unidos.
- DirectorBasil da CunhaStarsAna Clara Baptista de Melo Soares BarrosSusana Maria Mendes da CostaJosé Zeferino da CruzStraight out of jail, Sombra returns to his life as a drug dealer in the creole slum of Lisbon. In between the money he has lent and can't get back, the money he owes, a fanciful iguana, an invasive little girl and a ringleader who begins to mistrust him, he starts to think that he might have been better off in the clink...dir. Basil da Cunha. Portugal.
- DirectorVítor GonçalvesStarsFilipe DuarteJoão PerryMaria João PinhoNight falls over Lisbon. But Hugo can't go home. Antonio has died, and for some reason, he can't stop thinking about his old love, Adriana.dir. Vítor Gonçalves. Portugal, Reino Unido.
- DirectorPaulo RochaStarsIsabel RuthLuís Miguel CintraChandra MalatitchAn indirect autobiography of Paulo Rocha, through the character of a father, that explores family, opportunity, immigration and identity.dir. Paulo Rocha. Portugal.
- DirectorJuan Carlos ValdiviaStarsJuan Carlos ValdiviaElio OrtízFelipe RománA filmmaker tracing the steps of Swedish explorer Erland Nordeskiold travels with a Guarani Indian from the highlands of La Paz to the swamps in the forests of South Eastern Bolivia, a place where uncontacted indigenous still exist. Philosophical Road Movie into the heart of Guarani culture of Bolivia translates ancient knowledge and explores the importance of the other in the construction of our identity.dir. Juan Carlos Valdivia. Argentina, Bolivia.
- DirectorErnesto DaranasStarsAlina RodríguezYuliet CruzArmando Miguel GómezAging teacher Carmela has a special heart for pupils from broken homes and is challenged by the headmaster to follow up 12 year old Chala which is infatuated in Yeni. They are both poor, and has severe home troubles.dir. Ernesto Daranas. Cuba.
- DirectorDiego AraujoStarsJuan ArreguiElena VargasCristina MorrisonA drama set in turbulent, turn-of-the-millennium Ecuador and centered on a young man who begins to develop complicated feelings for Juano after he saves him from a beating.dir. Diego Araujo. Ecuador, Argentina.
- DirectorElías JiménezStarsFelipe GómezCandelaria HernándezWalter Paz JojWhere the Sun is Born tells the story of the Maya People through four stories which allude to important moments in the in its history over the course of the last half millenium. The central protagonist in all these stories is young woman named Maya who witnesses the invasion of her homeland and must run away to survive. Then living a nomadic existence as a refugee across the centuries she experiences the sufferings of her people resulting from the loss of her ancestral lands and increasingly her cultural traditions.dir. Elías Jiménez. Guatemala.
- DirectorDaniel Vega VidalDiego Vega VidalStarsFernando BacilioLidia RodríguezJuan Luis MaldonadoSomeone is out to get Constantino Zegarra. At least that's what Constantino Zegarra believes - and he has his reasons. His car window is smashed, he receives a career-killing demotion, and then, while driving at night, he's hit in the neck by what appears to have been a stray bullet. Or was it? Constantino is a judge with no sympathy for sob stories and an impressive conviction rate.dir. Diego & Daniel Vega. Perú, Francia, México.
- DirectorRaul del BustoStarsFernando EscribensNatalia PeñaRicardo SandiAs a director travels across the country to find locations for his latest film, about a narcotics officer dealing with strange situations both in his life and work, the script he is writing begins to merge with his own life.dir. Raúl del Busto. Perú.
- DirectorBruno IrizarryStarsLin-Manuel MirandaJaime CamilDayanara TorresRaul, a Puerto Rican born in New York, meets Maria, a young Puerto Rican woman visiting NY, one night. Struck by love at first sight, he travels to Puerto Rico in search of this beautiful girl.dir. Bruno Irizary. Puerto Rico.
- DirectorManolo NietoStarsFelipe DiesteAlejandro UrdapilletaLeonor CourtoisieA young man is informed of his father's death.dir. Manuel Nieto. Uruguay, Argentina.
- DirectorNeto VillalobosStarsAllan CascanteSylvia SossaMarvin AcostaA lonely security guard finds more than he expected when he buys a rooster in order to get into the cockfighting game.dir. Neto Villalobos. España, Costa Rica.
- DirectorEnrique CollarStarsJuan de Dios CollarChristian RiverosEladia VelazquezThe young David divides his time between his home and his temporary job to fix and paint the house of someone who has gone abroad. After the arrival of a mysterious device for the homeowner, a restless and irrepressible curiosity takes possession of David. The myth awakens and David will get involved in a tale of greed, obsession, and death, ultimately threatening the most precious: the freedom.dir. Enrique Collar. Paraguay, Países Bajos.
- DirectorEdgardo CozarinskyEdgardo Cozarinsky journeys in the footsteps of his father's family, to retrace the existence of a Jewish community founded in the late 19th century in the Entre Ríos.dir. Edgardo Cozainsky. Argentina, Francia.
- DirectorSergio WolfStarsTed BunchWilliam CassidyRobert HaagCampo Del Cielo, in Argentina, experienced a meteor shower thousands of years ago. Since then all kinds of people have come to the area in search of a part of the booty. Among them, the largest meteorite collector in the world, and at the same time smuggler, Robert Haag. A film that speaks of plunder and human folly.dir. Sergio Wolf. Argentina.
- DirectorJoel PizziniStarsRenato AragãoEmilinha BorbaCazuzaFilm-essay that portrays the life and work of Ney Matogrosso from a set of images and sounds gathered by the artist, in contrast with current sequences. In a show about Ney Matogrosso's musical journey, the feature evokes his story on stage and in everyday life. Without nostalgia or reverence, Olho Nu reveals the man behind the character, probing the motivations of his art, the critical sense, the libertarian and political character that permeates his repertoire, always guided by consistency and aesthetic quality.dir. Joel Pizzini. Brasil.
- DirectorJordi MoratóStarsJosep PijiulaEvo PujiulaJordi MoratóA man who created a jungle next to the highway, building with his bare hands beautiful and unbelievable works of engineering in the forest. This is also the story of how he ended up burning them to ashes to reconstruct them, time after time, over decades.dir. Jordi Morató. España.
- DirectorNicolás EchevarríaStarsSantos de la TorreA portrait of the great Wixarika (Huichol) artist Santos de la Torre who lives in near anonymity in the Western Sierra Madre.dir. Nicolás Echavarría. México.
- DirectorJosé Luis Torres Leivadir. José Luis Torres Leiva. Chile.
- DirectorMark GriecoColombia is the center of the new global gold rush and Marmato, a historic mining town, is the new frontier. Filmed over the course of nearly 6 years, MARMATO chronicles how the townspeople confront a Canadian mining company that wants the $20 Billion in gold beneath their homes.dir. Mark Grieco. Colombia, Estados Unidos.
- DirectorJoaquim PintoStarsJoaquim PintoNuno LeonelSerge DaneyJoaquim Pinto, who has been living with HIV for more than two decades, looks back at his life in cinema, at his friendships and loves, at the mysteries of art and nature - while undergoing an experimental drug treatment.dir. Joaquim Pinto. Portugal.
- DirectorEliezer AriasThere is no greater tragedy for any mother than the loss of her child. Against the majestic backdrop of the Venezuelan Andes, Marcelina and Mercedes recount the story of their daughters Nancy and Maria José. At the precarious age of 15, the two girls decided to end their lives. Director Eliezer Arias places their deaths in the broader perspective of rural communities where suicide is taking on epidemic proportions. It is the young men in particular who are drinking the pesticide Parathion to bring an end to a hopeless situation. A father of 13 children explains that only two of his five sons are still alive. Flies and suicide are everywhere, but no one talks about them. This fraught silence echoes through the design of the film. Those left behind stare into the lens, silent and immobile. Intercut with shots of the magnificent scenery and photographs of the deceased, the scenes from daily life combine to create a calm and associative sequence of images. In the accompanying voice-over, the two mothers reveal aspects of the drama that left such a devastating mark on their lives.dir. Eliezer Arias. Venezuela.
- DirectorLisandra RiveraManolo SarmientoThe yet unexplained death of Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós in 1981 leads to a reflection on how official truth determines our present.dir. Lisandra I. Rivera, Monolo Sarmiento. Ecuador, Argentina.
- DirectorBernard Dib1982. Israel invades Lebanon. In the city of Saida, ruins had to placed somewhere. 2013. That place has become the largest garbage dump of the nation. People call it 'Mountain'.dir. Taba Blanchard, Iván Herrera. República Dominicana.
- DirectorAntonio SantiniDan SicklesStarsJason CarriónPaxx MollAlberic PradosA documentary about the power of transformation told through the eyes of 9 trans-identifying individuals in Puerto Rico.dir. Antonio Santini, Dan Sickles. Puerto Rico.
- DirectorArami UllonStarsMirna VillalbaArami UllonLuis UllónEl tiempo nublado is a supremely personal film about a universal issue, we all have to face: What are we going to do with our parents, once they are old and ill?dir. Arami Ullõn. Paraguay.