Premios Platinos, considered to be the “Oscars of Latin America” has just unveiled its list of nominees for their first edition, a ceremony which will take place on Saturday, April 5 at the Anayansi Theatre in Panama City.
The first edition will give out awards for fiction, documentaries and animated films from 22 countries all over Latin America including Spain, Portugal and Brazil. And speaking of Brazil, the animated feature titled Rio 2096, A Story of Love and Fury, directed by Luiz Bolognesi, has been nominated in one of the 8 categories, Best Animated Film that is.
Promising a history of Brazil that you’ve never seen told quite like this, Rio 2096 tells the story of Brazil in 4 phases: colonization, slavery, military regime, and then looks to the future, in 2096, during which a war for water is taking place. At the core of the film is an immortal hero’s search for the woman he has been in love with for 600 years.
The film stars the voice talents of Selton Mello, Camila Pitanga, Rodrigo Santoro and others.
Take a look at the list of categories and respective nominees below:
Premio Platino for Best Latin American Fiction Film
Gloria
Heli
The Golden Cage
Witching & Bitching
Roa
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
El médico alemán – Wakolda
Premio Platino for Best Director
Sebastián Lelio (Gloria)
Amat Escalante (Heli)
David Trueba (Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed)
Lucía Puenzo (El médico alemán – Wakolda)
Premio Platino for Best Actor
Antonio de la Torre (Cannibal)
Víctor Prada (El limpiador)
Eugenio Derbez (No se aceptan devoluciones)
Ricardo Darín (Tesis sobre un homicidio)
Javier Cámara (Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed)
Premio Platino for Best Actress
Nashla Bogaert (¿Quién manda?)
Paulina García (Gloria)
Marian Álvarez (La herida)
Karen Martínez (The Golden Cage)
Laura De La Uz (La película de Ana)
Natalia Oreiro (El médico alemán – Wakolda)
Premio Platino for Best Original Score
Karin Zielinski (El limpiador)
Emilio Kauderer (Futbolín)
Joan Valent (Witching & Bitching)
Premio Platino for Best Animated Film
Anina
El secreto del medallón de Jade
Futbolín
Justin y la Espada del valor
Uma história de amor e fúria
Premio Platino for Best Documentary Film
Con la pata quebrada
Cuates de Australia
La eterna noche de las doce lunas
O dia que durou 21 anos
Sigo siendo
Premio Platino for Best Screenplay
Sebastián Lelio, Gonzalo Maza (Gloria)
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (La gran familia española)
David Trueba (Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed)
Lucía Puenzo (El médico alemán – Wakolda)
Watch Rio 2096’s Trailer below:
