“The Snow Society” wins six awards at the Platinum Gala

The Spanish film “The Snow Society” This Saturday it closed an almost perfect day by winning six of the seven awards for which it was nominated at the Platino awards gala, which recognizes the Ibero-American audiovisual industry, held in the Playa del Carmen resort in Mexico.

The feature film, which narrates the plane crash of a Uruguayan rugby team in the Andes in 1972, won awards for film, director (Juan Antonio Bayona), lead actor (Enzo Vogrincic, Uruguay), editing, photography and sound.

Only the award for best supporting actor was taken away by José Coronado from the Spanish film “Cerrar los ojos”, the only one he won of the six for which he was nominated.

The gala was marked by the solidarity of the winners in the face of the crisis facing Argentine film production, one of the most prolific and recognized in the region, due to the drastic cuts in state support implemented by the government of President Javier Milei.

“Cinema is a very powerful, fundamental tool of expression for a country, and to be against cinema is to be against your own country. So Argentina, here we are, you are not alone,” said Bayona, triggering a standing ovation from the audience, after receiving the award for best director.

Enzo Vogrincic, award-winning protagonist of “The Snow Society”, took the opportunity to express his gratitude for the opportunities created by the film.

“I come from Uruguay, which is a small country with few opportunities and a neighborhood that has, in turn, fewer opportunities. And when someone gives you the opportunity to do something, it’s really going to make a big difference,” said the actor, 31.

On Friday, the film received two Platinum Audience Awards in the categories of best film and best male performance. Last February, the film swept the Goya awards for Spanish cinema (with 12 awards), but had no luck at the Oscars, where it was nominated for best international film and in the makeup and hair category.

Surprise

The surprise of the night were the four awards achieved by “20,000 species of bees”, the debut feature film by Spanish director Estibaliz Urresola. The film, which tells the story of a trans girl in search of her identity, was recognized with the awards for screenplay, supporting actress (Ane Gabarain), film in education and values, and debut feature.

“I feel part of the diversity that awards like the Ibero-American ones encompass, where there are so many nationalities, so many cultures,” said Urresola upon receiving the award for first work.

The animated film “Robot dreams” also made a big splash at the gala by winning the two awards for which it was nominated: best film of this genre and original music.

“Robot Dreams talks about connecting with others, hugging, enjoying the little things,” said its director Pablo Berger upon receiving the statuette.

“The Count,” Pablo Larraín’s dark Chilean comedy featuring dictator Augusto Pinochet turned vampire, was recognized with the Platinum award for best art direction, the only one of the six categories in which it was nominated.

series

In the category of teleseries and miniseries, the Uruguayan-Argentine production “Barrabrava” won the top prize for said format, while the second season of the Argentine “Iosi, el spy repentido” received the statuette for best creator.

The Chilean Alfredo Castro won the best leading actor for his work in “The Thousand Days of Allende”, while the Argentine Andy Chango won the award for supporting actor for his portrayal of the legendary musician Charly García in the miniseries “El amor after Love”.

The awards for actresses were won by Spanish performers Lola Dueñas and Carmen Machi, both members of the cast of the series “La mesías.” Meanwhile, the recognition for best documentary film was in the hands of Chilean Maite Alberdi for her work “Infinite Memory.”

With information from AFP