The Cinema Tropical Awards are right around the corner, which means some of New York City’s most illustrious cinephiles will be converging on the New York Times headquarters to celebrate the seventh edition of the world’s oldest awards ceremony for Latin American film. There will be winners, there will be losers, but more importantly, the best Latin American fiction and documentary features from the last year will get a night of well-deserved recognition and praise.
This year’s edition features 23 films from a total of eight countries, with Colombia boldly asserting its presence alongside more traditional powerhouses like Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. Likewise, directors like Tatiana Huezo, Maya Goded, and Marília Rocha make a compelling case for female directors in the region with strong contenders across categories like Best Director, Fiction Film and Best Documentary Film.
Check out the trailer below for a feel of the stunning diversity of styles and subjects that make up this year’s edition, and mark your calendars for the annual Cinema Tropical Awards film series, which will showcase the big winners at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image later this winter.
Best Fiction Film
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TRAILER: ‘El Abrazo de la Serpiente’ Takes You Deep Into the Colombian Amazon
TRAILER: Mexico City Skaters Get Caught Up in the Black Market Blood Trade in ‘Te Prometo Anarquía’
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Gabriel Mascaro Takes on Macho Culture In His Film on a Cowboy Who Dreams of Designing Clothes
Best Director, Fiction Film
Neither Machos nor Maricas: The Changing Face of Masculinity in Latin American Cinema
The Director of ‘Embrace of the Serpent’ On Why His Amazon-Set Film Flips History on Its Head
Colombia Receives Its First Ever Oscar Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
‘El Abrazo de la Serpiente’ Wins Every Major Category at Colombia’s Academy Awards
8 GIFs That Bring Us Into the Dreamlike Fantasy World of Uruguayan Comedy ‘The Apostate’
Best First Film
Latin American Movies at the Cannes Film Festival Get (Mostly) Rave Reviews
César Augusto Acevedo Is Fighting Hollywood’s Negative Stereotypes of Colombia One Movie at a Time
Director Felipe Guerrero Shares Why His Film on Colombia’s Civil War Is Centered on Women
The Co-Director of ‘Siembra’ on Making a Film About the Resilience of Colombia’s Displaced People
Best Documentary Film
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TRAILER: ‘Tempestad’ Is a Heartbreaking Look at Life After Being Wrongfully Imprisoned
Best Director, Documentary Film
Maya Goded on Her Doc about the Mothers and Grandmothers Who Work the Streets of Mexico City
Tatiana Huezo on ‘Tempestad,’ Her Poetic Doc About a Childhood Friend’s Wrongful Imprisonment
Best U.S. Latino Film
Daniel Maldonado Based His Film on Real Events and Turned NYC’s Subway Into a Movie Set
5 Facts From This Harrowing Doc on Indigenous Activists Who Died Fighting for Peru’s Rainforest
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‘Living Los Sures’ Aims to Preserve Williamsburg’s Forgotten Latino History
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