The film, that tells the story of Dominican wrestler Jack Veneno, won 15 of the 17 La Silla awards, the Oscars ceremony for the local cinematography industry. The film was directed by Tabaré Blanchard, who won awards for best film, best director, best script (Blanchard, Riccardo Bardelino, Miguel Yanull, Marien Zagrella), best production, production design, editing, special visual effects, art direction, costumes, make up, directing, musical score, sound track, among others.
Carpinteros by Jose Maria Cabral won three awards, including best actor and best actress for Jean Jean and Judith Rodriguez, and the best drama award.
In comedy, the best was “Todas las mujeres son iguales” by David Maler.
The best documentary went to Yanillis Perez for Jeffrey. The best song of the year is “La vida en el barrio” by Carlos Alberto Rivas (Voces de la Calle).
The La Silla Awards are organized by the Dominican Association of Cinematography Industry Professionales (Adocine), directed by Juan Basanta.
A posthumous tribute was celebrated for recently deceased movie maker 61-year old Fernando Báez, who had tragically died in a vehicle accident on 3 July 2018.
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El Caribe
6 August 2018
