2019News

Dominican film-makers vote on the best local films

Lo que siento por ti”, a film by Raúl Camilo, was the big winner of the Premios La Silla, on Friday, 8 March 2019 at the auditorium of the Sports Hall of Fame at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. The awards are organized by the Asociación Dominicana de Profesionales de la Industria del Cine (Adocine).

The film starring actors Frank Perozo and Nashla Bogaert won Best Movie, Best Producer (Oscar Villanueva and Gabriel Tineo), Best Script (Giovanna Bonelly), Best Editing (Gina Giudicelli and José Miguel Mejía), Best Score (Sergio Jiménez Lacima and Peng Bian), Best Sound. The movie is the story of Ana, a woman abandoned by her husband and her two autistic children and how they positively impacted the people around them.

Leticia Tonos’ “Juanita” won awards for Best Director, Best Lead Actress (Cheddy García), Best Song (“Juanita no come cuento”, with Milly Quezada), Best Secondary Actress (Ruth Emeterio) and Best Artistic Direction (Lorelei Sanz). Juanita is the story of a Dominican migrant in Spain and her return to the country with her Spanish husband.

The list of winners:

Best Movie
“Lo que siento por ti”, Raúl Camilo

Best Director
Leticia Tonos, “Juanita”

Best Lead Actress
Cheddy García, “Juanita”

Best Lead Actor
Iván Aybar, “Un cuarto de Josué”

Best Comedy
“El fantasma de mi novia”, Francis “El Indio” Disla

Best Producer
“Lo que siento por ti”, Óscar Villanueva y Gabriel Tineo

Best Script
“Lo que siento por ti”, Giovanna Bonelly

Best Visual Effects
“El fantasma de mi novia”, Ariel Morales y José Rodríguez

Best Special Effects
“El fantasma de mi novia”, Óscar Gutiérrez y Carlos Nin

Best Sound Design
“Lo que siento por ti”

Best Editing
”Lo que siento por ti”, G. Giudicceli y José Miguel Mejía

Best Makeup
Anny Torres, G. Sánchez y G. Jiménez, “El fantasma de mi novia”

Best Documentary
“Solano”, Patricia Solano y Juan Basanta

Best Costumes
Gina Terc, “Rubirosa 1”

Best Cinematography
“Rubirosa 1”, Francis Adames and Frankie Báez

Best Song Track
“Juanita”, “Juanita no come cuento”, Milly Quezada

Best Secondary Actress
Ruth Emeterio, “Juanita”

Best Secondary Actor
Yasser Michelén, “Trabajo sucio”

Best Score
“Lo que siento por ti”, Sergio Jiménez y Peng Bian Sang

Best Artistic Direction
“Juanita”, Lorelei Sanz

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13 March 2019