2008 (23rd) Mar del Plata Film Festival

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• Film Festival: Mar del Plata Film Festival / Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata
• Edition: 23rd
• Period: November 6th-16th, 2008
• Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina

Awards

International Competition

• GOLDEN ASTOR to Best Long Film: "Still Walking" - Hirokazu Koreeda (Japan)
• SILVER ASTOR to Best Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa - "Tokyo Sonata" (Japan)
• SILVER ASTOR to Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert - "Home" (Switzerland / France / Belgium)
• SILVER ASTOR to Best Actor: Ulrich Thomsen - "Fear Me Not" (Denmark)
• SILVER ASTOR to Best Script: Kristian Levring & Anders Thomas Jensen - "Fear Me Not" (Denmark)
• Special Jury Award: "Involuntary" - Ruben Östlund (Sweeden)
• BEST LATIN AMERICAN FILM: "Los bastardos" - Amat Escalante (Mexico)
• SPECIAL MENTION: "Regreso a Fortín Olmos" - Patricio Coll & Jorge Goldenberg (Argentina)
• Argentinean Competition: “Parador Retiro” - Jorge Leandro Colás / "Diletante" - Kris Niklison
• Best Short Film: "Block B" - Chris Chong Chan-fui (Malaysia)
• Best Latin American Short Film: "Saltos" - Gregorio Graziosi (Brazil)
• Short Film Argentinean Competition: "El grito" - Andrés Denegri / "El empleo" - Santiago `Bou` Grasso
• Work in Progress: "Vikingo" José Campusano (Argentina)

Non Official Awards

• ACCA Award (Argentinean Cinematographic Reporters Association): "Still Walking" - Hirokazu Koreeda (Japan)

East Asian Films @ 23rd Mar del Plata Film Festival

Closing Film

• "Breath" - Ki-duk Kim (South Korea)

International Competition

• "Still Walking" - Hirokazu Koreeda (Japan)
• "Tokyo Sonata" - Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Japan)

Panorama

• "Service" - Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)
• "Achilles and the Tortoise" - Takeshi Kitano (Japan)
• "24 City" - Jia Zhangke (China)
• "Cry Me a River" - Jia Zhangke (China)
• "Ashes of Time Redux" - Kar Wai Wong (Hong Kong)