The 13th Ourense Film Festival followed its motto Celebrating Diversityand awarded with the Calpurnia Grand Prix the Germanmovie Weltstadt. PortugueseThe Lovebirds won the "Carlos Velo" Award for Best Director and the Best Screenplay Award. JapaneseThe Crossword Monologues won the Special Jury Award. Jakub Tolak, the British main actor of Outlanders, won the Best Actor Award, whereas the Uruguayanactress Roxana Blanco won the Best Actress Award for her role in Kill Them All.
For the good use of Galician young talent and resources in a film expressing ecological and universal values.
Lifetime Achievement Award
HUMBERTO
SOLÁS
Tribute to the Cuban director well known for films such as "Lucía", who
passed away in October 2008. Humberto Solás was the co-founder of the
ICAIC (Cuban Institute of Cinema) and founder of the Festival de Cine
Pobre in Gibara, Cuba.