The veteran Abbas Kiarostami and the new Miguel Cohan, Golden Spike in Valladolid

Agustí Vila's risky film, 'La mosquitera' received the Silver Spike this weekend at the Valladolid International Film Week (Seminci). The Golden Spike went to the thriller 'Without Return', the debut film by Argentine Miguel Cohan. The award was ex aequo with 'Certified Copy', by Iran's most renowned filmmaker, Abbas Kiarostami.

The risky film by Agustí Vila, The mosquito net This weekend it received the Silver Spike at the Valladolid International Film Week (Seminci). The Golden Spike went to the thriller no return, debut film by Argentine Miguel Cohan. The award was ex aequo with Certified copy, by Iran's most renowned filmmaker, Abbas Kiarostami.

Castilla y León en Corto was the first prize on stage at the closing gala of the Seminci. Luis Miguel Alonso presented Juan Carrascal Íñigo with an award for The remittances, which he directed with Arturo Artal.

Story Time was next. José Antonio Gil Verona presented the third prize to Oskar Tejedor, director of The caregivers; José Luis Peñafuerte, the second to Enrique Sánchez for Encounters with the piano, and Carmen Cobos, to the representative of Daniel Anker, director of Voices without limits, who could not be present.

Meeting Point

Tony Acosta presented the award for Best Foreign Short Film to the representative of Adrian Sitaru, director of The cage, who thanked him and the producer for the recognition. The Punto de Encuentro jury, before this delivery, had been in charge of specifying that the special mention of the jury in this section was for To my father with love. The Best Spanish Short of the section went to A o B, by Leticia Dolera. Irene Visedo collected the award on his behalf from Fran Boira.

The Punto de Encuentro Young Jury considered that he deserved the award Obselidia. Aura Garrido gave it to Conchita Pina on behalf of the director, Diane Bell. How it was not done, from Chumilla Carbajosa, received a special mention from the Punto de Encuentro jury. He himself collected the award. It was Bina Paul who presented the best feature film, Sebbe, by the Iranian-born director Babak Najafi, and presented the award to Carolina Martínez, who represented the winner.

The Audience Award for Punto de Encuentro, presented by the general director of El Norte de Castilla, Ignacio Pérez, went to Portraits of a sea of ​​lies, by Carlos Gaviria.

AECID Award

The Cultural Diversity Award, presented by Irene Visedo, went to Also the Rain, by Icíar Bollaín, which although it was not a film in competition, received recognition from the AECID, the entity that grants the award. It was picked up by Pau Cólera, who read a note of gratitude on behalf of the director and Paul Laberty: "Now, as 500 years ago, poverty is not an accident. Man has had a decisive influence. We hope that our film pays tribute to those who have resisted injustice in the past and continue to do so now."

The International Federation of the Cinematographic Press (Fipresci), awarded its prestigious award to No Return, by Miguel Cohan. He presented the Sancho Gracia award and Ana and Miguel Cohan collected it.

Shorts and longs in the Official Section

Miriam Allen presented the award for Best European Short, which was none other than small children, big words, by Lisa James Larsson. The Silver Spike passed from the hands of Ruben Ochandiano to those of Sergi Portadella, who collected it on behalf of the director of Roce, Ferenc Cakó. As for the Golden Spike, the tribute went to Kill a bumblebee, by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon.

In lengths, the Youth Prize went to Fires, by Denis Villeneuve. The recognition for Best Music, given by Ana Cerentano, went to Cyrin Morin, for The mission of the Human Resources director. The Best Direction of Photography, awarded by Inés García Millás, went to Portrait number four.

Ana Fernández has taken charge of the Best Actor Award, which was won by the protagonist of With family, Jesper Christensen, and which Sancho Gracia has collected in his name. To present the award for Best Actress, María Botto met Emma Suárez on stage (The mosquito net).

The Audience Award, presented by Alicia Borrachero, went to Fires, by Denis Villeneuve, which Enrique González collected.

Another key moment was the Pilar Miró Award for Best New Director, which was presented by Gonzalo Miró, and which deserved no return, by Miguel Cohan.

Emilio Gutiérrez Caba presented the Special Jury Prize, which went to On the way. It was collected by Cecile Maistre, daughter of Claude Chabrol, present in Valladolid thanks to the Seminci's tribute to her Father, Claude Chabrol.

He has presented the Bruce Beresford Silver Spike, which went to The Mosquito Net, by Agustí Vila, and which Luis Miñarro received.

Finally, the Golden Spike, which was presented by the president of the International Jury, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, and Tomás García, territorial director of Caja España-Caja Duero, was double this time, since the ex aequo winners of the Seminci's highest award were Certified Copy y no return.