Argentine Film Critics Association
The Argentine Film Critics Association is a film critics association that gives out the Argentine Film Critics Association Awards to honor achievement in Argentine cinema by Argentine-based journalists and correspondents. In Spanish the association is named: Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la Argentina. The awards are Argentina's equivalent of the American/Worldwide Academy Awards.
The association was organized on July 10, 1942 and the annual awards have been given since 1943, with breaks in between.[1][2] The Argentine Film Critics Association is a member of the International Federation of Film Critics, also known as FIPRESCI.[2]
Silver Condor
The Silver Condor (Cóndor de Plata) is given to Argentine films in various areas, the best Ibero-American film, and the best foreign film. A Special Condor is sometimes given, and the Career Condor is given on a regular basis. According to the Internet Movie Database the association has given awards the following years: 1943–1957, 1959–1974, 1981–1983, 1985-today.[3]
As of January 2007 the Secretary General of the association is Pablo De Vita.
Awards
The awards given include:[4]
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Sound
- Best Music
- Best Camera Operator
- Best Production Design
- Best Animated Feature
- Ibero-American Film
- Foreign Film
- Best First Film
- Best Documentary
- Best Film of Video
- Best Short
- Career Award (includes journalists)
References
- ^ Argentine Film Critics Association Last accessed: January 29, 2007.
- ^ a b IMDb film data base, awards section.
- ^ IMDb film data base, AFCAA Awards Summary.
- ^ Alternative Film Guide web site.