Argentine Film Critics Association
The Argentine Film Critics Association (Spanish: Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la Argentina) is an organization of Argentine-based journalists and correspondents. The association presents the Silver Condor Awards (Premios Cóndor de Plata) honoring achievements in Argentine cinema. The awards are considered Argentina's equivalent of the 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 awarded in various categories, the best Ibero-American film, and the best foreign film. A Special Condor is sometimes presented, and the Career Condor is awarded on a regular basis. According to the Internet Movie Database the association has given awards in the following years: 1943–1957, 1959–1974, 1981–1983, 1985–present.[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
- Best Ibero-American Film
- Best Foreign Film
- Best First Film
- Best Documentary
- Best Film of Video
- Best Short
- Career Award (includes journalists)
References
- ^ Argentine Film Critics Association Archived 2006-12-06 at the Wayback Machine 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.