Argentine Film Critics Association Awards

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The Argentine Film Critics Association Awards are given by the Argentine Film Critics Association to honor achievement in Argentine cinema by Argentine-based journalists and correspondents. In Spanish the association is named: Asociación de Cronistas Cinematrográficos de la Argentina.

The association was organized on July 10, 1942 and the annual awards have been given since 1942, 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.^[3]

According to the Internet Movie Database the association has given awards the following years: 1942-1956, 1958-1973, 1980-1982, 1984-today.^[4]

As of January 2007 the Secretary General of the association is Pablo De Vita.

Contents 1 Silver Condor 2 Awards 3 Silver Condor Winners 4 Footnotes 5 Exterior links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Awards

The awards given include:^[5]

• Best Film
• Best Ibero-American Film
• Best Foreign Film
• Best First Film
• Best Direction
• Best Original Screenplay
• Best Adapted Screenplay
• Best Acting (various)
• Best Production (sound, editing, etc.)
• Best Documentary
• Best Film of Video
• Best Short
• Career Award (includes journalists)

[edit] Silver Condor Winners

Recent Best Argentine Silver Condor award winners include:

• 1997 - Sol de otoño (1996)
• 1998 - Buenos Aires Vice Versa (1996)
• 1999 - Pizza, birra, faso (1998)
• 2000 - El Mismo amor, la misma lluvia (1999)
• 2001 - Nueve reinas (2000), aka Nine Queens
• 2002 - El Hijo de la Novia (2001)
• 2003 - Historias Mínimas (2002)
• 2004 - Valentín (2002)
• 2005 - Roma (2004)
• 2006 - El Aura (2005)

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ Argentine Film Critics Association. Last accessed: January 29, 2007.
2. ^ IMDb film data base, awards section.
3. ^ IMDb. Ibid.
4. ^ IMDb film data base, AFCAA Awards Summary.
5. ^ Alternative Film Guide web site.

[edit] Exterior links

• Argentine Film Critics Association official website (Spanish).

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