The Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival () is the oldest film festival in Europe dedicated to the Ibero-American cinema. It has been held since 1975 in Huelva, Spain.
During the first editions, it was known as (). The festival was originally organised by a private entity, the Cine-Club Huelva. Upon the creation of the governing , and the ensuing constitution of the board of trustees, the festival is primarily funded by the , the Provincial Deputation of Huelva, the Junta of Andalusia and the Spanish Ministry of Culture, as well as a number of private donors.
The festival is chiefly publicly funded. The grand prize is the "Golden Columbus" () for best feature. Other awards include best director, best male lead, best female lead, best script, best photography and best short film.
Winners of the Golden Columbus Year Film Director(s) Country Ref 1975 Enough Praying (Ya no basta con rezar) Aldo Francia Chile 1976 The Last Supper (La última cena) Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Cuba The Traitors (Los traidores) Raymundo Gleyzer Argentina 1977 Cantata de Chile Humberto Solás Cuba 1978 A Summer Rain (Chuvas de Verão) Carlos Diegues Brazil Moonlight Serenade (Serenata a la luz de la luna) Carles Jover, Josep Salgot Spain 1979 Julio Begins in July (Julio comienza en julio) Silvio Caiozzi Chile 1980 The Fault (A culpa) António Victorino de Almeida Portugal The Widow of Montiel (La viuda de Montiel) Miguel Littin Mexico 1981 Cerromaior Luís Filipe Rocha Portugal 1982 Last Days of the Victim (Últimos días de la víctima) Adolfo Aristarain Argentina 1983 (Ardiente paciencia) Antonio Skármeta Chile 1984 Murder in the Senate (Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación) Juan José Jusid Argentina The Children of the War (Los chicos de la guerra) Bebe Kamin Argentina 1985 The Rigorous Fate (El rigor del destino) Gerardo Vallejo Argentina 1986 Poor Butterfly (Pobre mariposa) Raúl de la Torre Argentina 1987 Besame Mucho Francisco Ramalho Brazil 1988 The Neighbor's Wife (A mulher do próximo) José Fonseca e Costa Portugal 1989 Juliana Fernando Espinosa, Alejandro Legaspi Peru 1990 After the Storm (Después de la tormenta) Tristán Bauer Argentina 1991 The Tombs (Las tumbas) Javier Torre Argentina 1992 Adorable Lies (Adorables mentiras) Gerardo Chijona Cuba Dream Kiss (El beso del sueño) Rafael Moreno Alba Spain 1993 The Strategy of the Snail (La estrategia del caracol) Sergio Cabrera Colombia 1994 Queen and King (Reina y Rey) Julio García Espinosa Cuba 1995 Sicario José Ramón Novoa Venezuela 1996 Como un relámpago Miguel Hermoso Spain 1997 How Angels Are Born (Como Nascem os Anjos) Murillo Salles Brazil 1998 Treason (Traição) Arthur Fortes, Claudio Torres, José Enrique Fonseca Brazil 1999 Olympic Garage (Garage Olimpo) Marco Bechis Argentina 2000 Coronation (Coronación) Silvio Caiozzi Chile 2001 In This Tricky Life (En la puta vida) Beatriz Flores Silva Uruguay 2002 Madame Satã Karim Aïnouz Brazil 2003 A Trip to the Seaside (El viaje hacia el mar) Guillermo Casanova Uruguay 2004 Whisky Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll Uruguay 2005 Lower City (Cidade Baixa) Sérgio Machado Brazil 2006 The Violin (El violín) Francisco Vargas Mexico 2007 Silent Light (Luz silenciosa) Carlos Reygadas Mexico 2008 The Good Life (La buena vida) Andrés Wood Chile 2009 The Maid (La Nana) Sebastián Silva Chile 2010 Hermano Marcel Rasquin Venezuela 2011 I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos Seus Lindos Lábios) Beto Brant, Renato Ciasca Brazil 2012 Clandestine Childhood (Infancia clandestina) Benjamín Ávila 2013 Workers José Luis Valle Mexico 2014 Zanahoria (Detrás de la verdad) Enrique Buchichio Uruguay, Argentina 2015 Magallanes Salvador del Solar Peru, Argentina, Spain 2016 Pizarro Simón Hernández Colombia 2017 The Desert Bride (La novia del desierto) Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato Argentina, Chile 2018 Miriam Lies (Miriam miente) Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada Dominican Republic, Spain 2019 Song Without a Name (Canción sin nombre) Melina León Spain, Peru 2020 The Lunchroom (Planta permanente) Ezequiel Radusky Argentina, Uruguay 2021 The Other Tom (El otro Tom) Rodrigo Plá, Laura Santullo Mexico, United States 2022 Blanquita Fernando Guzzoni Chile 2023 Valentina or the Serenity (Valentina o la serenidad) Ángeles Cruz Mexico 2024 Portrait of a Certain Orient (Retrato de um certo Oriente) Marcelo Gomes Brazil John Hopewell, [https://variety.com/2024/film/global/marcelo-gomes-walter-salles-marianne-brennand-1236222558/ "Huelva Festival Awards: ‘Portrait of a Certain Orient,’ ‘Manas’ Triumph as Brazilian Movie Renaissance Builds"}. Variety, November 25, 2024.
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