The Mestre Mateo Awards, known in Galician as Premios Mestre Mateo, are the main film awards in Galicia, celebrated annually. The awards were established in 2002 by the Galician Academy of Audiovisual as a continuation and expansion of the Chano Piñeiro Awards (Premios Chano Piñeiro), originally established in 2002.
The trophy is inspired by the Master Mateo's Santo dos Croques, a sculpture of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
Past ceremonies The following is a listing of all Mestre Mateo Awards ceremonies.
CeremonyDateBest FilmHost(s)Venue Mestre Mateo Awards 2003 April 7, 2003 Mondays in the Sun Javier Veiga Auditorio de Galicia (Santiago de Compostela) June 26, 2004 Trece badaladasO lapis do carpinteiro Javier Veiga Pazo de Congresos (Santiago de Compostela) March 20, 2005 O ano da carracha Moncho Borrajo Teatro Sala de Concertos de Caixanova (Vigo) March 19, 2006 León and Olvido Luis Piedrahita PALEXCO (A Coruña) May 9, 2007 Un franco, 14 pesetas Manuel Manquiña and Antonio Durán "Morris" Teatro Colón (A Coruña) April 15, 2008 O neno de barro Manuel Manquiña and Antonio Durán "Morris" Teatro Jofre (Ferrol) April 30, 2009 Os mortos van á présa Sergio Zearreta Pazo da Cultura (Pontevedra) April 17, 2010 Cela 211 Xosé Antonio Touriñán Pazo da Cultura (Narón) April 28, 2011 18 Meals Belén Regueira and Xosé Antonio Touriñán Auditorio Municipal (Ourense) January 28, 2012 Doentes María Castro PALEXCO (A Coruña) April 6, 2013 The Apostle Cristina Castaño Palacio da Ópera (A Coruña) April 12, 2014 Somos xente honrada Roberto Vilar PALEXCO (A Coruña) April 11, 2015 Aces Roberto Vilar PALEXCO (A Coruña) Mestre Mateo Awards 2016 April 23, 2016 Retribution Marga Pazos and Xosé Antonio Touriñán Palacio da Ópera (A Coruña) Mestre Mateo Awards 2017 March 4, 2017 María (and Everybody Else) Iolanda Muíños PALEXCO (A Coruña) Mestre Mateo Awards 2018 March 3, 2018 Dhogs Iolanda Muíños Palacio da Ópera (A Coruña)
References
External links Galician Academy of Audiovisual