The film ‘On the Road (En El Camino)’, directed by David Pablos, claimed the top jury prize at the 43rd Miami Film Festival. It received the $10,000 Marimbas Award for best exemplifying richness and resonance for cinema’s future. Other categories honored films with South Florida ties and debut features.
‘On the Road (En El Camino)’, directed by David Pablos, led the winners at the 43rd Miami Film Festival with the festival’s top jury prize, the $10,000 Marimbas Award. The festival recognized the narrative feature for best exemplifying “richness and resonance for cinema’s future.” The event, presented by Miami Dade College, ran from April 9 to 19 and focused on Ibero-American and international cinema. “The Old Man and the Parrot,” directed by Gabriel de Varona, won the Made in MIA Feature Film Award, which includes a $15,000 cash prize. This award honors films that prominently feature South Florida in their story or production. The $10,000 Jordan Ressler First Feature Award went to “Second Victims,” directed by Zinnini Elkington, for the best debut narrative feature. In audience categories, “Comandante Fritz,” directed by Pavel Giroud, took the Audience Feature Film Award. “Milly, Queen of Merengue,” directed by Leticia Tonos Paniagua, placed first runner-up, followed by “I Swear,” directed by Kirk Jones. For documentaries, “TheyDream,” directed by William D. Caballero, received the Documentary Achievement Award, while “Runa Simi,” directed by Augusto Zegarra, won the Audience Documentary Film Award.
