A Sort of Family (Una especia de familia), directed by Diego Lerman, won Best Film and the $30,000 Grand Prize that goes with it at Miami Dade College’s 2018 Miami Film Festival which wrapped this past Sunday (3/18).
Earning Best Director distinction was Mateo Gil for The Laws of Thermodynamics (Las leyes de la termodinamica).
There was a three-way tie for the Documentary Achievement Award among: When the Beat Drops, directed by jamal Sims; Amigo Skate helmed by Vanesa Wilkey-Escobar; and Liyana directed by Aaron Kopp and Amanda Kopp.
Here’s a rundown of winners:
KNIGHT COMPETITION:
BEST FILM: $30,000 GRAND PRIZE – A Sort of Family (Una especie de familia) (ARGENTINA, Campo Cine – Directed by Diego Lerman)
BEST DIRECTOR: $5,000 PRIZE– MATEO GIL for The Laws of Thermodynamics (Las leyes de la termodinámica) (SPAIN)
BEST PERFORMANCE: $5,000 PRIZE – Cesar Troncoso for Another Story of the World (Otra historia del mundo) (URUGUAY)
JURY: Ciro Guerra, Manuel MartÃn Cuenca, Ximena Caminos
KNIGHT MADE IN MIA AWARD:
BEST FILM: $10,000 PRIZE – Gladesmen: The Last of the Sawgrass Cowboys (USA, directed by David Abel)
HBO IBERO-AMERICAN FEATURE FILM COMPETITION:
BEST FILM: $10,000 PRIZE – La familia (VENEZUELA/CHILE/NORWAY, La Pandilla Producciones, directed by Gustavo Rondón Córdova)
JURY: Leslie Cohen, Antonio Méndez Esparza, Angel Manuel Soto
JORDAN RESSLER SCREENWRITING COMPETITION:
BEST SCREENPLAY: $10,000 PRIZE – XAVIER LEGRAND for Custody (FRANCE)
Honorable Mention: Ana Urushadze for Scary Mother (GEORGIA/ESTONIA)
JURY: Matthew Porterfield, Jane Schoettle, Rudi Goblen
KNIGHT DOCUMENTARY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
BEST FILM: $10,000 PRIZE (3-WAY TIE):
When The Beat Drops (USA), directed by Jamal Sims
Amigo Skate, Cuba (USA) directed by Vanesa Wilkey-Escobar
Liyana (USA/Swaziland/Qatar), directed by Aaron Kopp and Amanda Kopp
ZENO MOUNTAIN AWARD
$5,000 Prize – Carry That Weight: A Rockumentary (USA), directed by Brian J. Leitten
AUDIENCE AWARD (FEATURE FILM):
THE LAST SUIT (ARGENTINA/SPAIN), directed by Pablo Solarz
IMDB PRO SHORT FILM AWARD:
BEST FILM: $2,500 PRIZE – MOTHER (SPAIN), directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
AUDIENCE AWARD (SHORT FILM):
THE DRIVER IS RED (USA) directed by Randall Christopher
RENE RODRIGUEZ CRITICS AWARD:
BEST FILM: La familia (VENEZUELA/CHILE/NORWAY, La Pandilla Producciones, directed by Gustavo Rondón Córdova)
CINEMASLAM CHAMPION –RENE DE DIOS AND THE SOUTH BEACH SHARK CLUB (Miami Dade College)
Best Narrative Film: P.R.A. NATION – Jorge L. Martinez F. (University of Miami)
Best Director: Robert Ramos – RENE DE DIOS AND THE SOUTH BEACH SHARK CLUB (Miami Dade College)
Best Writing: Robert Ramos – RENE DE DIOS AND THE SOUTH BEACH SHARK CLUB (Miami Dade College)
Best Actor: Jaydev Hemrajani – ZINDAGI (University of Miami)
Best Actress: Samantha Miller – CHERRY (University of Miami)
Best Technical Achievement: RENE DE DIOS AND THE SOUTH BEACH SHARK CLUB (Miami Dade College)
Cinemaslam Audience Award – Opposite Sex by Lidia Rosa Hernandez from Center of Cinematography, Arts, and Television
ABC will air 6 additional “Monday Night Football” games starting this week with Bills-Jets
ABC will simulcast six more ESPN "Monday Night Football" games, including Monday's AFC East matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets.
The addition of the six games means ABC will air 17 this season — 14 simulcasts with ESPN (including two playoff games) and three games exclusively on ABC.
The decision to simulcast more games was a joint decision between the NFL and Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC and ESPN.
The other added games are Baltimore at Tampa Bay (Oct. 21), Tampa Bay at Kansas City (Nov. 4), Houston at Dallas (Nov. 18), Baltimore at Los Angeles Chargers (Nov. 25) and New Orleans at Green Bay (Dec. 23).
The only two Mondays the rest of the regular season where ABC will not have a game are Nov. 11 and Dec. 2.
ABC had games all 18 weeks last season due to an agreement with the NFL since there was no new original fall programming due to the Hollywood writers and actors strikes. With more games on network television, "Monday Night Football" averaged 17.36 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, a 29% increase over 2022.
It was the best audience numbers for the league's seminal prime-time package since 2000. The Super Bowl 57 rematch between Philadelphia and Kansas City averaged 29.03 million.
Coming into the season, ABC had eight scheduled simulcasts, including two Saturday Week 18 games and two playoff games, and three exclusive MNF games when there were doubleheaders.
It also continues Disney's move toward putting more sports programming back on ABC. Super Bowl 61 from Los Angeles in 2027 will be on the network and the College Football Playoff championship game will also move to ABC the same year.
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