The Platino Award for Best First Feature Film (Spanish: Premio Platino a la mejor ópera prima de ficción iberoamericana) is one of the Platino Awards, Ibero-America's film awards, presented by the Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA) and the Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FIPCA).
History The category was first awarded at the 2nd Platino Awards in 2015, with Venezuelan film La distancia más larga, directed by Claudia Pinto Emperador, being the first recipient of the award.
Multiple winners of the award went on to be nominated for the Best Director for their following efforts, these include Jayro Bustamante, Carla Simón, and Lila Avilés. 2016 winner Ixcanul and 2021 winner Schoolgirls were also nominated for Best Ibero-American Film.
In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.
Awards and nominations 2010s YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry2015(2nd)La distancia más larga Claudia Pinto Emperador10,000 km Carlos Marqués-Marcet Ciencias naturales Matías Lucchesi Mateo María Gamboa Vestido de novia Marilyn Solaya 2016(3rd)Ixcanul Jayro Bustamante 600 Miles 600 millas Gabriel Ripstein Retribution El desconocido Dani de la Torre El patrón: radiografía de un crimen Sebastián Schindel Magallanes Salvador del Solar 2017(4th)From AfarDesde Allá Lorenzo Vigas The Thin Yellow Line La delgada línea amarilla Celso R. García Rara Pepa San Martín The Fury of a Patient Man Tarde para la ira Raúl Arévalo Dark Skull Viejo Calavera Kiro Russo 2018(5th)Summer 1993 Estiu 1993 Carla Simón Bad Influence Mala junta Claudia Huaiquimilla On the Roof El techo Patricia Ramos The Dragon Defense La defensa del dragón Natalia Santa The Desert Bride La novia del desierto Cecilia Atán & Valeria Pivato Holy Camp! La llamada Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo 2019(6th)The Heiresses Las herederas Marcelo Martinessi Carmen & Lola Carmen y Lola Arantxa Echevarría Journey to a Mother's Room Viaje al cuarto de una madre Celia Rico Clavellino The Family La familia Gustavo Rondón Córdova
2020s YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry2020(7th)The Chambermaid La camarista Lila Avilés A Thief's Daughter La hija de un ladrón Belén Funes Advantages of Travelling by Train Ventajas de viajar en tren Aritz Moreno The Awakening of the Ants El despertar de las hormigas Antonella Sudasassi 2021(8th)Schoolgirls Las niñas Pilar Palomero Song Without a Name Canción sin nombre Melina León Kill Pinochet Juan Ignacio Sabatini Killing the Dead Matar a un muerto Hugo Giménez 2022(9th) Karnawal Juan Pablo Félix Clara Sola Nathalie Álvarez Mesén Libertad Clara Roquet Identifying Features Sin señas particulares Fernanda Valadez 2023(10th) 1976 Manuela Martelli Lullaby Cinco lobitos Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Daughter of Rage La hija de todas las rabias Laura Baumeister The Pack La jauría Andrés Ramírez Pulido Utama Alejandro Loayza Grisi 2024(11th) 20,000 Species of Bees 20.000 especies de abejas Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren Blondi Dolores Fonzi The Fishbowl La pecera Glorimar Marrero Sánchez The Settlers Los colonos Felipe Gálvez Haberle Simón Diego Vicentini I Have Electric Dreams Tengo sueños eléctricos Valentina Maurel 2025(12th) The Dog Thief El ladrón de perros Vinko Tomičić Alemania María Zanetti The Blue Star La estrella azul Javier Macipe Simon of the Mountain Simón de la montaña Federico Luis 2026(13th) Deaf Sorda Eva Libertad The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo La misteriosa mirada del flamenco Diego Céspedes Manas Marianna Brennand We Shall Not Be Moved No nos moverán Pierre Saint-Martin
See also Goya Award for Best New Director
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