BAFICI
Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
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The 27th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema took place from 15 to 26 April 2026. Pablo Aparo’s The Victors received the City of Buenos Aires Grand Prize, while Machado won the audience award for best Argentine feature. The festival also presented career awards to Argentine filmmakers Raúl Perrone and Ana Poliak.
City of Buenos Aires — Grand Prize
ARS 12,000,000.
Audience — Best Argentine Feature
Official Argentine Competition — Grand Prize
ARS 7,500,000; supported by Banco Ciudad.
Trailer Toia Bonino, Marcos Joubert
Do or DieIn the Argentinian prison where he’s serving a sentence, Marcos cherishes his smartphone,…Official Argentine Competition — Best Feature
Official Argentine Competition — Best Short
Official Argentine Competition — Best Director
Tamara Leschner
Official Argentine Competition — Special Jury Prize
Official Argentine Competition — Best Performance
Gonzalo García-PelayoJoint award shared by Gonzalo García-Pelayo, Javier García-Pelayo.
Official Argentine Competition — Best Performance
Javier García-PelayoJoint award shared by Gonzalo García-Pelayo, Javier García-Pelayo.
Official Argentine Competition — Special Mention
Official Argentine Competition — Special Mention
Official Argentine Competition — Special Mention
Official International Competition — Grand Prize
USD 5,000; supported by PELIPLAT.
Trailer Nicolas Graux, Trương Minh Quý
Hair, Paper, Water…She was born in a cave, more than 60 years ago. Now she lives in a village, with many…Official International Competition — Best Feature
Official International Competition — Best Short
Official International Competition — Best Director
Pablo AparoOfficial International Competition — Special Jury Prize
Official International Competition — Best Performance
Katia Pascariu
Official International Competition — Special Mention
No Video Available Nicolás Sequeira, Diego Acosta
BichoBicho has a white eye and lives with his grandmother in the smallest house in the…Official International Competition — Special Mention
Avant-Garde and Genre Competition — Grand Prize
USD 5,000; supported by MUBI.
Avant-Garde and Genre Competition — Best Feature
Avant-Garde and Genre Competition — Best Short
Avant-Garde and Genre Competition — Best Director
Teodora Ana Mihai
Avant-Garde and Genre Competition — Special Jury Prize
Avant-Garde and Genre Competition — Best Performance
Jean-Christophe Folly
Avant-Garde and Genre Competition — Special Mention — ex aequo
Joint special mention (ex aequo), shared by A la dure and Lo que dura la noche.
Avant-Garde and Genre Competition — Special Mention — ex aequo
Joint special mention (ex aequo), shared by A la dure and Lo que dura la noche.
Avant-Garde and Genre Competition — Special Mention — Performance
Tamara Leschner
Avant-Garde and Genre Competition — Special Mention — Ensemble
Awarded to the ensemble cast.
SIGNIS — Best International Competition Feature
SIGNIS — Honourable Mention
PCI — Best Argentine Direction — International / Avant-Garde and Genre
Pablo AparoPCI — Special Mention
Juan MorgenfeldFilmsToFestivals — Best Latin American Short
AAC — Best Colour Treatment — Argentine Feature
Raúl Lavado Verdú
AAC — Best Colour Treatment — Argentine Short
Julián De Luca
GÉNERO DAC — Best Argentine Woman Feature Director
Toia Bonino Trailer Toia Bonino, Marcos Joubert
Do or DieIn the Argentinian prison where he’s serving a sentence, Marcos cherishes his smartphone,…GÉNERO DAC — Special Mention
Sol Iglesias SKFEISAL — Best Latin American Direction — Age 35 or Younger
Lucas KoziarskiFEISAL — Special Mention
Lorenzo FerroJoint award shared by Lorenzo Ferro, Lucas A. Vignale.
No Video Available Lorenzo Ferro, Lucas A. Vignale
The River TrainMilo, a 9-year-old boy, dreams of escaping his home in a remote village and traveling to…FEISAL — Special Mention
Lucas A. VignaleJoint award shared by Lorenzo Ferro, Lucas A. Vignale.
No Video Available Lorenzo Ferro, Lucas A. Vignale
The River TrainMilo, a 9-year-old boy, dreams of escaping his home in a remote village and traveling to…ACCA — Best Argentine Competition Feature
ACCA — Special Mention
APPLAA — Best Location Design — Argentine Feature
Manuel LorenzoAPPLAA — Special Mention
Trailer Toia Bonino, Marcos Joubert
Do or DieIn the Argentinian prison where he’s serving a sentence, Marcos cherishes his smartphone,…APPLAA — Special Mention
AADA — Best Art Direction — International Feature
Silvia NavarroASA — Best Sound — Argentine Feature in International / Argentine Competition
Guido DeniroASA — Special Mention
Mercedes Gaviria Jaramillo Trailer Toia Bonino, Marcos Joubert
Do or DieIn the Argentinian prison where he’s serving a sentence, Marcos cherishes his smartphone,…ASA — Special Mention
Stefano PolidoroADF — Best Cinematography — International Feature
Benoît Dervaux
ADF — Special Mention
Li SiweiJoint award shared by Li Siwei, Tashi Namgyal.
ADF — Special Mention
Tashi NamgyalJoint award shared by Li Siwei, Tashi Namgyal.
ADF — Special Mention
Nicolas Graux Trailer Nicolas Graux, Trương Minh Quý
Hair, Paper, Water…She was born in a cave, more than 60 years ago. Now she lives in a village, with many…ADF — Best Cinematography — Argentine Feature
Melanie CastelliniADF — Special Mention
Marcos Joubert Trailer Toia Bonino, Marcos Joubert
Do or DieIn the Argentinian prison where he’s serving a sentence, Marcos cherishes his smartphone,…SAE / EDA — Best Editing — Argentine Feature
Dante PeriniJoint award shared by Dante Perini, Constanza Curia, Hernán Roselli, Martín Farina.
SAE / EDA — Best Editing — Argentine Feature
Constanza CuriaJoint award shared by Dante Perini, Constanza Curia, Hernán Roselli, Martín Farina.
SAE / EDA — Best Editing — Argentine Feature
Hernán RoselliJoint award shared by Dante Perini, Constanza Curia, Hernán Roselli, Martín Farina.
SAE / EDA — Best Editing — Argentine Feature
Martín FarinaJoint award shared by Dante Perini, Constanza Curia, Hernán Roselli, Martín Farina.
