Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio has picked up a prize at the Miami International Film Festival to add to his Tiger Award from the Rotterdam Film Festival. In the Ibero-American Competition presenting features by first, second and third-time directors from Spain, Portugal and Latin America, Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio’s To The Sea (Alamar) (Mexico) won the grand jury prize and the $25,000 award by the John S and James L Knight Foundation.
Grand Jury Prize:
To the Sea (Alamar) by Pedro González-Rubio (Mexico, 2009)
(A $25,000 USD cash prize awarded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation)
A straightforward account of a Mexican fisherman who romances an Italian tourist. When the relationship ends, she returns to Rome with their child. The son later reunites with his father and they embark upon a heart-warming journey at sea. This feature debut from Pedro González-Rubio balances delicately between documentary and fiction.
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