International media professionals and other correspondents, including television networks, will select a fiction feature film with a high artistic level, reflecting the social reality of the region and the struggle for human improvement.

Founded in 1985, the award was intended to encourage the New Latin American Cinema movement, which burst with singular force in the 60s of the last century, to seek a decolonized visual image.

Its promoters decided to name it after late Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the pioneers of that movement and the director of about 15 documentaries and full-length figure films, among them classics such as “Antonio das Mortes” and “Dios y Diablo en la Tierra del Sol” (Black God, White Devil).

In this edition, the award consists of a painting by Cuban Alexander Cordero, known for his works on jute, whose unique technique allows him to draw the most attractive pictures on such a complex fabric.

Since its founding, the award has been given to films such as “La Hora de la Estrella” (The Hour of the Star) by Suzana Amaral (Brazil) and “La Boca del Lobo” (The Mouth of the Wolf) by Francisco Lombardi (Peru).

Also on the list are “Amores Perros” (Love’s a Bitch) by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu (Mexico), “Una Casa con Vista al Mar” (A House with Sea View) by Alberto Arvelo (Venezuela), “Machuca” by Andres Wood (Chile), and “El Baño del Papa” (The Pope’s Toilet) by Enrique Fernández and Cesar Charlone (Uruguay).

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