AWARDS CICEMA 2024

The second edition of CICEMA has come to an end. The event has been very successful, with a remarkable attendance from professionals and the general public. During the festival weekend Manises has become a vibrant meeting point for ceramics and film enthusiasts. Thank you for your support and your attendance.

We hope to see you next year for the 3rd edition of CICEMA. You can stay updated through this website and through our social networks.
Here is the list of the award winners, which were announced during the Festival’s Closing Ceremony.
The members of the jury for this 2nd edition of CICEMA were:
Bibiana Martínez – Ceramic Artist
Javier Colomer – Director of the Ceramics School of Manises
José Antonio Hurtado – Film critic and Head of Programming of the Valencian Film Institute

The Jury Awards are the following:

CIUDAD DE MANISES AWARD TO THE BEST FILM IN THE OFFICIAL SELECTION

BROTHER’S HORN, Dir. Majid Asadi (Iran)

PRODESCO AWARD TO THE BEST STUDENT FILM

LEAVES OF GRASS, Dir. Maria Bezuglaya (Portugal)

HONORARY MENTIONS

  • YINGJING RAKU, Dir. Gao Yue (China)
  • TIEMPO Y TIERRA, Dir. Nicolás Chiaravalloti (Spain)
  • LA CAÍDA DE NIMROD, Dir. MIRCO DENICOLÒ (Italy)
  • SERVING SUGGESTIONS, Dir. Timothy Copsey (United Kingdom)

In addition, the AUDIENCE AWARD, decided by the votes of the spectators, was for

AUDIENCE AWARD

LA LLUM DEL FARDATXET, Dir. Javi Reaktiu (España)

SELECTED FILMS 2024

OFFICIAL COMPETITION SECTION

LA CAÍDA DE NIMROD, Dir. MIRCO DENICOLO (Italia), animación

DRAGOIAK, Dir. Laida Zapre (España), documental taller

YINGJING RAKU, Gao Yue (China) documental técnica tradicional

SERVING SUGGESTIONS, Dir. Timothy Copsey (Reino Unido), artístico

INVISIBLE STRUCTURE, Dir. Megumi Naitoh (EE.UU), animación

LA LLUM DEL FARDATXET, Dir. Javi Reaktiu (España) , documental histórico

LA RETAGUARDIA, Dir. Sabrina Macchi (Argentina), documental experiencia cerámica

AMATENANGO DEL VALLE, MEMORIA Y EVOLUCIÓN DEL BARRO, Dir. Carolina Romero (Méjico) documental ciudad cerámica

RETORN Pau Berga, Dir. Luana Bovet y Carmen Marco (España), documental taller

BETWEEN POSSIBLE AND IMPOSSIBLE, TORBJORN KVASBO, Dir. Tan Hangyu (China) documental de artista

ALFAHAR, UNA VIDA EN EL BARRO, Dir. Guayarmina Pedraza García (España) documental rural

PERFORMING JEJU SCORIA, Dir. Andrew Livingstone (Reino Unido), artístico

BROTHER’S HORN, Dir. Majid Asadi (Irán), ficción

IN THE LAND OF MORNING CALM, Dir. Marty Gross (Canadá), documental histórico

TIEMPO Y TIERRA, Dir. Nicolás Chiaravalloti (España), artístico

CARTOGRAPHIC DRIFT, Dir. David Peñaranda (España), documental taller

JUGANDO CON BARRO, Dir. Carlos Puerto (España) experiencia cerámica

LA TIERRA MUERE GRITANDO, Dir. Gonzalo Abril Martí (España), animación

MAGDALENA TOS OLMOS, Dir. Ruzica Anja Tadic (Serbia), documental histórico

MULTI-FACETED PRISM: TIBETAN TEAPOTS, Dir. Xu Ying (China), documental técnica tradicional

PATUSZYNSKA: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE, Dir. Monika Patuszynska (Polonia) documental taller

VISITANDO EL BARRO, MÁXIMO ITA, Dir, Carlos Laullón / Roberta Ferreira (España) documental taller

IL VASO E IL POLPO, Dir Emanuele Astengo (Italia) artístico

STUDENT SECTION

LEAVES OF GRASS, Dir. Maria Bezuglaya (Portugal), artístico

VIVIR DEL BARRO, Dir. Aaron Porcar Olmo (España), documental

PELLA CONTENIDA, Dir. Tatiana Álvarez Fernández (España), documental taller

PORTRAITS OF HOLLOWNESS, Dir. Jihyun Song (Corea) artístico

FIREWOOD RECORD, Dir. Yan Ting He (Taiwán), documental taller

FILMS OUT OF COMPETITION – PARALLEL SECTION

REMEMBERING HAMADA SHOJI, Dir. Marty Gross (Canadá), documental de artista

GASPING FOR AIR, Dir. Jo Pearl (Reino Unido), animación

JING DE ZHEN, Dir. Gao Yue (China), documental ciudad cerámica

HISAE YANASE, Dir.  (España) documental de artista