Discover the legacy of the Cines del Sur Festival in its historical awards list up to 2018, a review of the films and talents that have defined the best cinema from the global South. The winning film receives the prestigious Golden Alhambra, the best director receives the Silver Alhambra, and the acclaimed Audience Awards are also presented, reflecting the passion of Granada's local and visiting audiences for Mediterranean and Latin American cinema. This selection celebrates 15 years of cinematic excellence in Granada.
Winning Films
2018 (XI Edition): Mente Revólver – Dir. Alejandro Ramírez Corona (Mexico).
2017 (X Edition): The Last Painting (Zui hou de shi pian) – Dir. Chen Hung-i (Taiwan).
2015 (IX Edition): The Light Shines Only There (Soko nomi nite hikari kagayaku) – Dir. Mipo O (Japan).
2014 (VIII Edition): 40 Days of Silence (Chilla) – Dir. Saodat Ismailova (Uzbekistan).
2013 (VII Edition): Nairobi Half Life – Dir. Tosh Gitonga (Kenya).
2012 (VI Edition): From Thursday to Sunday – Dir. Dominga Sotomayor (Chile).
2011 (V Edition): Dance Town – Dir. Jeon Kyu-hwan (South Korea).
2010 (IV Edition): The Famous and the Dead (Os Famosos e os Duendes da Morte) – Dir. Esmir Filho (Brazil).
2009 (III Edition): The Other Bank (Gagma Napiri) – Dir. George Ovashvili (Georgia).
2008 (II Edition): Jogo de Cena – Dir. Eduardo Coutinho (Brazil).
2007 (I Edition): Crossing the Dust (Parinawa La Ghobar) – Dir. Shawkat Amin Korki (Iraq/Kurdistan).
Best Directors
2018 (XI Edition): Semih Kaplanoglu for Grain (Turkey).
2017 (X Edition): Sanal Kumar Sasidharan for Sexy Durga (India).
2015 (IX Edition): Adilkhan Yerzhanov for The Owners (Kazakhstan).
2014 (VIII Edition): Yoon Sung-hyun for Bleak Night (South Korea).
2013 (VII Edition): Reis Çelik for Night of Silence (Turkey).
2012 (VI Edition): Faouzi Bensaïdi for Death for Sale (Morocco).
2011 (V Edition): Asghar Farhadi for Nader and Simin, A Separation (Iran).
2010 (IV Edition): Murali Nair for Virgin Goat (India).
2009 (III Edition): Behnam Behzadi for Before the Burial (Iran).
2008 (2nd Edition): Shivajee Chandrabhushan for Frozen (India).
2007 (1st Edition): Zhang Lu for Desert Dream (South Korea/Mongolia).
Winning Films
2018 (11th Edition): The Song of Scorpions – Dir. Anup Singh (India/Switzerland).
2017 (10th Edition): Lipstick Under My Burkha – Dir. Alankrita Shrivastava (India).
2015 (9th Edition): Titli – Dir. Kanu Behl (India).
2014 (8th Edition): Theeb (Wolf) – Dir. Naji Abu Nowar (Jordan).
2013 (7th Edition): Wadjda – Dir. Haifaa Al-Mansour (Saudi Arabia).
2012 (6th Edition): When Pigs Have Wings – Dir. Sylvain Estibal (France/Palestine).
2011 (5th Edition): A Separation – Dir. Asghar Farhadi (Iran).
2010 (4th Edition): Castaway on the Moon – Dir. Lee Hae-jun (South Korea).
2009 (3rd Edition): $9.99 – Dir. Tatia Rosenthal (Israel/Australia).
2008 (2nd Edition): Captain Abu Raed – Dir. Amin Matalqa (Jordan).
2007 (1st Edition): La boda de Tuya (Tuya’s Marriage) – Dir. Wang Quan'an (China).
