At the closing ceremony, the list of winners of the 12th edition of the Bogota Audiovisual Market (BAM) was announced, which this year was held in a hybrid format.
The BAM, one of the most important audiovisual markets in the continent, organized by the Bogota Chamber of Commerce and Proimágenes Colombia, with the support of the Cinematographic Development Fund (FDC), presented the list of its winners in a mixed event, where Awards were awarded to 25 projects.
This hybrid version combined the virtual and on-site events in order to include all members of the audiovisual sector, especially those who could not travel: “This edition of the BAM has been a great challenge. After an entirely online BAM last year, the idea of meeting again physically filled us with excitement, and we put a lot of dedication into creating safe spaces that would make this experience a reality. However, knowing that many of the borrowers would be assisting to the market virtually, we dedicated ourselves to making this BAM's online experience the best,” said Claudia Triana de Vargas, director of Proimágenes Colombia, at the closing and awards event.
The first recognitions that were delivered were those of the BAMMERS category, which annually brings together the youngest talents in the country's audiovisual industry, and which this year had 13 participants who took part in a worldbuilding workshop led by Juan Díaz. 6 of them were shortlisted to receive personalized pitch advice given by the members of the jury: the producer and critic Jerónimo Atehortúa, the director and producer Franco Lolli and the director Daniela Abad. The IDARTES award went to the project Estirpe de Ana María Fierro; The ENACC award was given to the Acuatenientes projects by Mateo Pérez Ramos, and Virus by Solanlli Lozano; the BOGOSHORTS Film Market award went to the project Hilando desde la raíz by Jackeline Gamba Ruiz; the FICCALI award went to Muchachita Chilapa by Daniel Alberto Sánchez, the BIFF award was given to Daniela Córdoba, David Logreira, Solanlli Lozano and Daniel Alberto Sánchez.
The organization Cine Qua Non Lab presented the award in the Stories category to the project Los Últimos Romanticos by Diego González Cruz.
In the Animation category, the winning projects were Tooko produced by Piragna SAS; Amarillo y violetaproduced by 3Dados Media; Zooñadores de Bombillo Amarillo; El show de Ballo el caballo from Magnificent Cinema; and Dos marineros produced by Camello Audiovisual and Astrohouse. The awards were delivered by Pixelatl.
In the Film and Series Projects category, the selected projects were Yo vi tres luces negras produced by Contravía Films, winner of the Fox TeleColombia award, and El arcoíris negro produced by Afasia Media Films, winner of the Umaña Asociados award.
In the Film, Series and Animation Projects category, the La Tina Sonido award was given to Tooko, a production by Piragna SAS. In the Documentary Film Projects category, the RTVC awards were given to Luchadores de la villa produced by Guerrero Films; Rota from Cinetiqueta Films and El Precipicio Films; and By the Art of Magic by Dessu Productions. In the category of Animation Projects (feature films) the winner was Dreamsheep produced by Vueltacanela Creative Production. In the Films Projects Fiction category, the winning project for the Rotterdam Lab award was La union production by Rara Colectivo Audiovisual.
The prize awarded by Guateque Cine in the Feature Film Screening category went to La otra forma from Hierro Animación, and the Futuro Digital prize in the same category went to Tierra Quebrá produced by Marine Films. Finally, the IDARTES award in the Short Film Screening category went to Arena, a production of El navegante cine.
