Profile
- Film Festival: Mar del Plata Film Festival / Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata
- Edition: 23rd
- Period: November 6th-16th, 2008
- Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina
Awards
International Competition
- GOLDEN ASTOR to Best Long Film: "Still Walking" - Hirokazu Koreeda (Japan)
- SILVER ASTOR to Best Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa - "Tokyo Sonata" (Japan)
- SILVER ASTOR to Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert - "Home" (Switzerland / France / Belgium)
- SILVER ASTOR to Best Actor: Ulrich Thomsen - "Fear Me Not" (Denmark)
- SILVER ASTOR to Best Script: Kristian Levring & Anders Thomas Jensen - "Fear Me Not" (Denmark)
- Special Jury Award: "Involuntary" - Ruben Östlund (Sweeden)
- BEST LATIN AMERICAN FILM: "Los bastardos" - Amat Escalante (Mexico)
- SPECIAL MENTION: "Regreso a Fortín Olmos" - Patricio Coll & Jorge Goldenberg (Argentina)
- Argentinean Competition: “Parador Retiro” - Jorge Leandro Colás / "Diletante" - Kris Niklison
- Best Short Film: "Block B" - Chris Chong Chan-fui (Malaysia)
- Best Latin American Short Film: "Saltos" - Gregorio Graziosi (Brazil)
- Short Film Argentinean Competition: "El grito" - Andrés Denegri / "El empleo" - Santiago `Bou` Grasso
- Work in Progress: "Vikingo" José Campusano (Argentina)
Non Official Awards
East Asian Films @ 23rd Mar del Plata Film Festival
Closing Film
International Competition
Panorama
