04 · 08 · 13 Natalia Beristain wins Yellow Robin Award at Curaçao Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard We are pleased to announce that Natalia Beristain, director of No quiero dormir sola (Best Mexican Feature Film at the 2012 FICM), won the Yellow Robin Award at the second edition of the the Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam (CIFFR). Congratulations! Natalia Beristain receiving the Yellow Robin Award The Yellow Robin Award was created by the Curaçao IFFR in collaboration with the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos, the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival, Jamaica Promotions Corporation, Bahamas Film & Television Comission and the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). Each institution proposed an upcoming filmmaker to compete for the award, and Beristain was FICM's choice. As winner of the Yellow Robin Award, Beristain will receive: A ten thousand dollar cash prize rewarded by the Fundashon Bon Intenshon. An invitation to attend the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2014, where a custom-made program will be put together for the filmmaker, enabling the filmmaker to network with the international film professionals present at the festival. A screening of No quiero dormir sola at the IFFR 2014. If the winner has a suitable new film project, this project will be taken into consideration for support by the IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund and official CineMart selection. This, however, depends on the project and is therefore not guaranteed.
