Eduardo Rivero’s debut feature “A Costume for Nicholas,” Bernardita Ojeda’s “Petit Season Two” and Alberto Vázquez’s “Homeless Home” won big at Saturday’s 4th Quirino Awards
Eduardo Rivero’s debut feature “A Costume for Nicholas,” Bernardita Ojeda’s “Petit Season Two” and Alberto Vázquez’s “Homeless Home” won big at Saturday’s 4thWinners picked up their plaudits at a on-site ceremony held at La Laguna in Spain’s Canary islands.
Marking Uriegas’ debut as screenwriter, the feature follows Nicholas, a 10-year-old orphan with Down syndrome who dons magical costumes from his mom to save his brother from nightmares and the world from chaos. “Nicholas” participated at the Cannes Marché du Film’s Los Cabos Goes to Cannes in 2018. International distribution on “Petit Season Two” is handled by France’s Dandeloo. The series is inspired by the book “Petit, el Monstruo” by Argentine author Isol Misenta. The first season of “Petit” already scored a nomination at the Quirino Awards as well the 2019 International Emmy Kids Awards. In “Petit,” the world of adults is explored and analyzed from the point of view of children.
Quirino Awards winners this year featured multiple titles which tackled social issues such as disabilities , addictions , depersonalized communities , and misfits . Most were made in 2D.