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Karim Aïnouz
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Ariel Awards, Mexico (1)
Berlin International Film Festival (3)
Bratislava International Film Festival (1)
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (1)
Cannes Film Festival (8)
Cartagena Film Festival (1)
Chicago International Film Festival (3)
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (10)
Cinéma du Réel (1)
Denver International Film Festival (2)
Gijón International Film Festival (1)
Havana Film Festival (6)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)
Istanbul Film Festival (4)
Jerusalem Film Festival (1)
Mar del Plata Film Festival (3)
Miami Film Festival (1)
Mons International Festival of Love Films (1)
Munich Film Festival (1)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (2)
Danish Film Awards (Robert) (1)
San Sebastián International Film Festival (2)
São Paulo International Film Festival (1)
Thessaloniki Film Festival (4)
Valladolid International Film Festival (4)
Venice Film Festival (2)
Huelva Latin American Film Festival (2)
Bergen International Film Festival (1)
Athens International Film Festival (1)
Kerala International Film Festival (1)
Oslo Films from the South Festival (2)
Lima Latin American Film Festival (4)
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (1)
CPH:DOX (2)
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival (1)
São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards (3)
Film by the Sea International Film Festival (1)
Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (1)
Sheffield International Documentary Festival (1)
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (4)
Prêmio Contigo Cinema, Brazil (4)
CinEuphoria Awards (5)
Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira (2)
Cineport - Portuguese Film Festival (2)
SESC Film Festival, Brazil (3)
ACIE Awards, Brazil (5)
Paris Brazilian Film Festival (1)
The Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema (1)
TLA Gaybies (1)
FEST International Film Festival (1)
Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards) (1)
Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) (1)
Transatlantyk Festival: Lodz (1)
International Film Festival of Panama (IFF Panama) (1)
Prêmio Guarani (13)
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards (1)
CineLibri International Book and Movie Festival (1)
War on Screen International Film Festival (1)
VHS Awards (1)
54 wins & 83 nominations
Ariel Awards, Mexico
2020 Nominee
Silver Ariel
Best Latin-American Film (Mejor Película Iberoamericana)
Invisible Life
Brazil
Berlin International Film Festival
2018 Nominee
Glasshütte Original Documentary Award
Central Airport THF
2018 Winner
Amnesty International Film Prize
Central Airport THF
2014 Nominee
Golden Berlin Bear
Futuro Beach
Bratislava International Film Festival
2006 Nominee
Grand Prix
Love for Sale
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
2003 Nominee
Best Film
Madame Satã
Cannes Film Festival
2024 Nominee
Palme d'Or
Motel Destino
2024 Nominee
Queer Palm
Motel Destino
2023 Nominee
Palme d'Or
Firebrand
2019 Winner
Un Certain Regard Award
Invisible Life
2011 Nominee
Queer Palm
The Silver Cliff
3 more
All
Cartagena Film Festival
2004 Nominee
Golden India Catalina
Best Film (Mejor Película)
Madame Satã
Chicago International Film Festival
2014 Nominee
Audience Choice Award
Audience Choice Award
Futuro Beach
2014 Nominee
Audience Choice Award
Audience Choice Award
Cathedrals of Culture
Shared with:
Michael Glawogger
·
Michael Madsen
·
Margreth Olin
·
Robert Redford
·
Wim Wenders
2002 Winner
Gold Hugo
Best Film
Madame Satã
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
2020 Nominee
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Invisible Life
2020 Winner
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Screenplay, Adapted (Melhor Roteiro Adaptado)
Invisible Life
Shared with:
Murilo Hauser
·
Inés Bortagaray
2015 Nominee
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Futuro Beach
2011 Nominee
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
2011 Nominee
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
Best Screenplay, Original (Melhor Roteiro Original)
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
5 more
All
Cinéma du Réel
2018 Nominee
Cinéma du Réel Award
International Competition
Central Airport THF
Denver International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Krzysztof Kieslowski Award
Best Feature Film
Invisible Life
2019 Winner
Krzysztof Kieslowski Award
Honorable Mention
Invisible Life
Gijón International Film Festival
2021 Nominee
Albar
Best Film
Mariner of the Mountains
Havana Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Grand Coral - First Prize
Best Film
Invisible Life
2011 Winner
Grand Coral - Second Prize
Best Film
The Silver Cliff
2009 Winner
FIPRESCI Prize
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
2009 Winner
Grand Coral - Third Prize
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
2006 Winner
Grand Coral - First Prize
Love for Sale
1 more
All
Film Independent Spirit Awards
2020 Nominee
Independent Spirit Award
Best International Film
Invisible Life
Brazil
Istanbul Film Festival
2022 Nominee
Golden Tulip
International Competition
Mariner of the Mountains
2022 Winner
Special Prize of the Jury
International Competition
Mariner of the Mountains
2018 Nominee
Human Rights Competition
Central Airport THF
2003 Nominee
Golden Tulip
Madame Satã
Jerusalem Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Gabriel Sherover Foundation Award
Best International Film
Invisible Life
Mar del Plata Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Best Film
International Competition
Invisible Life
2019 Winner
Audience Award
International Competition
Invisible Life
2007 Nominee
Best Latin-American Film
Latin-American Competition
Love for Sale
Miami Film Festival
2010 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
World Competition
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
Mons International Festival of Love Films
2003 Winner
Kodak Award
Madame Satã
Munich Film Festival
2019 Winner
CineCoPro Award
Invisible Life
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2020 Nominee
FIPRESCI Prize
Best Foreign Language Film
Invisible Life
2015 Nominee
Cine Latino Award
Futuro Beach
Danish Film Awards (Robert)
2021 Nominee
Robert
Best Non-English Language Film (Årets ikke-engelsksprogede film)
Invisible Life
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2014 Winner
Sebastiane Award
Best Latin American Film
Futuro Beach
2014 Nominee
Sebastiane Award
Best Film
Futuro Beach
São Paulo International Film Festival
2002 Nominee
International Jury Award
Best Feature Film
Madame Satã
Thessaloniki Film Festival
2006 Winner
Best Screenplay
Love for Sale
Tied with 'Tae-Yong Kim' and
Ki-yeong Sung
for
Gajokeui tansaeng (2006)
.
Shared with:
Felipe Bragança
·
Mauricio Zacharias
2006 Winner
Special Artistic Achievement
Love for Sale
2006 Winner
FIPRESCI Prize
International Competition
Love for Sale
2006 Nominee
Golden Alexander
Love for Sale
Valladolid International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Golden Spike
Best Film
Invisible Life
2019 Winner
Silver Spike
Best Film
Invisible Life
2019 Winner
FIPRESCI Prize
Best Film
Invisible Life
2019 Winner
Sociograph Award
Invisible Life
Venice Film Festival
2009 Nominee
Venice Horizons Award
Best Film
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
2006 Nominee
Venice Horizons Award
Best Film
Love for Sale
Huelva Latin American Film Festival
2005 Winner
Silver Colon
Best Script
Lower City
Shared with:
Sergio Machado
2002 Winner
Golden Colon
Madame Satã
Bergen International Film Festival
2020 Nominee
Checkpoints Award
Nardjes A.
Athens International Film Festival
2021 Nominee
Golden Athena
Best Documentary
Mariner of the Mountains
Kerala International Film Festival
2007 Nominee
Golden Crow Pheasant
Love for Sale
Oslo Films from the South Festival
2018 Nominee
DOC: South Award
Best Documentary
Central Airport THF
2014 Nominee
Silver Mirror Award
Best Feature
Futuro Beach
Lima Latin American Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Best Film
Official Competition (Fiction)
Invisible Life
2019 Winner
APRECI Prize - Honorable Mention
Invisible Life
2019 Winner
Audience Award
Best International Film
Invisible Life
2010 Winner
Elcine First Prize
Special Mention
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
2005 Winner
Jury Award
Best Screenplay
Lower City
Shared with:
Sergio Machado
CPH:DOX
2018 Nominee
CPH:DOX Award
DOX:AWARD
Central Airport THF
2018 Nominee
Politiken's Audience Award
Central Airport THF
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
2003 Winner
Audience Award
Best Feature Film or Video
Madame Satã
São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards
2015 Winner
APCA Trophy
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Futuro Beach
2007 Winner
APCA Trophy
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Love for Sale
2003 Winner
APCA Trophy
Best Director (Melhor Direção)
Madame Satã
Film by the Sea International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Film and Literature Award
Best Film Adaptation
Invisible Life
Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
2015 Winner
Best Film
Special Mention
Futuro Beach
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
2018 Nominee
Tim Hetherington Award
Central Airport THF
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
2011 Winner
Première Brazil
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
The Silver Cliff
2009 Winner
Première Brazil
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
2006 Winner
Première Brazil
Best Director
Love for Sale
2006 Winner
Première Brazil
Best Film
Love for Sale
Prêmio Contigo Cinema, Brazil
2010 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
2010 Winner
Jury Award
Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
2006 Winner
Jury Award
Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
·
Paulo Caldas
2006 Nominee
Jury Award
Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
Lower City
Shared with:
Sergio Machado
CinEuphoria Awards
2021 Winner
CinEuphoria
Top Ten of the Year - International Competition
Invisible Life
2021 Winner
CinEuphoria
Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award
Invisible Life
2021 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Film - International Competition
Invisible Life
Shared with:
Rodrigo Teixeira
·
Michael Weber
·
Viola Fügen
2021 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Director - International Competition
Invisible Life
2021 Nominee
CinEuphoria
Best Screenplay - International Competition
Invisible Life
Shared with:
Inés Bortagaray
·
Murilo Hauser
Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira
2006 Winner
Critics Award
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Love for Sale
2006 Winner
Jury Award
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Love for Sale
Cineport - Portuguese Film Festival
2007 Winner
Andorinha Trophy
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Love for Sale
2007 Winner
Andorinha Trophy
Best Director - Fiction (Melhor Diretor - Ficção)
Love for Sale
SESC Film Festival, Brazil
2011 Winner
Critics Award
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
2007 Winner
Critics Award
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Love for Sale
2007 Winner
Critics Award
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Love for Sale
ACIE Awards, Brazil
2011 Nominee
ACIE Award
Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
2007 Nominee
ACIE Award
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Love for Sale
2007 Nominee
ACIE Award
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Love for Sale
2007 Nominee
ACIE Award
Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
Love for Sale
Shared with:
Mauricio Zacharias
·
Felipe Bragança
2006 Nominee
ACIE Award
Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
Lower City
Shared with:
Sergio Machado
Paris Brazilian Film Festival
2010 Winner
Jury Award
Best Film
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo
Shared with:
Marcelo Gomes
The Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema
2020 Nominee
Platino Award
Best Screenplay
Invisible Life
Shared with:
Murilo Hauser
·
Inés Bortagaray
TLA Gaybies
2016 Nominee
TLA Gaybie
Best Gay Romance
Futuro Beach
FEST International Film Festival
2020 Winner
Belgrade Victor
Best Film- Main Program
Invisible Life
Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards)
2018 Nominee
Premio Fénix
Best Documentary
Central Airport THF
Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)
2018 Nominee
Grand Prize
International Feature Competition
Central Airport THF
Transatlantyk Festival: Lodz
2019 Nominee
Transatlantyk Distribution Award
Section "New Cinema"
Invisible Life
International Film Festival of Panama (IFF Panama)
2020 Winner
Audience Award
Invisible Life
Prêmio Guarani
2020 Nominee
Premio Guarani
Best Director
Invisible Life
2020 Winner
Premio Guarani
Best Adapted Screenplay
Invisible Life
Shared with:
Inés Bortagaray
·
Murilo Hauser
2015 Nominee
Premio Guarani
Best Director
Futuro Beach
2015 Nominee
Premio Guarani
Best Original Screenplay
Futuro Beach
Shared with:
Felipe Bragança
2014 Nominee
Premio Guarani
Best Director
The Silver Cliff
8 more
All
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards
2020 Nominee
LEJA Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Invisible Life
Shared with:
Inés Bortagaray
·
Murilo Hauser
CineLibri International Book and Movie Festival
2019 Nominee
CineLibri Award for Masterful Literary Adaptation
Grand Prize for the Best Literary Adaptation
Invisible Life
War on Screen International Film Festival
2022 Nominee
International Jury Grand Prize
Mariner of the Mountains
VHS Awards
2019 Winner
VHS Award
Best Adapted Screenplay
Invisible Life
Shared with:
Murilo Hauser
·
Inés Bortagaray
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