Plaza Catedral
Film poster
Directed byAbner Benaim
StarringManolo Cardona
Release date
  • 3 October 2021 (2021-10-03) (GIFF)
CountryPanama
LanguageSpanish

Plaza Catedral is a 2021 Panamanian drama film directed by Abner Benaim.[1][2] It was selected as the Panamanian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[3] The film appeared on the Best International Feature Film shortlist in December 2021.[4][5]

Young actor Fernando Xavier de Casta received the Mezcal Award for Best Actor from the Guadalajara International Film Festival, but was shot to death in Panama before the film was released internationally.[6][7][8]

Cast

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2022 9th Platino Awards Best Actress Ilse Salas Nominated [9][10]
Best Screenplay Abner Benaim Nominated
Best Sound Carlos García Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Abner Benaim's Plaza Catedral". Ion Cinema. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ Kay2022-01-19T23:44:00+00:00, Jeremy. "Panama's 'Plaza Catedral' becomes final 2022 Oscar shortlisted international film to land US deal". Screen. Retrieved 29 January 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Oscars Race: Abner Benaim's 'Plaza Catedral' Selected as Panama's Submission". Variety. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ Davis, Clayton (21 December 2021). "Oscars Shortlists Include Beyoncé, 'Spider-Man' and Two Jonny Greenwood Scores as France's 'Titane' Is Snubbed". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Review: Panamanian drama 'Plaza Catedral' is an insightful look at race and class". Los Angeles Times. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ^ Dale, Martin (1 December 2021). "Real Life Tragedy Points Up the Relevance of Panama Oscar Contender 'Plaza Catedral'". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Actor Fernando Xavier de Casta dies before receiving an award at the Guadalajara Film Festival". Archyworldys. 11 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ^ Davidson, Denton (24 January 2022). "'Plaza Catedral' director and writer Abner Benaim on Panama's first shortlisted Oscar entry and the tragic death of its young star [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]". GoldDerby. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  9. ^ ""El buen patrón" y la serie argentina "El reino", los más nominados a los Premios Platino". Telam. 31 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Platino 2022". Cadena COPE. 2 May 2022.

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