Platino Awards: Spain Dominates With ‘20,000 Species Of Bees’ & J. A. Bayona’s ‘Society Of The Snow’ Taking Top Honors
deadline.com20,000 Species Of Bees, the debut film by Basque filmmaker Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, and Society Of The Snow, J. A. Bayona’s survival drama for Netflix, dominated the top honors at the eleventh Platino Awards Saturday evening.
The Mexican award show took place this year at the El Gran Tlachco theater in Xcaret Park, Riviera Maya. Bayona took best director on the night for Society Of The Snow.
The film also won Best Feature while 20,000 Species Of Bees nabbed Best Screenplay and Best First Feature. 20,000 Species Of Bees debuted at the Berlin Film Festival, where lead actor Sofía Otero took the silver bear for best leading performance.
The film is set during a summer in a village house linked to beekeeping and follows an eight-year-old and her mother experiencing revelations that will change their lives forever.
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