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Abner Benaim

Awards

Abner Benaim

12 wins & 9 nominations

Berlin International Film Festival

  • Abner Benaim
    2015 Winner VFF Talent Highlight Pitch Award
    Project: "Biencuidao"
    Shared with: Gema Juarez Allen

Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema

  • Invasión (2014)
    2015 Winner Documentary Award
    • Invasión

Camerimage

  • Plaza Catedral (2021)
    2022 Nominee Golden Frog
    • Directors' Debuts Competition
    • Plaza Catedral

Guadalajara International Film Festival

  • Plaza Catedral (2021)
    2021 Nominee MEZCAL Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Plaza Catedral

Málaga Spanish Film Festival

  • Invasión (2014)
    2015 Winner Silver Biznaga
    • Youth Jury Award (Premio especial del jurado joven)
    • Invasión

Miami Film Festival

  • Plaza Catedral (2021)
    2022 Nominee WarnerMedia Ibero-American Feature Film Award
    • Plaza Catedral
  • Invasión (2014)
    2015 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Best Director
    • Invasión

Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name (2018)
    2019 Nominee Cine Latino Award
    • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
  • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name (2018)
    2019 Nominee FIPRESCI Prize
    • Best Foreign Language Film
    • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

SXSW Film Festival

  • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name (2018)
    2018 Winner Audience Award
    • 24 Beats Per Second
    • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

Huelva Latin American Film Festival

  • Plaza Catedral (2021)
    2022 Winner Premio a la película más solidaria
    • Plaza Catedral

Skip City International D-Cinema Festival

  • Chance (2009)
    2011 Winner Best Screenplay
    • Chance
    Shared with: Lino Georg von Saenger
  • Chance (2009)
    2011 Nominee Grand Prize
    • Chance

DocsBarcelona, ES

  • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name (2018)
    2018 Nominee DocsBarcelona TV3 Award
    • Best Documentary
    • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

The Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema

  • Plaza Catedral (2021)
    2022 Nominee Platino Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Plaza Catedral

Hermosillo International Film Festival, Mexico

  • Panama Canal Stories (2014)
    2015 Nominee Festival Prize
    • Best International Feature Film
    • Panama Canal Stories
    Shared with: Carolina Borrero · Luis Franco Brantley · Pinky Mon · Pituka Ortega-Heilbron

Costa Rica International Film Festival

  • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name (2018)
    2019 Winner Audience Award
    • Best Central American Feature Film
    • Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

International Film Festival of Panama (IFF Panama)

  • Paraiso tropical (Tropical Paradise) (2026)
    2026 Winner IFF Panama
    • Audience Award
    • Paraiso tropical (Tropical Paradise)
  • Plaza Catedral (2021)
    2021 Winner IFF Panama
    • Audience Award
    • Plaza Catedral
  • Invasión (2014)
    2014 Winner IFF Panama
    • Best Documentary
    • Invasión
  • Invasión (2014)
    2014 Winner IFF Panama
    • Best Film of Central America and the Caribbean
    • Invasión

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