Alternativa Film Festival Wraps in Medellín, Prizes ‘Runa Simi,’ ‘9-Month Contract,’ ‘A Useful Ghost’

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The 3 rd Alternativa Film Festival wrapped April 30 in Medellín, Colombia with generous cash prizes doled out to five feature films and two shorts. These were selected from 15 feature-length films and 15 shorts hailing from Latin America and Asia. Liza Surganova, head of the itinerant film festival founded by tech company inDrive, announced that Africa would be the next focus region for the 4 th edition, leaving specifics for a later date. Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight Lineup: ‘Butterfly Jam’