2024 Festival Winners
2024 Houston Latino Film Festival Winners
Mexican film, 'Vergüenza' wins Best Narrative Feature
The Houston Latino Film Festival is thrilled to announce the winners of its 8th annual edition, celebrating excellence in Latino storytelling. This year’s event, held March 20th – 24th in Houston TX, brought together industry luminaries, filmmakers, actors, and enthusiasts from around the globe to honor outstanding achievements in Latino cinema.
Among the highlights of the festival was an appearance by Cheech Marin for the movie THE LONG GAME, winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Film, and the World Premiere of debut Mexican feature film SHAME (Verguenza) by director Miguel Salgado and screenwriter Alfredo Mendoza who were in attendance and winners of the Jury Ojo Award for Best Narrative Feature Film. The Houston Latino Film Festival extends its deep appreciation to its volunteers, sponsors, jury members, and community partners, whose support made this event possible.
A complete list of winners follows:
2024 HOUSTON LATINO FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS
JURY “OJO” AWARD WINNERS
Best Narrative Feature Film
SHAME (Verguenza) directed by Miguel Salgado
Best Documentary Feature Film
8 STORIES ABOUT MY HEARING LOSS directed by Charo Mato
Best Narrative Short Film
BOGOTA STORY directed by Esteban Pedraza
Best Documentary Short Film
A MILLION DOLLAR CAGE directed by Kyndra Kennedy
Best Student Film (Feature or Short)
MARIELA directed by Alejandro Victoria
Best Texas Film (Feature or Short)
EL GATO FEO directed by Daniel Fabelo
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
Best Narrative Feature Film
THE LONG GAME directed by Julio Quintana
Best Documentary Feature Film
IGUALADA directed by Juan Mejía Botero
Best Narrative Short Film
IN TOW directed by Sharon Arteaga
Best Documentary Short Film
HOUSTON UNITED directed by Juan Mejía Botero