Awards & Highlights.

Awards & Highlights.

  • Bukin wins Gold Award "FIPA D'OR" in Fipa France

  • ALBERT MAYSLES awarding Bukin. HBO, New York

  • MORGAN FREEMAN presents the IDA Award to Bukin

  • Bukin's Dreaming Nicaragua wins Audience Award London Latin American Film Festival

  • NYSCA Grant Awardee - New York State Council on the Arts

  • Bukin directing Fashion Icon Nina Garcia.

  • Directing President Vicente Fox

  • Bukin guest speaker at Georgetown University

  • Bukin's "Angel's Fire" In Consideration for the Academy Award

  • Bukin interviewed by Screenwriting Guru Robert McKee

  • Montreal World Film Festival. Premiere

  • MO GAWDAT, CBO Google X, directed by Bukin.

  • Bukin's Lima's Streets. World Premiere at IDFA Amsterdam

  • IDA Awards Gala

  • Directing Child Actors

  • BUKIN's premiere. Museum of Moving Image, New York

  • Bukin's Mauris from Titicaca. World Premiere Montreal World Film Festival

  • Bukin, premiere at IDFA, Amsterdam. Presented by Ally Derks

  • Bukin's Bread. Winner Global Justice Award. Media That Matters. New York.

  • Winner Best Documentary Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival

  • Bukin's Welcome to Poptun - Winner Chicago Int'l Doc Film Festival

What People Are Saying

“Much more worthwhile than what the mass media produces.”

— Albert Maysles, Legendary Filmmaker

“These awards are presented to individuals — we believe are the history of our times, and the conscience and soul of our global community.”— [ida] President

— IDA AWARDS, DGA/Directors Guild of America - LA, Hollywood.

“Bukin provides a fantastic lesson for life and hymn to humanity.”

— Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights

Actor Morgan Freeman presenting the IDA AWARD to Marcelo Bukin. Hollywood, Los Angeles

**ARTIST SHOW. ARTWEEK MIAMI. December ’23. SPECTRUM MIAMI & RED DOT MIAMI, Art Exhibitions.

**WINNER “IDA AWARDS” BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Distinguished short documentary award by [ida] 
International Documentary Association, with the film ANGEL’S FIRE

**WINNER of the “GLOBAL JUSTICE AWARD”
Media That Matters Film Festival, New York, USA with the film BREAD

**WINNER “GOLD AWARD”
at FIPA, FRANCE Festival Internacional du Programmes Audiovisual, with
the film Dreaming Nicaragua

**WINNER of the “BEST DOCUMENTARY”
KARAFILM FESTIVAL, with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca,
Angel’s Fire and Welcome to Poptun

**WINNER of the “GRAND JURY PRIZE for BEST SHORT FILM”
INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL with the film Angel’s Fire

**WINNER of the “OUR KIDS OF THE WORLD AWARD”
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, with
the films Bread, Angel’s Fire, Lima’s Streets and Welcome to Poptun.

**WINNER of the “BEST FILM”
7th Tandil Cine – Argentina with the film Mauris from Titicaca

**WINNER of a “SPECIAL RECOGNITION”
ZAGREBDOX, INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
with the film ANGEL’S FIRE

**WINNER of the
“BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY”
SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL with the film Angel’s Fire

**WINNER of the “BEST SHORT”
TULIPANES INTERNATIONAL ART & FILM FESTIVAL with the film ANGEL’S FIRE

**WINNER of the “AUDIENCE AWARD”
FICDH – International Human Rights Film Festival in Spain
with the film Children Stories (Cuentos de Niños)

**Recipient of NYSCA
“New York State Council on the Arts” Grant
awarded to Marcelo Bukin for his film Dreaming Nicaragua

**OSCAR QUALIFYING**
DocuWeek™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase by [ida] at the ARCLIGHT CINEMAS,
Hollywood Los Angeles with the film ANGEL’S FIRE

**”FILM OF THE MONTH”
Amnesty Intl’ Movies That Matter. Theatrical Release & Special
Screenings in The Netherlands with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

**The PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT
selected ANGEL’ FIRE to be used as POLITICAL TOOL to help the community

**CONSULATE GENERAL OF ARGENTINA IN NEW YORK
“An evening with filmmaker Marcelo Bukin”
Special event organized by CEGA NYARTIST SHOW.

**WINNER of the “AUDIENCE AWARD”
London Latin American Film Festival, UK, with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

 **WINNER of the “BEST DOCUMENTARY”
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival USA, the film Dreaming Nicaragua

 **WINNER “FIDH AWARD”
Festival des Libertes, Belgium, with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

 **WINNER of the “AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD”
AD-HOC Film Festival, Lithuania, with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

 **WINNER of the “AUDIENCE AWARD”
Espiello Boltana Film Festival, Huesca, Spain, with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

 **WINNER of the “ASECIC AWARD”
Spanish Association of Scientific Film, Spain, with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

 **WINNER of the “JURY PRIZE for BEST DOCUMENTARY”
Northhampton Internationl Film Festival, USA, with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

 **WINNER of the “AUDIENCE AWARD”
Northhampton Internationl Film Festival, USA, with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

 **WINNER of the “SPECIAL RECOGNITION”
Tandil-Cinema Argentina with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

Film Festivals & Exhibitions

*MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

*FIPA, Festival Internacional du Programmes Audiovisual,
Biarritz France – with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

*AMNESTY INTL’ MOVIES THAT MATTER
Theatrical Release in The Netherlands with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

*FIFDH
Intl’ Film Festival on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

*CINEQUEST
San Jose, Silicon Valley with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

*CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

*Mostra de Cinema Llatinoamericà de Catalunya, Lleida, Spain
with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

*HABANA FILM FESTIVAL
Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

*LAFF – Latin American Film Festival Utrecht
with the film Dreaming Nicaragua

*IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
*IN COMPETITION with the film LIMA’S STREETS

*IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
with the Mauris from Titicaca and Welcome to Poptun

*IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
Panorama screening of the film Dreaming Nicaragua (work in progress)

*MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
with the 5 films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel’s Fire, Lima’s Streets and Welcome to Poptun

*THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
*MAIN PROGRAM with the film LIMA’S STREETS

*LA HABANA FILM FESTIVAL
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano – with the films Lima’s Streets and Welcome to Poptun

*60th Edinburgh International Film Festival
with the film Lima’s Streets

UNAFF United Nations Association Film Festival
with the film Lima’s Streets

DOCUFEST by [ida]
with the film ANGEL’S FIRE

14th IFF ARTFILM
in Slovakia, with the film ANGEL’S FIRE

GÖTEBORG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel’s Fire, Lima’s Streets and Welcome to Poptun

20th Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival
in Estonia with LIMA ’S STREETS, BREAD and ANGEL’S FIRE

DANIFILMA, The Mediterranean festival of documentary films
with the film Lima’s Streets

Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche
in Spain, with the film Angel’s Fire

DocNZ: International Documentary Film Festival New Zealand
with the film Mauris from Titicaca.

Encounters Bristol International Short Film Festival, UK
with BREAD

Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
with the film Angel’s Fire

DOCUPOLIS –INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL OF BARCELONA
with the film LIMA’S STREETS

THE LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL, LONDON
with the 5 films: Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel’s Fire, Lima’s Streets and Welcome to Poptun

Calgary International Film Festival
with the 5 films: Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel’s Fire, Lima’s Streets and Welcome to Poptun

FESTIVAL DE CINE DE BOGOTA
with the film LIMA ’S STREETS

3rd Annual Artivist Film Festival, L A
with the film LIMA’S STREETS

Media That Matters Film Festival, New York, USA
with the film BREAD

Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar, CHILE
with the film Lima’s Streets

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
, with the 5 films: Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel’s Fire, Lima’s Streets and Welcome to Poptun

FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE PROGRAMMES AUDIOVISUELS,
Biarritz, France with the film ANGEL’S FIRE

Document 4 – International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Glasgow, Scotland
with the 5 films: Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel’s Fire, Lima’s Streets and Welcome to Poptun

DerHumALC, Festival Internacional de Derechos Humanos, ARGENTINA
with the film Welcome to Poptun

KARAFILM FESTIVAL,
with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel’s Fire and Welcome to Poptun

DOCUSUR Festival Internacional de Documentales del Sur
with the film ANGEL’S FIRE

RENCONTRES INTERNATIONAL PARIS / BERLIN
with the film Lima’s Streets

CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
with the films Bread, Angel’s Fire, Lima’s Streets and Welcome to Poptun.

INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTVAL
with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca and Angel’s Fire

EDOC ECUATORIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel’s Fire and Welcome to Poptun

LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL – UTRECH, THE NETHERLANDS,
with the film ANGEL’S FIRE

DOCUMENTA MADRID
with the film BREAD

Festival Internacional de Cine Inédito de Islantilla
with the film ANGEL’S FIRE

GOLDEN APRICOT Yerevan International Film Festival in Armenia
with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel’s Fire, Lima’s Streets and Welcome to Poptun

FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM DOCUMENTAIRE DE L ASSOCIATION DES NATIONS UNIES, PARIS – France
with the film Lima’s Streets

Tandil Cine – Festival Argentino Competitivo
with the film Mauris from Titicaca.

KidDocs documentary filmfestival
with the film Lima’s Streets

United Nations Association TFF Boston
with the film Lima’s Streets

SPANISH CINEMA NOW
/ Shortmetraje at LINCOLN CENTER with the film ANGEL’S FIRE

SAN SEBASTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
with the films Mauris from Titicaca, Angel’s Fire and Welcome to Poptun

7ena. Mostra de Curtmetratges de Sant Cugat
with the Welcome to Poptun

International Film Festival of Human Rights Muestra/Spain
with the films Mauris from Titicaca, Angel’s Fire, Lima’s Streets and Welcome to Poptun with the film Angel’s Fire

21st MEDINA DEL CAMPO FILM FESTIVAL, SPAIN
with the film Angel’s Fire

SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
with the film Angel’s Fire

ZAGREBDOX, INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
with the film Angel’s Fire

TULIPANES INTERNATIONAL ART & FILM FESTIVAL
with the film Angel’s Fire