Alonso Ruizpalacios Biography

Awards

• 2008Mayahuel Award-Best Mexican Short Film: winner
• 2008Pantalla de Cristal-Best Director (Short Film): winner
• 2009Silver Ariel-Best Short Fiction Film (Mejor Cortometraje de Ficción): winner
• 2009Jury Award-Best Narrative Short: nominated
• 2014Grand Jury Prize - Special Mention-: winner
• 2014Audience Award-New Auteurs: winner
• 2014Best First Feature Award-: winner
• 2014Grand Coral - First Prize-First Work: winner
• 2014FIPRESCI Prize-International First Film: winner
• 2014Feature Film Competition Award-Guerrero Press Award: winner
• 2014Special Jury Mention-International Program: winner
• 2014Golden Duke-International Competition: nominated
• 2014Youth Jury Award-: winner
• 2014Horizons Award-: winner
• 2014Jury Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2014Special Mention-New Narrative Director: winner
• 2015Silver Ariel-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original): nominated
• 2015Silver Ariel-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): winner
• 2015Silver Ariel-Best First Work (Mejor Ópera Prima): winner
• 2015Young Adults Jury Award-: winner
• 2015Grand Prize City of Lisbon-: nominated
• 2015Prix spécial du jury-Compétition internationale: winner
• 2015Grand Prix du Jury-Compétition internationale: nominated
• 2015Best Film-: winner
• 2015Silver Goddess-Best First Work (Ópera Prima): winner
• 2015Cine Latino Award-: nominated
• 2016Platino Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2017Silver Ariel-Best Short Fiction Film (Mejor Cortometraje de Ficción): nominated
• 2017Bucheon Choice Award-Best Short Film: winner
• 2017Best Short Film Award-: nominated
• 2017Corazon Award-Best Narrative Short: winner
• 2018Golden Athena-Best Director: winner
• 2018City of Athens Award-Best Director: winner
• 2018Golden Athena-Best Picture: nominated
• 2018Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Silver Berlin Bear-Best Screenplay: winner
• 2018Coral-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Grand Prix du Jury-Compétition internationale: nominated
• 2018Ojo Award-Best Direction of a Mexican Fiction Feature Film: winner
• 2018Audience Award-Mexican Feature Film: winner
• 2018Premio Fénix-Best Director: nominated
• 2018Audience Award-Episodic: winner
• 2018Meeting Point-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2019Golden Ariel-Best Picture (Mejor Película): nominated
• 2019Silver Ariel-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): nominated
• 2019Silver Ariel-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original): nominated
• 2019Silver Goddess-Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión): nominated
• 2019Silver Goddess-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): nominated
• 2019Silver Goddess-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
• 2019Cine Latino Award-: nominated
• 2019Directors to Watch-: winner
• 2021Grierson Award-Documentary Film: nominated
• 2021Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
• 2021Emerging Cinematic Vision Award-: nominated
• 2021Golden Frog-Documentary Films Competition: nominated
• 2021Gold Hugo-Best Documentary: nominated
• 2021Golden Starfish Award-Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2021Grand Prix du Jury-Compétition internationale: nominated
• 2021Bruce Sinofsky Prize for Documentary Feature-: nominated
• 2021Horizons Award-: nominated
• 2021Golden Eye Award-Best International Documentary Film: nominated
• 2022Silver Ariel-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): winner
• 2022Silver Ariel-Best Feature Length Documentary (Mejor Largometraje Documental): winner
• 2022Silver Ariel-Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original): winner
• 2022Heterodox Award-: nominated
• 2022Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film: nominated
• 2022Imagen Award-Best Director - Feature Film: nominated
• 2022LEJA Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
• 2024Best Narrative Feature-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
• 2024Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Emeric Pressburger Prize-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2024Prix Barrière du 50ème-: winner
• 2024Grand Special Prize-: nominated
• 2024Krzysztof Kieslowski Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
• 2024Feature Film Award-Best Director: winner
• 2024Grand Prize-Narrative Feature: winner
• 2024Award for International Cinema-The Nechama Rivilin Award for Best International Film: nominated
• 2024Best Latin-American Film-Latin-American Competition: nominated
• 2024Michoacán Film Competition-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Honorable Mention-Best Narrative Feature: winner
• 2024Bronze Horse-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Best Screenplay-: winner
• 2024World Narrative Competition-: nominated
• 2024Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 2025Silver Ariel-Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Adaptado): winner
• 2025Silver Ariel-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): nominated
• 2025Independent Spirit Award-Best Director: nominated
• 2025Imagen Award-Best Director - Television: winner
• 2025Silver Goddess-Best Direction (Mejor Dirección): nominated
• 2025Silver Goddess-Best Adapted Screenplay (Mejor Guión Adaptado): nominated