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The Pedro Sienna Awards ( es, Premios Pedro Sienna) are honors granted for
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an audiovisual production. Named for silent film director Pedro Sienna, they were given for the first time in 2006. Outstanding artists are awarded for the development and strengthening of national audiovisual media and the best works, artists, and technicians of the production of works released in the country between January and December of the previous year. They came about as a result of Law No. 19.981 of 2005 that created the Council of the Art and Audiovisual Industry (CAIA) and the Audiovisual Promotion Fund, both under the
National Council of Culture and the Arts The National Council of Culture and the Arts (CNCA) was the Chilean government agency responsible for arts and cultural policy. The council was founded in 2003 and amalgamated arts and cultural policy under a single agency. It was a cabinet-level ...
(CNCA). Pedro Sienna was one of the forerunners of Chilean cinema, directing '' El Húsar de la Muerte'' (1925) and winning the National Prize for Art in 1966. The aim of the awards is to recognize an author, artist, technician, or producer who stands out for their artistic quality or projection of their audiovisual work and the relevant activities of dissemination and preservation of audiovisual production. Except for the Career award, given by the CAIA, the awards are granted by a jury. Two pre-selection committees choose the nominees in the categories for feature films and short films. All winners receive the Pedro Sienna sculpture. It was created by , an outstanding sculptor, and inspired by the lens of a camera. It is made of stainless steel with a base of black granite.


Ceremony format

Beginning with their first edition, the Pedro Sienna Awards were handed out at the end of each year to reward the best of that year. However, in 2016 it was decided to move the awards ceremony to the middle of the year, modifying the period of the release dates of the films that are eligible. That is, beginning with the 10th edition, the awards celebrate the best of the previous year. So although there is no version called 2015 Pedro Sienna Awards, strictly speaking, the films released that year were awarded in 2016.


Summary of winners


Categories


Discontinued categories

* Best Feature Length Fiction, Animated, or Documentary Film (2006 only) * Best Costume or Makeup Design (2006 only) * Best Sound Design (only 2007) * Best Soundtrack (2008 only) * Best Supporting Performance (2006, 2007, and 2008) * Best Short or Medium-length Film (2006 only) * Best Fiction or Animated Short Film (2007 and 2008)


See also

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Altazor Award The Altazor Award of the National Arts or simply Altazor, is a Chilean award which is awarded annually. The winners are chosen by the own creators and performers of the arts. They were established in 1958, but were not awarded until 1999. The a ...
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Pablo Neruda Order of Artistic and Cultural Merit The Pablo Neruda Order of Artistic and Cultural Merit ( es, Orden al Mérito Artístico y Cultural Pablo Neruda) was created in 2004 by the National Council of Culture and the Arts of the government of Chile, as part of the commemoration of the 10 ...


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* {{Official website 2006 establishments in Chile Awards established in 2006 Chilean film awards