La Silla Awards

La Silla Awards (premios La Silla) are the awards granted by the Asociación Dominicana de Profesionales de la Industria del Cine (ADOCINE).

The name of the awards is after the first Dominican film of the same name in 1963 made by Franklin Domínguez .

Best Short Film
Best Documentary Feature
Best Visual Effects
Best Makeup
Best Costume Design
Arte
Best Screenplay
Best Musicalization
Best Cinematography
Best Sound
Best Edition
Best Song
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Leading Role
La Silla Award for Best Productor
Best Director
Best Comedy Picture
Best Picture

The first premiation were held on 17 November 2013 at the National Theatre (Teatro Nacional) in Santo Domingo as part of the VII Festival de Cine Global (Global Cinema Festival) of Funglode.

"Cuando asumimos las riendas de ADOCINE prometimos, entre otras cosas que haríamos un premio para el cine dominicano. Hoy es una realidad, y estamos muy agradecidos de la colaboración que recibimos del presidente de la Fundación Global, el doctor Leonel Fernández, quien posibilitó que hiciéramos la gala dentro del Festival de Cine Global", said Alfonso Rodríguez, Association president.^[1]

During the gala were award for they help to the local cinema: Franklin Domínguez, Ricardo Thorman, Ellis Pérez and Victoria Kluge (posthumous).

In this first awards, 18 movies fought in the different categories.

The award for best film is traditionally carried from the first delivery in the final part of the event, by the lawyer of the Dominican Association of Professionals of the Film Industry, the lawyer Cirilo J. Guzmán in a briefcase, who with his legal signature review & notarize the votes, reviewing this & all other legality winning categories.^[2]