{"id":2584,"date":"2006-03-08T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2006-03-08T21:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altercine.org\/?post_type=portfolio&p=2584"},"modified":"2025-06-23T12:20:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:20:45","slug":"manolo-sarmiento","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/altercine.org\/en\/Laureats\/manolo-sarmiento\/","title":{"rendered":"Manolo Sarmiento"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[vc_row section_type=”container-width” disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” text_style=”small-text”]Accueil<\/a><\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>[\/vc_section][vc_row section_type=”container-width” padding_top_multiplier=”2x” padding_bottom_multiplier=””][vc_column width=”1\/4″ content_width=”custom” horizontal_content_position=”center” custom_content_width=”370″]

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Winner 2006<\/span><\/h2>

Manolo Sarmiento<\/span><\/h1>[vc_row_inner columns_gap=”60″ tablet_sm_columns_vertical_gap=”30″][vc_column_inner animation=”fade-in-left” animation_delay=”500″ animation_duration=”fast” tablet_sm_width=”1″][vc_column_text css=””]MANOLO SARMIENTO, a 39 year-old filmmaker from Ecuador, received a US $10,000 award for his project entitled \u201cThe Death of Jaime Roldos\u201d. The six-member jury cited the originality and the importance of Sarmiento’s vision. The film proposes to investigate little-known facts – many deliberately concealed – surrounding the death of Ecuador’s popular president and the political and social impact on Ecuadorian society. The jury also highlighted the overall quality of the proposed cinematic treatment, in particular the strong narrative through-line provided by the personal approach of the director<\/strong><\/p>\n

PROJECT DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Less than two years after his election, Jaime Roldos, the President who had been responsible for the return of democracy to Ecuador in 1979, lost his life in a tragic plane crash. According to some sources, the \u201caccident\u201d was orchestrated by the CIA. Roldos’ death had a tremendous impact on the people of Ecuador. The consequences of the tragedy have received little analysis and understanding to this day. This investigative documentary will reveal the profound sense of collective loss felt by Ecuadorians even two decades after Roldos’ death.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner padding_top_multiplier=”2x”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/12″ animation=”fade-in” grve_css=”{“desktop“:{“margin-top“:“-25px“,“margin-left“:“-25px“,“class“:“grve-wpb-1744838676618“},“mobile_landscape“:{“margin-top“:“30px“}}”]

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It is important that a film such as ours be able to access various sources of funding so as not to depend on any one single funder, in order to preserve an independent point of view. The Foundation contributed to this. Lisandra and I are very grateful to you. The 50,000 people who have seen the film in theatres across Ecuador are proof that this grant was worth the investment. We hope that many other filmmakers benefit from your support in the years to come![\/vc_column_text]

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