2012 GFDD/FUNGLODE Awards Ceremony

On February 1, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), held a ceremony to announce the 2011 GFDD/FUNGLODE Award recipients.

The evening commenced with an artistic performance by dancers Héctor Farías and Katherine Idalina, followed by the presentation of award recipients in the categories of: poetry,
essay, short story, journalism, photography and documentary film.

Prize winners were selected among 281 applicants – 146 short story entries, 42 poetry entries, 11 essay entries, 51 photography entries, 4 documentary film entries, and 27 journalistic report entries.

Award winners in all three categories received prize money ranging from RD$50,000 to $RD100,000.

Winners by
category:

The Abelardo Rodríguez Urdaneta Photography Award:
First prize in the category of color: “Devoción, balconeando y patrono,” by Angelita Casals
Second prize in the category of color: “Vigilante de la Patria,” by Ruddy Florentino
Honorable mention in the category of color: “A color,” by Roger
Ramírez
First prize in the category of black and white: “Romanos,” by Francisco Fortunato
Second prize in the category of black and white: “Mar Caribe, I, II y III,” by Herminio Aberti León
First prize in category of choice: “Ventana natural, cascada del tiempo y huellas,” by Herminio Alberti León
Second prize in category of choice:
“Free,” by Roger Ramírez
People’s Choice Award: “Íntima soledad, dos aguas y medio ser,” by Roberto José Valero López

Max Pou Documentary Film Award:
First prize: “Obra: 30 de marzo, consolidación de la Independencia Nacional,” by Víctor R. Valerio

Juan Bosch Short Film Award:
First prize: “El muñeco de trapos,” by Nan Chevalier (Pseudonym: El currá)
Second prize: “Dawtown,” by Kianny N. Antigua (Pseudonym: Propuesta)
Third prize: “Porfirio y la serpiente,” by Daniel Rodríguez (Pseudonym: Castel)

Honorary mentions:
“English sesión
II en español,” by Kianny N. Antigua (Pseudonym: Púa)
“Frank,” by Eliezer Emil Matos (Pseudonym: Felipito)
“Viaje abisal,” by Olivier Batista Lemaire (Pseudonym: Tolstoi 2011)
“La teoría de las medias tintas” by Aurora Tactuk (Pseudonym: Lady Madrid)
“Angora,” by Pablo Reyes Pérez (Pseudonym:
Magdalena)

Pedro Mir Poetry Award:
First prize: “Hechas y Sospechas,” by César A. Zapata (Pseudonym: Amigo de Unamuno)

Honorable Mention:
“Ceremonia íntima en torno a la lluvia y otros oniropeomas,” by Oliver Batista (Pseudonym: Orfeo fabulador de las sobras)
“La Casa del Leproso,” by Elvy Alberto
Tejera (Pseudonym: Quincas Borbas)
“La máquina de sombra,” by Fernando Berroa (Pseudonym: Poeta fingidor pequeño Dios)

Pedro Francisco Bonó Essay Award:
First prize: “Una centuria tocando acordeón: de Ñico Lora a Tatico Henríquez,” by Pedro Carreras Aguilera (Pseudonym: Juancito Trucupey)
Second
prize: “Antropología del semáforo: el comercio informal en Santo Domingo,” by Bismar Galán (Pseudonym: Abril 23)
Third prize: “Anti-héroes onettianos: habitantes de proyectos fallidos,” by Nan Chevalier (Pseudonym: El póquer)

Honorable mention:
“José Luis Alemán (1928-2007): vigencia y pertinencia de un pensador,”
by Rafael Rómulo Brea López (Pseudonym: El que persevera)

Rafael Herrera Journalism Award:
First prize: A series of journalistic reports on minors and drug trafficking by Mariela Mejía Gil in Diario Libre
Second prize: A series of journalistic reports on aging in the Dominican Republic by Leissy Torres in El Día
Third prize: A series of journalistic reports
on the VII International Theater Festival of Santo Domingo by Laura Peralta in Listín Diario

Honorable mention:
A series of journalistic reports on the birth of Haitian infants in Dominican hospitals by Lisania Batista Mateo in Diario Libre
A series of journalistic reports on mental illness among residents of Santo Domingo by Juan Eduardo Thomas Rodríguez, Andrea Luna and Catherine Luna in Listín Diario
A series of journalistic reports on Dominican women filmmakers by Indhira Suero of Listín Diario

Judges by category:
Photography: Mayra Johnson, Domingo Batista and Jeannette Miller
Documentary Film: Marlon Soto, Félix Manuel Lora and Martha Checo
Journalism: Rafael Molina
Morillo, Mario Rivadulla and José Báez Guerrero
Poetry: Basilio Belliard, León David and José Mármol
Essay: Franklin Gutiérrez, Soledad Álvarez and Alejandro Arvelo
Short Story: Luis Martín Gómez, Pedro Antonio Valdez and Luis R. Santos