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Embrace of the Serpent

Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
2015 | Winner: C.I.C.A.E. Award (Directors' Fortnight)
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film
Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
2016 | Winner: Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
Independent Spirit Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
2016 | Nominee: Best International Film
Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
2015
International Film Festival Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam
2016 | Winner: Dioraphte Award
San Sebastián International Film Festival
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2015
Indiewire Critics' Poll
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2016 | Nominee: Best Overlooked Film
Indiewire Critics' Poll
Indiewire Critics' Poll
2015 | Nominee: Most Anticipated of 2016
BFI London Film Festival
BFI London Film Festival
2015
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
2015 | Winner: Best Film (International Competition)
Transilvania International Film Festival
Transilvania International Film Festival
2025
AFI Fest
AFI Fest
2015
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2015
Istanbul Film Festival
Istanbul Film Festival
2016 | Special Mention: Best First Film (FACE Award) [En İyi İlk Film - FACE Ödülü]
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
2015
Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
2015
Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival
2018
Göteborg Film Festival
Göteborg Film Festival
2016
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2016
Ariel Awards (Mexico)
Ariel Awards (Mexico)
2016 | Winner: Best Latin-American Film
Munich Film Festival
Munich Film Festival
2015
Havana Film Festival
Havana Film Festival
2015 | Winner: Best Editing
Havana Film Festival
Havana Film Festival
2015 | Winner: Best Music
Zurich Film Festival
Zurich Film Festival
2019
Athens International Film Festival
Athens International Film Festival
2015
Sarajevo Film Festival
Sarajevo Film Festival
2015
Viennale
Viennale
2015
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards
2017 | Winner: Best Foreign Film (Spanish Language)
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2016 | Winner: Directors to Watch
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Reykjavik International Film Festival
2015
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
2017 | Nominee: Best International Film (Foreign Language)
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
2015 | Winner: Prix de l'innovation Daniel Langlois
Milwaukee International Film Festival
Milwaukee International Film Festival
2015
Haifa International Film Festival
Haifa International Film Festival
2015
Sofia International Film Festival
Sofia International Film Festival
2016
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
2015 | Honorable Mention
Leeds International Film Festival
Leeds International Film Festival
2015
St. Louis International Film Festival
St. Louis International Film Festival
2015
Denver Film Festival
Denver Film Festival
2015 | Krzysztof Kieslowski Award: Best Film
Odesa International Film Festival
Odesa International Film Festival
2015 | Special Mention: Special Jury Mention
Beijing International Film Festival
Beijing International Film Festival
2016
OffScreen Film Festival
OffScreen Film Festival
2016
Luxembourg City Film Festival
Luxembourg City Film Festival
2016
Portland International Film Festival
Portland International Film Festival
2016
Festival du Film Vert – Films for a Sustainable Future
Festival du Film Vert – Films for a Sustainable Future
2017
Pessac International Historical Film Festival
Pessac International Historical Film Festival
2019
FEMI – Guadeloupe Regional and International Film Festival
FEMI – Guadeloupe Regional and International Film Festival
2017 | Winner: Prix spécial du Jury
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
2015 | Winner: Golden Apricot - Feature Competition
Ostend Film Festival
Ostend Film Festival
2025
Middleburg Film Festival
Middleburg Film Festival
2015



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