The 25th edition of the Festival Internazionale del Cinema dell'Uruguay came to a conclusion with Italy receiving 4 major awards. The Fipresci and International Competition Juries honored two Italian films with two major awards. La rieducazione by production trio “Amanda Flor” (Davide Alfonsi, Alessandro Fusto, Denis Malagnino), was awarded in both sections the Award for Best First Feature while Marina Spada’s film As the Shadow for most original film received a special mention in both competitions.