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Shiny Awards Launches in LATAM with Inaugural Edition in Mexico City

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July 14, 2026
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Shiny Awards Launches in LATAM with Inaugural Edition in Mexico City
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MEXICO CITY, 9 JULY 2026 — The Shiny Awards has launched its first-ever LATAM edition, expanding the platform into Latin America and opening it up to a wider community of emerging directors across the region. The inaugural event, held at VML’s Mexico City offices (Av. Lago Alberto 319, 15th floor), is dedicated to celebrating and amplifying directing talent rooted in Latin American cultures, perspectives and storytelling — creating new opportunities for work from the region to be seen by the global commercial production industry

Hosted by VML LATAM, the event brought together local and international producers, creatives and agencies to discover new work and connect with the next generation of directing talent, with support and sponsorship from Landia, Los De Post and BDS Music (Argentina).

Three standout winners were selected from a highly competitive field:

Feña Acuña (@fernanda.acuna), recognized for “Quinceañera”
Poeta Visual (@poeta_____visual) (Brazil), recognized for “Castelos & Ruínas”
Christian Apolo Bautista (@apolo.bautista), recognized for his moving work “The Water Song”
Each winner receives a one-hour mentoring session with Heads of Creative and Production at VML, alongside individual prizes tailored to support the next stage of their careers:

Feña Acuña — Free post-production/grade with Los De Post, plus an audio consultation with BDS Music
Poeta Visual — Free post-production/grade with Creative Outpost, plus a career planning meeting with Landia
Christian Apolo Bautista — Non-exclusive representation with a global production network, plus a career planning meeting with Landia
All three winners will also be integrated into the Shiny Network, connecting them with producers and creatives around the world.

“En VML México estamos muy contentos de haber formado parte del jurado de la primera edición de Shiny Awards LATAM. Fue una oportunidad para conocer nuevas miradas y acercarnos al trabajo de realizadores y creadores emergentes de toda la región.

Para nosotros, apoyar iniciativas como Shiny Awards es importante porque amplían los espacios de visibilidad, conversación y conexión dentro de la industria. Impulsar el talento emergente también es una forma de fortalecer y hacer más diversa la cultura creativa latinoamericana.”

“Quinceañera: Esta pieza destaca por su originalidad al transformar una tradición profundamente mexicana en una historia de ciencia ficción sobre la adolescencia. Con una propuesta visual muy sólida, una estética noventera impecable y una narrativa que privilegia el lenguaje cinematográfico sobre los diálogos, logra un resultado memorable que culmina en un final de gran fuerza emocional.” — Violeta López Pacheco – Head of Production, VML LATAM

“Castles & Ruins es un ensayo audiovisual de una belleza extraordinaria. Nos impactó por una fotografía impecable, por la decisión de trabajar en blanco y negro y por la manera en que construye una narrativa profundamente emocional a partir de imágenes y símbolos, demostrando que una historia también puede contarse desde la contemplación.” — Alfredo ‘El Fiero’ Ramos – Group Creative Director, VML LATAM

“(The Water Song) lo que me impresionó fue la manera en que cada plano parece una pintura viva: composiciones muy controladas, cuerpos integrados al paisaje y una puesta en escena de enorme fuerza. El color intenso del vestuario contrasta con la escala y la dureza de la locación, pero no de forma ornamental; le da vida, identidad y dimensión ritual. Y, sobre todo, hay una relación respetuosa con la comunidad: no aparece como fondo exótico, sino como el centro cultural y espiritual de la obra.” — Pablo Naval – Group Creative Director, VML LATAM

The LATAM Shiny Awards mark a significant step in the platform’s expansion into the region, spotlighting a new generation of visual and audio storytellers.

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