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The Rene Rodriguez Film Writers Award honors the film deemed the best of that year’s selection by the critics. It is presented to the filmmaker of a film of any genre and length, selected by accredited film critics covering the festival

2023 Recipient

The Beasts, directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen.
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Rene Rodriguez Film Writers Award

The Rene Rodriguez Film Writers Award is named after Miami Herald writer Rene Rodriguez.