Tanta Agua wins Miami’s Knight competition

Tanta Agua, also known as So Much Water, has won the Knight Ibero-American grand jury prize at the Miami International Film Festival. Directed by Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge, the film received the competition’s $15,000 award, bringing a major point of recognition to the festival’s closing results.

The award gives Miami viewers a concrete discovery to carry away from a program that can otherwise feel too large to absorb in full. Festival attention is temporary, but a winning title becomes a reference point for later screenings and conversations about regional filmmaking.

The result also demonstrates why a city’s film festival matters beyond celebrity appearances. Its most lasting contribution may be introducing work that viewers would not otherwise encounter. This year, Tanta Agua occupies that position: a film whose Miami reception now forms part of its wider journey, and a reminder that a festival’s center of gravity can be found on the screen.