Premio feto del oro del jurado

English translation: Golden Mutant Jury Prize / Award

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Spanish term or phrase:Premio feto del oro del jurado
English translation:Golden Mutant Jury Prize / Award
Entered by: Charles Davis

04:37 Dec 10, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Spanish term or phrase: Premio feto del oro del jurado
This is part of the name of a feature film award (for a scary movie):

"Premio feto de oro del jurado al mejor cortometraje ficca't 2012"
Seth Phillips
United States
Local time: 21:39
Golden Mutant Jury Prize / Award
Explanation:
I'm sorry, but I don't think "fetus" (or "foetus") is suitable here. The word "feto" does obviously mean that, but it's also used in senses for which we don't use "fetus" in English.

"feto.
(Del lat. fetus, cría).
1. m. Embrión de los mamíferos placentarios y marsupiales, desde que se implanta en el útero hasta el momento del parto.
2. m. abortón (‖ animal).
3. m. coloq. Persona muy fea."
http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=feto

If you look at the image of this award posted by Richard, you'll see it's a little horned figure.

In other words, I think "feto", in the context of horror movies, conjures up an image that "fetus" doesn't. It's like the historical meaning of "aborto" in Spanish: it implies a freak fetus that is spontaneously aborted. You might call it a changeling, though perhaps that's departing too far from the basic meaning. But as the name of a prize for best short horror/sci-fi film, I think "mutant" would be a much more convincing name.

On the Ficca't Festival (which also has a "Muñeca Rota" prize), see:
http://www.arteenlared.com/concursos/otros/concurso-de-corto...

Jury Prize and Jury Award are both used at various film festivals round the world and either would be fine.

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I mean, "Golden Fetus" sounds like an award connected with abortion clinics, or something.

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Oh, and "oro del jurado" is parsing it wrong: it's a "premio del jurado" and "Feto de Oro" is its name.

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Sorry, you posted the picture of the prize, not Richard.

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What I'm really saying is that in this context "feto" implies a fetus that is malformed in some way.
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 02:39
Grading comment
Very helpful explanation, muchas gracias!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Golden Fetus Jury Award
Richard Lackey (X)
4Golden Mutant Jury Prize / Award
Charles Davis
3Golden Goblin Jury Prize
Marian Vieyra


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Golden Fetus Jury Award


Explanation:
The "jurado" part refers to the Jury.


"Golden Fetus Jury Award for Best Short Film FICCA´t 2013"

"Golden Fetus Jury Award for Best Short Film FICCA´t""

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"Jury Prize" or "Jury Award"

http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/theDailyArticle/61160.html


    Reference: http://www.catacumba.org/ficcat_en.html
    Reference: http://www.festivalfocus.org/festival/2445/catacumba-semana-...
Richard Lackey (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: English

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Golden Mutant Jury Prize / Award


Explanation:
I'm sorry, but I don't think "fetus" (or "foetus") is suitable here. The word "feto" does obviously mean that, but it's also used in senses for which we don't use "fetus" in English.

"feto.
(Del lat. fetus, cría).
1. m. Embrión de los mamíferos placentarios y marsupiales, desde que se implanta en el útero hasta el momento del parto.
2. m. abortón (‖ animal).
3. m. coloq. Persona muy fea."
http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=feto

If you look at the image of this award posted by Richard, you'll see it's a little horned figure.

In other words, I think "feto", in the context of horror movies, conjures up an image that "fetus" doesn't. It's like the historical meaning of "aborto" in Spanish: it implies a freak fetus that is spontaneously aborted. You might call it a changeling, though perhaps that's departing too far from the basic meaning. But as the name of a prize for best short horror/sci-fi film, I think "mutant" would be a much more convincing name.

On the Ficca't Festival (which also has a "Muñeca Rota" prize), see:
http://www.arteenlared.com/concursos/otros/concurso-de-corto...

Jury Prize and Jury Award are both used at various film festivals round the world and either would be fine.

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I mean, "Golden Fetus" sounds like an award connected with abortion clinics, or something.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-12-10 08:27:52 GMT)
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Oh, and "oro del jurado" is parsing it wrong: it's a "premio del jurado" and "Feto de Oro" is its name.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-12-10 08:31:44 GMT)
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Sorry, you posted the picture of the prize, not Richard.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-12-10 08:49:08 GMT)
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What I'm really saying is that in this context "feto" implies a fetus that is malformed in some way.

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 02:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 99
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Very helpful explanation, muchas gracias!
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Golden Goblin Jury Prize


Explanation:
Or Golden Freak Award...or Golden Chimera for a more literary turn.

Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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