On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, Álvaro Buela, Ph.D., professor of Audiovisual Production in the School of Communication and Design, received a lifetime achievement award from the Uruguayan Film Critics Association in recognition of the 20th anniversary of *Una forma de bailar*, a film that marked a milestone in new Uruguayan cinema and won first prize from the Fund for the Promotion and Development of National Audiovisual Production (FONA).