23rd FICM's JOURNAL | Morelia Film Festival

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The Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) opened its 23rd edition with Kleber Mendonça Filho's film The Secret Agent.

The ceremony was attended by the Brazilian director, as well as FICM President Alejandro Ramírez, Vice President Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Batel, festival founder and Director Daniela Michel, Director of the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) Daniela Alatorre, and Michoacán Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla.

Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho held a press conference about his latest film, The Secret Agent, before the opening of the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

Celebrando más de 20 años de extensión en Pátzcuaro, el 23^erFestival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM) amplía su programación para ofrecer la edición más extensa hasta la fecha y, por primera vez, la película inaugural del festival, El agente secreto (2025, dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho), será proyectada simultáneamente en Morelia y Pátzcuaro.

III Laboratorio de Desarrollo de Proyectos de Cineastas Indígenas y Afrodescendientes de México inició sus actividades

As part of the 2025 Indigenous Peoples Forum and in collaboration with Morelia PRO, the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) started activities for the III Film Development Lab for Filmmakers of Indigenous and African Descent in Mexico. This space is dedicated to training and reflection, and contributes to the development of projects by filmmakers of Indigenous and African descent in Mexico.

The last film screened as part of the partnership between the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival was Nino (2025, dir. Pauline Loquès). The presentation was given by Léo Ortuno, representing the Artistic Director of this section, Ava Cahen.

Oliver Laxe gave a press conference ahead of the premiere of his latest film, Sirât, at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The guest of honor at #FICM2025 spoke with journalist Erick Estrada about this film, shot in the Sahara Desert, which depicts characters who embrace their vulnerability and fragility.

Fernando Eimbcke, director de Temporada de patos y Club sandwich, presentó Olmo, su más reciente trabajo, el cual forma parte de la Selección Oficial del 23^er Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM).

En conferencia de prensa desde el Teatro Melchor Ocampo habló de su trabajo y el reto de filmar en otro país, desde el manejo de otro idioma, los horarios y los sindicatos, hasta el reto de hablar sobre temas que atraviesan a grupos migrantes.

A restored version of Rouben Mamoulian's (Georgia, 1897) film Love Me Tonight was screened on Saturday as part of the Mexico Imaginario program at the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

During the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), director Oliver Laxe was honored with the unveiling of a customized movie armchair before showing Sirât (2025).

Accompanied by Daniela Michel, founder and Director of FICM, and Alejandro Ramírez, president of the festival, the director shared his excitement about being there.

As part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Monserrat Ruiz, corporate image director of Canal 22, presented We Will Always Have Acapulco alongside Doraly Romero, the festival's coordinator of strategic partnerships.

French actress Juliette Binoche is at the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) for the second time. This time, she is presenting her film In-I: In Motion, which she discussed at length during the master class she gave on Saturday at the Rubén Romero Theater.

The 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the CCC Film Training Center with a film cycle dedicated to the institution's first female filmmakers.

Dinorath Ramírez, director of the CCC, kicked off the screening of the program’s first three films and talked about the importance the CCC has had on the education of Mexican female filmmakers.

As part of the partnership between the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival, which began in 2003, the 23rd FICM will present a selection of films that were screened at the 64th Critics’ Week.

Ava Cahen, Artistic Director of this parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival, was in charge of presenting the first film in the program: A Useful Ghost by Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke.

To the sound of cheers and applause from the audience, Pablo Berger and composer Yuko Harami presented their film Robot Dreams at a free outdoor screening during the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The screening was made possible thanks to Axen Energy, a business unit of Axen Capital dedicated to energy transformation.

Juliette Binoche held a press conference during the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), where she explained the process that led her to direct her first film, In-I: In Motion.

Filmmaker Iván Fund, a member of the jury for the Mexican Short Film section, presented his latest movie, The Message, at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

The Message, winner of the Silver Bear (Jury Prize) at the 75th Berlinale, tells the story of a girl who, during an economic crisis, profits off a gift that lets her talk to animals.

Las locuras, the latest film by director Rodrigo García, premiered at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

During the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), It Would Be Night in Caracas (2025), by filmmakers Marité Ugás and Mariana Rondón, was screened for the first time in Latin America.

As part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), filmmakers Arturo and Roy Ambriz, founders of Cinema Fantasma, presented the premiere of Soy Frankelda (2025), their latest production.

In the company of Cristián Calónico, director of Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Dinorath Ramírez, director of the Film Training Center, presented the second program in the series "50 Years of the Film Training Center. The Pioneers: The First Female Filmmakers of the CCC."

Rouben Mamoulian's The Gay Desperado (1936) was presented at the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) as part of the Mexico Imaginario program.

Il Cinema Ritrovato co-director Ehsan Khoshbakht presented the film, with festival Founder and Director Daniela Michel in attendance.

The special series dedicated to the short films made by young Mexican talents was presented as part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). These young Mexican talents were recognized with the ANIMEXICO Scholarship, sponsored by Mexican Director Guillermo del Toro and Cinépolis. The scholarship allows recipients to study at the prestigious GOBELINS Paris.

The film The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2024, dir. Kirill Serebrennikov), which was selected for the last Cannes Film Festival, was presented during the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

The screening was presented by Julio Chavezmontes, the film's producer, and Sandino Saravia Vinary, its co-producer. “It's always a pleasure for me to bring our films to Morelia,” said the producer, grateful for the opportunity that the Michoacán capital represents for Piano.

As part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), El diablo fuma (y guarda las cabezas de los cerillos quemados en la misma caja) by director Ernesto Martínez Bucio was presented as part of the Official Selection of Mexican Feature Films.

Si no ardemos, cómo iluminar la noche by Kim Torres, part of the Mexican Feature Film Section, premiered at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

Jaime Vázquez presented the book Michoacán en el cine as part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

The 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) kicked off the first conversation of the Indigenous Peoples Forum: Memories in Transit from the Memory of Everyday Life, with the participation of filmmakers Balam Toscano, Edmundo U. Galicia, and Martha Uc.

In a discussion moderated by Amalia Córdova at the Rubén Romero Theater in Morelia's Historic Center, the participants talked about each of their projects and the different experiences they had.

Pulso del continente (2025, dir. Eric González), a documentary that follows the 76-day journey from Calgary to Mexico City of the Empress 2816, a steam locomotive restored for one last trip, was presented at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

The 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), together with Axen Energy, presented the film La ruta que somos, directed by César Flores. The screening took place in Plaza Benito Juárez as part of the festival's free outdoor activities.

At the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Mexican actor Darío Yazbek received the Cuervo Tradicional Award in recognition of his outstanding artistic career.

During the event, Natalia García, representative of José Cuervo Tradicional, pointed out that the award celebrates Yazbek's career and talent, which has seen him shine in film, theater, and television. He is passionate about storytelling and has had a great impact on the national and international film scene.

The Argentinian filmmaker and screenwriter Lucrecia Martel was honored with the UNAM Film Archive Medal within the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

During the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), filmmakers Arturo and Roy Ambriz, along with voice actors Mireya Mendoza, Gaby Cárdenas, and Luis Leonardo Suárez, held a press conference for their new film, Soy Frankelda (2025).

As a follow-up to the alliance that the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) has maintained for 20 years with the Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week, Ava Cahen, Artistic Director of this Section, presented the film Left-Handed Girl by Taiwanese-American director Shih-Ching Tsou.

The activities of the fourth day of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) began with the inauguration of Impulso Morelia 11. Andrea Stavenhagen, responsible for this initiative, and Daniela Michel, founder and director of the FICM, presented the program and thanked their sponsors for their support in helping make Impulso Morelia possible.

Director Elisa Miller presented Bitácora de dirección de Temporada de huracanes (2025), a work made in collaboration with the UNAM Film Archive and Cátedra Bergman.

Durig the presentation, the director and screenwriter of Temporada de huracanes (2023) talked about the importance of the creative process when working on a cinematographic work: “The process is the only part of cinema that is ours, not the result.”

As part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), director Nuria Ibáñez Castañeda, joined by producer Cristina Velasco, actress Andrea Lara, and actors Basilio Moncada and Blake Webb, held a press conference about the film El guardián at the Melchor Ocampo Theater.

As part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), the third issue of Fósforo UNAM: Revista digital de crítica cinematográfica (a digital magazine dedicated to film critic) was presented by Hugo Villa, general director of Film Activities at UNAM; Abril Alzaga, general director of Procine; film critic Erick Estrada, mentor to Fósforo contributors; and Demian Torres, critic for the magazine.

La Gloria, Joseph Todd Walker's first feature film, had its Mexican premiere at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). During the screening, the director was joined by Morelia-born actress Jaklyn Bejarano, who stars in the film and couldn't hide her excitement to return to her hometown and share this moment with the festival's audience.

A press conference for Rigoberto Perezcano's new film, Los amantes se despiden con la mirada, was held during the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). This film marks the Oaxacan director's fourth visit to the festival, having already won the award for Best Medium-Length Documentary at the 1st FICM and Best Mexican Feature Film at the 12th edition of the festival.

Ehsan Khoshbakht, co-director of Il Cinema Ritrovato, presented the screening of The Mark of Zorro, directed by Rouben Mamoulian, which is part of the Mexico Imaginario program at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

At a press conference for the Argentine film Nuestra tierra (2024) at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), director Lucrecia Martel reminded the audience of the role cinema plays, not only as a social or political medium, but also as what the author called “an alteration of perception.” In other words, the search for new ways of telling everyday stories .

The French-Belgian film Kika by French director Alexe Poukine was screened as part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and its partnership with Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week, which began in 2003. The film was presented by Ava Cahen, Artistic Director of this parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival.

(No sé) cómo ser (2024) by Salvador Espinosa premiered at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), at a screening attended by the director, Arcelia Ramírez, Memo Villegas, and Tato Alexander, who not only starred in the film but also wrote the screenplay.

Screenwriter and film director Charlie Kaufman presented his short film How to Shoot a Ghost at the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), where he unveiled a commemorative armchair bearing his name. Kaufman also spoke with screenwriter Eva H.D. during a discussion moderated by Fernanda Solórzano.

A press conference was held before the premiere of Vainilla at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The screening was attended by the film's director, Mayra Hermosillo, who was joined by producers Andrea Porras Madero and Stacy Perskie and actresses Aurora Dávila, María Castella, Paloma Petra, Natalia Plascencia, and Rosy Rojas.

As part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), filmmaker David Pablos held a press conference about his new film, En el camino (2025), a stark portrait of loneliness, vulnerability, and the human connections that arise in spaces of abandonment.

The co-director of the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival, Ehsan Khoshbakht, presented the film Blood and Sand (1941), by Georgian-American director Rouben Mamoulian, during the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

Based on the novel of the same name by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, this film was Rouben Mamoulian's second Technicolor film, after Becky Sharp (1935), which won the Oscar for Best Cinematography.

As part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), the producer, writer, curator and philanthropist Olivia Harrison, alongside the curator of Fundación Televisa, Héctor Orozco, presented a restored version of Pedro Páramo, the first film adaptation of the short novel of the same name by Juan Rulfo.The restoration was possible thank to The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Fundación Televisa at L’Immagine Ritrovata

On behalf of director Valentina Pelayo Atilano, Mexican producer, film director, screenwriter, and former director of the National Film Archive, Alejandro Pelayo Rangel, presented Deshilando Luz at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

The horror film No me sigas, directed by Ximena García Lecuona and Eduardo Lecuona, had its world premiere at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

Carla, obsessed with social media fame, stages a fake haunting video in her apartment. But what begins as a harmless lie turns into a nightmare when a real entity crosses through the screen and stays in her life.

As part of the partnership that has united the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with the Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week for two decades, the section's artistic director, Ava Cahen, presented Sleepless City (2025) by director Guillermo Galoe.

Sleepless City is the Spanish director's first feature film, which won the SACD (Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers) Award for Best Screenplay at Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival.

The documentary La noche eterna del Baby’O, directed by Emilio Maillé, premiered at the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

The documentary covers not only the origins of Baby O and its renovations, but also the history of Acapulco and Mexico as seen through the lens of this iconic nightclub, which will celebrate its 49th anniversary in November.

As part of the special events at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Olivia Harrison, a special guest of the festival, presented the documentary Beatles '64 (2024, dir. David Tedeschi).

Daniela Michel, founder and director of the festival, welcomed the producer, expressing honor at having a project of this magnitude in Morelia. Olivia Harrison thanked the audience and shared a moving personal anecdote about the impact of the Liverpool quartet.

As part of the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), director Ana Cristina Barragán and Mexican actress Karla Souza presented Hiedra at the Mariano Matamoros Theater.

The film tells the story of Azucena, who at age 31 decides to search for the son she abandoned after becoming pregnant at 13. Julio, her son, is now 18 and in his last year at the orphanage. The two of them seem to act as if they were the same age.

Actress, screenwriter, and director Danae Reynaud presented her debut film, Berezada, at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

With most of her film crew there, the French-Mexican director thanked the audience and talked about how important it was to premiere this indie film in Morelia: “This festival means a lot to me, especially because this movie was made with friends, which is the best part of making it […]. Making films is an act of bravery.”

At the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Eddie Muller, founder and president of the Film Noir Foundation, presented the film Deadline at Dawn (1946), directed by Harold Clurman, as part of Noir City, a program dedicated to film noir classics.

The second conversation of the Indigenous Peoples Forum, Del territorio a la pantalla: diversidad en el documental indígena contemporáneo (From the Territory to the Screen: Diversity in Contemporary Indigenous Documentaries), took place during the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

Ángeles by Paula Markovitch premiered at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The film competes in the Mexican Feature Film Section.

Paula Markovitch and the film’s leading actress Ángeles Pradal were joined by members of their production team, including actor Abian Vainstein; producers Yossy Zhaga, Martín Paolorossi and Paulina Villavicencio; and co-editor Agustín Adba.

A special program of short films dedicated to established figures in the contemporary national film scene was screened in a packed screening room.

As part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), filmmaker Pablo Pérez Lombardini held a press conference about La reserva, a film that addresses the dangers of environmental activism in Mexico.

With producer Liliana Pardo, acting coach Tania Olhovic, and actor Abel Aguilar in attendance, the director said that this film was born after reading an article on how many people in communities are killed in Mexico.

As part of the partnership between the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival, Imago (2025) by director Déni Oumar Pitsaev was presented by Ava Cahen, Artistic Director of this section.

“It is an atypical Chechen documentary in which director Déni Oumar Pitsaev chronicles his return to his homeland and his somewhat bizarre reunion with his family,” said Ava Cahen at the beginning of her presentation.

Filmmaker Alexandra Hedison presented her short film Alok at the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), attended by actress, director, and producer Jodie Foster, as well as festival president Alejandro Ramírez and FICM founder and director Daniela Michel.

Aragonese director and screenwriter Javier Espada presented his documentary Memoria de Los Olvidados at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

This Mexican-Spanish co-production uses photographs, documents, and interviews to explore the circumstances surrounding the creation of Los olvidados, by another great Aragonese filmmaker, Luis Buñuel. It also explores the creative processes behind this masterpiece, which has been designated a Memory of the World by UNESCO.

Cuban filmmaker Fabien Pisani presented his documentary Para vivir: el implacable tiempo de Pablo Milanés during the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

FICM Vice President Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Batel said he was moved by the film because he is a fan of Pablo Milanés.

The Mariano Matamoros Theater in Morelia's Historic Center hosted the Latin American premiere of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.

Thanking Netflix for making this special screening possible as part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Daniela Michel, founder and director of the festival, read a message from Guillermo del Toro in which he expressed regret at not being able to attend and noted the importance of having made this film.

The Argentinian, Mexican, and Spanish co-production La virgen de la tosquera (2025, dir. Laura Casabé) premiered during the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). Actress Fernanda Echeverría and producers Diego Martínez Ulanosky and Livi Herrera presented the screening.

As part of the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), producer Gary Meyer presented Muñecos Infernales (1961) by Benito Alazraki. The film tells the story of four men who are cursed by a voodoo priest for stealing a sacred idol from his temple. Soon, a band of murderous “doll men” begins to hunt them and their families.

Juana by Daniel Giménez Cacho premiered as part of the Mexican Feature Film Section at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

Before the gala, the Mexican actor held a press conference where he was joined by screenwriter Emma Bertrán, producer Regina Solórzano, and actresses Diana Sedano and Margarita Sanz.

With director Indra Villaseñor in attendance, the press conference for Adiós, amor (2024) was held during the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

As part of Noir City Presents, a program dedicated to classic noir thrillers at the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), The City that Never Sleeps (1953), by Hungarian-American director John H. Auer, was screened on Thursday afternoon.

Jorge Fons' Midaq Alley (1995) celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special screening at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

El canto de las manos_ Dir. Maria Valverde

Director María Valverde premiered her documentary El canto de las manos at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

With producer Martí Font, actress Jennifer González, and actors José Gabriel Abarca and Gustavo Dudamel in attendance, the festival's vice president, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Batel, thanked government agencies and deaf associations for their support.

To applause and cheers from the audience that filled screening room 5 at Cinépolis Morelia Centro, Gael García Bernal presented the restored version of Amores perros (2000), Alejandro G. Iñárritu's directorial debut, at the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). Daniela Michel, founder and director of FICM, and Alejandro Ramírez, president of the festival, were also present.

On her return to the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), renowned actress and special guest of the 23rd FICM, Jodie Foster, presented Vie Privée (2025, dir. Rebecca Zlotowski), her most recent leading role, alongside Alejandro Ramírez, president of the festival.

Magellan, by Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz, was presented at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) by Gael García Bernal, the star of the film, which recounts the navigator's historic expedition with the Spice Fleet.

The navigator rebelled against the king's power out of humanism and a belief in justice, but what will his journey reveal about himself once he is in command of the Spice Fleet, with which he will make the first circumnavigation of the Earth?

The presentation of the documentary began with Daniela Michel, founder and director of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), who was pleased to present director Michael Almereyda's work as a special screening.

Meanwhile, director Almereyda thanked the audience and noted that he had attended the festival for the first time two years ago. He also said that his co-director, Courtney Stephens, was very grateful despite not being able to attend that night.

With a special premiere in Mexico and the unveiling of a commemorative armchair for Romanian director Andrei Ujică, the documentary TWST: Things We Said Today was presented as part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

As part of the 23rd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Palestinian-American director Cherien Dabis shared the vision behind her film All That 's Left of You at a press conference. In the film, a Palestinian teenager confronts Israeli soldiers at a protest in the West Bank, and his mother recounts the series of events that led to that fateful moment, starting with the forced displacement of her father, his grandfather.

Journalist and documentary filmmaker Laura Furcic presented her documentary Restoring A Legacy: The Struggle Against Terrorism at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The screening was attended by FICM President Alejandro Ramírez Magaña.

The Palestinian-American director, producer, screenwriter and actress Cherien Dabis presented her latest film All That's Left of You (2024) at the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

The Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) closed its 23rd edition with a ceremony at the Melchor Ocampo Theater, where it awarded prizes to the best films in its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 11.

On Friday morning, Jodie Foster presented Vie Privée (2025) at the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) in a press conference at the Rubén Romero Theater. The film was co-written and directed by Rebecca Zlotowski.

In this film, Jodie Foster plays a psychiatrist who investigates the possible suicide of one of her patients, which she suspects was actually murder. The character becomes a sort of detective, while the film also turns into a thriller set in France.

Actor Stellan Skarsgård concluded the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with the screening of Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value. He also unveiled a commemorative theater armchair bearing his name.

To kick off the final stretch of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), a press conference was held with filmmaker, actor, and special guest of the festival, Gael García Bernal. Daniela Michel, founder and director of the festival, welcomed the actor.

As part of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), the presentation of the book Disertaciones Psicoanalíticas sobre cine controversial y transgresivo (Psychoanalytic Dissertations on Controversial and Transgressive Cinema) took place in the presence of Alma Rosa Tapia, María Aguilar, Jesús Chavarría, and Elenka Tapia.

As part of the activities of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), the Academic Forum: Pioneering Mexican Female Screenwriters was held, featuring Diego Sheinbaum, researcher at the Centre for Poetics of the National Autonomous University of Mexico; Maricruz Castro, researcher at the Monterrey Institute of Technology, and Ana Cruz Navarro, screenwriter, producer, and director of cultural television.

Journalist and writer Eddie Muller introduced 99 River Street (1954), a noir film directed by Phil Karlson, at the final screening of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

Muller, whom festival director Daniela Michel called the world's foremost expert on film noir, said he felt deeply honored to be the FICM's closing presenter and that he was thrilled to see a packed house for a black-and-white film.

During the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), a conversation took place between Carlos Cuarón, director of Tinta (Society of Audiovisual and Cinematographic Writers of Mexico A.C.), and Sabina Berman, the acclaimed Mexican writer, playwright, and screenwriter.

Tinta is a nonprofit organization founded in 2020. Its purpose is to serve as a participatory society where writers are affiliated to advocate for their rights as creators.

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