Get to know the day to day of the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) DAY 1: OCTOBER 22 DAY 2: OCTOBER 23 DAY 3: OCTOBER 24 DÍA 4: 25 DE OCTUBRE DÍA 5: 26 DE OCTUBRE DÍA 6: 27 DE OCTUBRE DÍA 7: 28 DE OCTUBRE BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS, Kicks off the 20th FICM With Alejandro González Iñárritu at the University Cultural Center The 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) began with the Press Conference for BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022), by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Attended by Daniela Michel, founder and General Director of FICM; Alejandro Ramírez, president of the festival; actors Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Íker Sánchez Solano; production designer Eugenio Caballero, co-writer Nicolás Giacobone, costume designer Anna Terrazas, and producer Stacy Perskie. Read More FICM Kicks Off Its 20th Edition with the Screening of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS The Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) kicked off its 20th edition with the Mexican premiere of the film BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths by the extraordinary Mexican director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, who was there to present the film. This screening wouldn’t have been possible without Netflix’s invaluable support. The ceremony, conducted by actress Cassandra Ciangherotti and conductor and film specialist Óscar Uriel, was attended by the founder and director of FICM, Daniela Michel; the president of FICM, Alejandro Ramírez; and the vice president of the festival, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Batel. Alfonso Martínez Alcázar, Municipal President of Morelia; Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, Governor of Michoacán; María Novaro, and General Director of the Mexican Institute of Cinematography (IMCINE) were also present. Read More Our Relationship With the Land Is Very Strange, We Feel Like We Own It,” Alejandra Márquez on EL NORTE SOBRE EL VACÍO After the presentation of El norte sobre el vacío (2022), a film on the Mexican Feature Film Section by Alejandra Márquez Abella, the production team offered a press conference at the José Rubén Romero Theater, as part of the second day of activities of the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The movie, filmed in the states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas and starring Gerardo Trejoluna, Paloma Petra and Dolores Heredia, narrates the changes in the life and relationships of Reynaldo, a renowned hunter in decline, who feels in danger of losing his heritage and his father’s legacy. Read More The Alejandro Galindo Program Begins with a Screening of CAMPEÓN SIN CORONA, Presented by Rafael Aviña The Alejandro Galindo Program began at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with the screening of Campeón sin corona (1946, Dir. Alejandro Galindo) attended by Daniela Michel, founder and general director of FICM; Rafael Aviña, film critic, chronicler, author and researcher at the Cineteca Nacional; and Jorge Martínez Micher, Subdirector of Diffusion of the General Directorate of Cinematographic Activities of the UNAM Film Library. Read More THE FABELMANS, Steven Spielberg’s Autobiography on the Power of Movies, Is Presented The film Los Fabelman (2022), by the filmmaker Steven Spielberg, was presented at the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), by the festival's president, Alejandro Ramírez. Read More A Real Look at the Russian Invasion of Ukrainian Territory; TOLOKA and UKRAINIANS IN EXILE at the 20th Edition of FICM As part of the Special International Screenings of the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Toloka (2020, dir. Mikhail Ilenko) and Ukrainians in Exile (2022, dir. Janek Ambros), a look that documents the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory, were screened. The show began with the participation of Ana Uskova representing the Embassy of Ukraine in Mexico. Uskova shared how her family and the Ukrainian people have lived through the Russian invasion, “My parents' house was destroyed by the bombs that fell on it, there is no safe place in Ukraine at the moment […] We are going to defend our country, our culture. We are going to rebuild the cities, the houses, it is the first thing that we are going to do when we win the war.” Read More After Ten Years of Struggle, A Restored Version of SAMBIZNAGA is Screened at the 20th FICM After ten years of struggle Sambizanga, a film directed by Sarah Maldoror, was finally restored and presented at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The restoration was carried out by the Cineteca di Bologna and The Film Foundation´s World Cinema Project. The film was presented by Annouchka de Andrade, daughter of the film's director, and was accompanied by Chlöe Roddick, FICM programmer. Read More Claire Denis at the 20th FICM Throughout her life, Claire Denis spent time in various African countries until she had to return to France. In 1987, she directed and wrote her first film Chocolat, awarded at Cannes in 1988; she also won the Golden Leopard and, in 1999, her film Beau Travail was released. The director of the Morelia International Film Festival, Daniela Michel, praised filmmaker Claire Denis before the audience before the presentation of Beau Travail. "Seeing a movie in a theater is such a moving experience," said Denis at the presentation of her film at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). Read More DIVIDIDA EN LA RAÍZ Opens the “Cinema Without Borders” Program With the Presence of Director Linda Goldstein and Rocío Abud The 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), in collaboration with the Coppel Foundation, held the first screening of the "Cinema without Borders" program, where the film Dividida en la raíz (2022), by Linda Goldstein, was presented. "Cinema Without Borders" brings together five documentary feature films with a focus directed towards migratory issues. “The issue of immigration, which is one of the most important in our country, has been explored in this section for many years,” said Daniela Michel, founder and general director of FICM. Read More HUESERA, by Michelle Garza Cervera, Is Presented in a Press Conference at the 20th FICM At the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Huesera (2022), by Michelle Garza Cervera, was presented at a press conference. The film tells the story of Valeria, who is attacked by a sinister and dark entity after learning that she is pregnant. This entity endangers her life and, after giving birth, her baby’s. To save herself from her, she will have to delve into her past and into a world of urban witches who will guide her to face La Huesera. "Thank you very much for joining us, we are very happy to be in Morelia all together, it has been a project of great effort, a film that was shot during a pandemic," said Edher Campos, producer of the film. "The film received the support of FOPROCINE, becoming a part of the last generation of films that received this endorsement." The film worked with different production houses such as Machete and Estudios Churubusco Azteca. It is a Mexican film co-produced in Peru, with a Latin American focus. Read More Director Fernando León de Aranoa Presented his Documentary SINTIÉNDOLO MUCHO at the 20th FICM As full as a Sunday at the Plaza de Toros, the Mariano Matamoros Theater received the winner of the Goya, Fernando Léon de Aranoa, with applause. Without a crutch or cape, but donning a bowler hat, the Spanish director took the stage to present his most recent work: Sintiéndolo Mucho (2022), an intimate documentary about the singer from Úbeda, Joaquín Sabina. “I think I started making this movie unconsciously more than 30 years ago, when I bought my first Joaquín Sabina album, and when I heard it, I understood that I should make movies and that one day I would make one about him,” Léon de Aranoa said. The film made by León de Aranoa, after accompanying Sabina for thirteen years, portrays the life and work of the Spanish singer-songwriter, revealing unprecedented moments of his life on and off the stage. Leiva, musician and producer, and a close friend of Sabina who has been a constant in the artist's musical composition and production in recent years, completes the creative triangle of the film by composing the original score. Read More Alejandro González Iñárritu Gives Master Class at CCU and Unveils FICM Plaque With the presence of the president of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Alejandro Ramírez, and the festival's founder and director, Daniela Michel, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu, actress Maribel Verdú and producer Frank Marshall, special guests of the festival, unveiled the plaque that acknowledges the winning films of the last edition of the festival, at the University Cultural Center. Alejandro Ramírez said that this is already a FICM tradition and thanked the special guests for unveiling the plaque, which will be placed at Cinépolis Centro. Subsequently, the Mexican filmmaker, Alejandro González Iñárritu, offered a couple of Master Class sessions for young filmmakers and the general audiences, regarding the filming process of Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, his most recent film, which premiered at the 20th FICM and will represent Mexico in the 95th edition of the Academy Awards. Read More Frank Marshall Unveils his Conmemorative Armchair at the 20th FICM During the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Frank Marshall, American director, producer, five-time Oscar nominee, and Special Guest of this edition unveiled his seat in the presence of the President of FICM and General Director of Cinépolis Alejandro Ramirez. “Welcome, we are delighted to have you here today. We are very grateful that he has made space in his very busy schedule to come and join us here. We are great admirers of his work and before starting the film we want to ask him to unveil his commemorative movie armchair,” Alejandro Ramírez said before the screening. Read More Amy Redford Presented Roost, Her Most Recent Feature Film, at the 20th FICM Amy Redford, American filmmaker, producer, and actress presented her feature film Roost (2022). The screening was attended by Alejandro Ramirez, president of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), and film critic Oscar Uriel, who also served as moderator. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year. Roost follows Anna, a young woman who falls in love with Eric, a man she’s in a new relationship with and who turns out to be 11 years older. Anna will experience a great shock when she tells her mother about the relationship she has with the man she met in an online poetry forum. Past passions and acts of revenge will test the relationship between mother and daughter. Read More EFÍMERA, by Luis Mariano García, Was Presented by Mix Mexico- Cinema and Sexual Diversity Festival at the 20th FICM Efímera, by Luis Mariano García, was presented at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), the inaugural film of the most recent edition of the Mix Mexico- Cinema and Sexual Diversity Festival. Efímera tells the story of Emilia, a teenager with the ability to see people close to death glow. Always lonely and focused on the future, she is confronted by reality when she sees a schoolmate glow, while she begins a romantic relationship with Renata, which will lead her to finally appreciate her present. Read More ARTHUR RAMBO by Laurent Cantet premiered at the 20th FICM “I believe that there is currently something that is pertinent to observe and that is what is happening on social networks.” These are the words with which Laurent Cantet presented his film Arthur Rambo at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). Laurent Cantet is a French film director. He studied at the Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies in Paris. He has won different awards such as the César Award, the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Abrazo Award at the Latin American Film Festival. Read More A Real Look at the Russian Invasion of Ukrainian Territory; TOLOKA and UKRAINIANS IN EXILE at the 20th Edition of FICM As part of the Special International Screenings of the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Toloka (2020, dir. Mikhail Ilenko) and Ukrainians in Exile (2022, dir. Janek Ambros), a look that documents the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory, were screened. The show began with the participation of Ana Uskova representing the Embassy of Ukraine in Mexico. Uskova shared how her family and the Ukrainian people have lived through the Russian invasion, “My parents' house was destroyed by the bombs that fell on it, there is no safe place in Ukraine at the moment […] We are going to defend our country, our culture. We are going to rebuild the cities, the houses, it is the first thing that we are going to do when we win the war.” Read More FRENTE AL SILENCIO, the Documentary That Stole Tears at the 20th Edition of FICM The screening of Frente al Silencio (2022, dir. Emilio Ruiz Barrachina), a documentary that was filmed in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic, was held at the University Cultural Center. The presentation was attended by the producer of the documentary Javier Espada, and the Mexican writer and poet Eduardo Vázquez Martín. Frente al Silencio is a documentary that has to do with pain as a creative process. It tells the story of Fuensanta “La Moneta”, a contemporary flamenco choreographer and dancer, who after reading the collection of poems La cabellera de la Shoá by Félix Grande, decides to integrate a retrospective look at the Auschwitz concentration camps into her show. This process will make her and her team discover her fears, prejudices, and pain. Read More "Mexico is Like a Second Home to Me," said Maribel Verdú After Receiving the Ojito de Oro at the Screening for RAYMOND & RAY “On behalf of the Morelia International Film Festival, Daniela Michel, Alejandro Ramírez and myself, I would like to welcome to this screening and this acknowledgement of a person that we admire, and whose work has given us moments that are part of the best of Mexican and Spanish cinematography. Our dear friend, Maribel Verdú.” That was how Cuauhtémoc Cardenas Batel introduced the Spanish actress during the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), to the applause of the entire Matamoros Theater. Read More HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG; Independent Cinema That Brought Hope to the 20th FICM Time has allowed independent directors, producers and screenwriters Dayna Goldfine and Daniel Geller to present their documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (2021), as part of the International Premiere Program of the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is a dissection of Hallelujah, the song that made composer, musician and poet Leonard Cohen see life differently. All while he composed one of the most hopeful hymns in the world. This documentary evokes Cohen's life through unpublished material, photographs, recordings, and the five notebooks in which he wrote Hallelujah, a process that took him around 7 years. Read More “We have to keep connecting more to nature”: Olivier Dangles on LA FABRIQUE DES PANDÉMIES La Fabrique des Pandémies (2022), directed by Marie-Monique Robin, was screened at the Special International Screenings of the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). In it, Robin and French actress Juliette Binoche travel through eight countries where they meet with scientists from around the world to understand the factors that cause the outbreak of infectious diseases. Her conclusion is clear: Caring for our ecosystems is key to protecting our health. Read More FICM Inaugurated Impulso Morelia 8 at the University Cultural Center Impulso Morelia 8 was inaugurated at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), a space that since 2015 has offered a program of Mexican feature films in different stages of editing and post-production with the aim of generating a constructive dialogue on the proposals and offer them international visibility. Read More DÍAS BORROSOS Press Conference: An Intimate Look at Cinema at the 20th FICM Días Borrosos (2022) is the debut feature by Marie Benito, a director who is participating for the third time in the Official Selection of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and addresses issues such as loneliness in big cities, the limit of time, pregnancy, and COVID-19. Read More Eugenio Caballero is Awarded the Premio Cuervo Tradicional at the 20th FICM The production designer and art director, Eugenio Caballero, was recognized with the Cuervo Tradicional Award for his career during the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), with the presence of founder and director of the festival, Daniela Michel, and the Coordinator of Public Relations of Cuervo, Ramiro González Luna. Daniela Michel thanked Tequila Cuervo for accompanying the festival since its first edition, emphasizing the importance of their support. Read More The Mitchum Program Begins with the Screening of OUT OF THE PAST, by Jacques Tourneur Out of the Past (1947, Dir. Jacques Tourneur), kicks off the Imaginary Mexico Program: Robert Mitchum on the Run at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The show was presented by Nick James, former editor of Sight & Sound magazine and jury member of previous editions of festivals such as the San Sebastian International Film Festival, the Istanbul International Film Festival, the San Francisco Film Festival and during the Cannes Critics' Week. Read More Rafael Aviña Presents HAY LUGAR PARA DOS at the Morelia International Film Festival The well-known film critic, Rafael Aviña, was present at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) to present Hay lugar para dos (1949), a film by Alejandro Galindo, a sequel to the film ¡Esquina Bajan! (2022). Hay lugar para dos tells the story of Gregorio, a bus driver who meets Kitty at a party, falls in love and leaves Cholita, his pregnant wife, for her. Cholita goes to live with her friends and opens a taqueria with them. Time passes, Kitty and Gregorio have an accident; she is left disfigured and he is arrested. Once free, Gregorio looks for Cholita to reconcile with her. Read More WORD AND IMAGE: IDENTITY NARRATIVES FROM INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES: A Dialogue Presented at the 20th FICM The dialogue Word and Image: Identity Narratives from Indigenous Communities, was held at the Nicolaíta auditorium of the University Cultural Center during the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The forum was attended by the filmmakers Julio César Saavedra, Salvador Martínez, Galileo Beethoven Genaro Domínguez and Hugo Espinosa and was moderated by Leilani Noguez. Read More Ava Cahen Presents DALVA as a Continuation of the Critics' Week Program Continuing the special screenings of Cannes Critics' Week, Ava Cahen presented Dalva (2022), the first feature film by Belgian director Emmanuelle Nicot, a selection at the 61st Critics' Week The film tells the story of Dalva, a girl who, despite her young age, likes to dress up, put on makeup and live like an adult. When she is taken away from her house, she goes through a stage of surprise and indignation, but later she meets Jayden and Samia, who accompany her in a new stage of her life: that of a girl her age. Read More BRIDGET TICHENOR. VISIONES REALES Screens at the 20th FICM As part of the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), the screening of Bridget Tichenor. Visiones Reales (2022), by Tufic Makhlouf Akl, was held as part of the Mexican Premieres: Documentary program. The presentation of the film was led by the producer Pablo Baskth, with the presence of the festival director, Daniela Michel, the visual artist Pedro Friedeberg, and the director and screenwriter Liora Spilk Bialostozky, whose documentary Pedro (2022) is part of the official selection of this edition of FICM Read More Maribel Verdú Unveiled her Conmemorative Armchair During the Screening of SNOW WHITE at the 20th FICM Maribel Verdú, a special guest of the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), unveiled the commemorative armchair with her name honoring her extensive career. The Spanish actress was accompanied by the vice president of the festival, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Batel. "We want you to have a permanent place in this festival that is a roller coaster of feelings [...]" This armchair will live in room 4 of the Cinépolis with the armchairs of so many other friends of the festival," said Cárdenas Batel. Read More Frank Marshall Presents Orson Welles’ THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND As part of the Frank Marshall: Special Guest program, at the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), a screening of The Other Side of the Wind (2018, dir. Orson Welles) was held in the presence of American film producer Frank Marshall, with film critic Alonso Díaz de la Vega serving as a moderator. Read More Director Fernando León de Aranoa Presented his Documentary SINTIÉNDOLO MUCHO at the 20th FICM As full as a Sunday at the Plaza de Toros, the Mariano Matamoros Theater received the winner of the Goya, Fernando Léon de Aranoa, with applause. Without a crutch or cape, but donning a bowler hat, the Spanish director took the stage to present his most recent work: Sintiéndolo Mucho (2022), an intimate documentary about the singer from Úbeda, Joaquín Sabina. “I think I started making this movie unconsciously more than 30 years ago, when I bought my first Joaquín Sabina album, and when I heard it, I understood that I should make movies and that one day I would make one about him,” Léon de Aranoa said. The film made by León de Aranoa, after accompanying Sabina for thirteen years, portrays the life and work of the Spanish singer-songwriter, revealing unprecedented moments of his life on and off the stage. Leiva, musician and producer, and a close friend of Sabina who has been a constant in the artist's musical composition and production in recent years, completes the creative triangle of the film by composing the original score. Read More Claire Denis Receives the Artistic Excellence Award and Unveils her Commemorative Armchair at the 20th FICM For the fourth time, the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) awarded the prize for Artistic Excellence. On this occasion, it was received by French director and screenwriter Claire Denis. Additionally, the director of Stars at Noon (2022), Chocolat (1988), and S'en fout la mort (1990), was accompanied by Daniela Michel, director of FICM and Alejandro Ramirez, president of FICM, unveiled her seat Read More Frank Marshall Presents Orson Welles’ THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND As part of the Frank Marshall: Special Guest program, at the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), a screening of The Other Side of the Wind (2018, dir. Orson Welles) was held in the presence of American film producer Frank Marshall, with film critic Alonso Díaz de la Vega serving as a moderator Read More “There is Nothing More Political Than Poetry,” Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser at the Screening of ZAPATOS ROJOS at the 20th FICM At the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Zapatos Rojos (2022), by Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser, was presented, a film that participates in the Mexican Feature Film section. Present at the press conference were Daniel Rivera, acting coach; Eustacio Ascacio, actor; Nohemi González, art director; Gabriela Maldonado, producer; Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser, director; Alejandro de Icaza, producer; Natalia Solián, actress, and Paco González, co-writer. Read More Elizabeth Andion Kicked Off the Film Project Development Workshop At the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), the activities of the Film Project Development Workshop of the Forum of Indigenous Peoples began. The specialist in Cultural Affairs and coordinator of alumni of the United States Embassy in Mexico, Elizabeth Andion welcomed audiences along with Marina Stavenhagen, screenwriter, writer, Mexican film director, and vice president of the Association of Women in Cinema and the TV. Read More TRIGAL, A Story of Memories, Was Presented at the 20th FICM A press conference was held for Trigal (2022), a feature film that is part of the official selection of the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), with the cast: Emilia Berjón Ramírez, Abril Michel, Nicolasa Ortiz Monasterio, Alberto Guerra and its director Anabel Caso in attendance. Read More DOÑA PERFECTA Continues the Alejandro Galindo Program Doña Perfecta (1951), directed by Alejandro Galindo, was the next film presented as part of the program dedicated to this prolific Mexican filmmaker. Alejandro Pelayo, the Director of the Cineteca Nacional, was in charge of presenting the show. Leer más Lourdes Grobet’s BERING, REUNIÓN FAMILIAR was Screened During the 20th FICM Bering, reunión familiar (2022) by filmmaker Lourdes Grobet was presented by her children, Juan Cristóbal and Alejandra, and by producer César Ahumada, who were joined by the festival’s director, Daniela Michel. In Bering, reunión familiar Etta Tall, an Inupiaq woman, sets her mind upon crossing the Bering Strait from Alaska into Russia, in order to reunite with her lost family members after an ethnic separation during the Cold War. This film is a sequel to Bering. Equilibrio y resistencia (2013). Read More THE BIG STEAL Returns to the Big Screen at the 20th FICM Nick James presented The Big Steal by Don Siegel at the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival. The film is part of the Imaginary Mexico Program: Robert Mitchum. Read More THE WOMAN KING Tears Stereotypes Down at the 20th FICM The Woman King (2022), directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, was shown during the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The screening was presented by Daniela Michel, the festival’s director, and ended with a Q&A with the director, who answered the audience’s inquiries remotely. Read More THE INVITATION “me llegó y yo sólo la acepté”: Fabrizio Maltese en el 20° FICM El realizador italiano Fabrizio Maltese presentó su cinta The Invitation (2022), en el marco de la edición 20 del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), con la presencia de la directora del festival, Daniela Michel. En The Invitation, Maltese acepta la invitación del director mauritano Abderrahmane Sissako para continuar una película que había iniciado con Pol Cruchten, quien falleció. El proyecto adquiere así una nueva dimensión simbólica, pero mientras Maltese viaja solo para reunirse con el director, el destino les depara otra cosa. Leer más MUERTE EN LA CALLE by Hugo Fregonese Screened at the 20th FICM as part of Il Cinema Ritrovato Muerte en la Calle (1950, directed by Hugo Fregonese), the second screening in alliance with the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival, was screened during the 20th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) as part of the Special Program: Il Cinema Ritrovato. Muerte en la Calle follows Doctor Matson's escape to a Mexican town after stealing a bag of money. His journey will be accompanied by dangerous surprises and an inescapable end. Read More Carlos Carrera Unveiled his Commemorative Armchair During the Presentation of his Documentary PASITOS A LA FAMA Carlos Carrera is a Mexican director, screenwriter, and animator; a four-time Ariel Award winner, and Oscar and Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Film. The multi-hyphenate unveiled his commemorative armchair during the special screening of his documentary Pasitos a la Fama (2022) at the 20th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). Read More Fundación Televisa cumple 20 años y lo celebró junto al FICM con la galería “XX años, 11 Exposiciones” Se inauguró la galería pública “XX años, 11 Exposiciones”, presentada por Fundación Televisa en el Centro Histórico de la ciudad de Morelia. La exposición contó con la presencia de Daniela Michel, fundadora y directora general del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM) y Héctor Orozco, curador de Fundación Televisa. Leer más LA JAURÍA, película ganadora de la Semana de la Crítica 2022, se presentó en el 20° FICM En presencia de Daniela Michel, fundadora y directora general del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), y de Ava Cahen, directora artística de la Semana de la Crítica del Festival de Cannes, el director y productor colombiano Andrés Ramírez Pulido, presentó su largometraje La jauría (2022), galardonado durante la 61ª edición de la Semana de la Crítica. Leer más LA CAÍDA tiene su premiere mundial en el 20° FICM La caída (2022), de la cineasta Lucía Puenzo, tuvo su premiere mundial en el 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), con la presencia de la actriz y productora Karla Souza y gran parte del equipo. Además de la actriz, también estuvieron presentes los productores Ramiro Ruíz y Ana Laura Rascón, así como la guionista Mónica Herrera, la coordinadora de Producción, Jimena Aguirre, y las actrices Claudia Lobo y Déja Ebergengy, entre otros. Leer más TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, ganadora de la Palma de Oro, se presenta en el 20° FICM La cinta Triangle of Sadness (2022), del director Ruben Östlund, fue presentada en el marco del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), con la presencia del coproductor mexicano Julio Chavezmontes. Leer más SIETE MESAS DE BILLAR FRANCÉS se proyectó en el marco del 20° FICM con presencia de Maribel Verdú La película Siete mesas de billar francés (2007), protagonizada por Maribel Verdú y dirigida por Gracia Querejeta, fue proyectada en la 20ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM). La película habla sobre Ángela, una mujer que al enterarse que su padre está enfermo, acude a verlo junto con su hijo Guillermo. Cuando llegan, Charo, la amante de Leo, pone a Ángela al corriente de la situación tan trágica que atraviesa el negocio de su padre. Ángela toma la iniciativa y decide sacarlo adelante. Leer más TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN llega al 20° FICM El largometraje Tell It Like A Woman hizo su debut en la 20° edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM). La presentación fue realizada por uno de los productores del largometraje, Lukas Akoskin. El largometraje está compuesto por siete historias cortas, las cuales comparten la característica de centrarse en una protagonista femenina. Con resolución y valor, cada una de las mujeres de las historias enfrentan diferentes situaciones que las terminan haciendo más fuertes y conscientes de sí mismas. Leer más HIS KIND OF WOMAN, de John Farrow, se presentó como parte del programa México Imaginario Nick James, ex editor de la revista Sight & Sound, presentó la película His Kind of Woman, de John Farrow, en la 20ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM). La película forma parte del Programa México Imaginario: Robert Mitchum, el cual fue propuesto por el director, guionista y productor Bertrand Tavernier, según relató Daniela Michel, fundadora y directora general del FICM. Leer más “ABC Legal: Taller para los jóvenes cineastas” se realizó en el 20° FICM En el marco de la 20ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), el conferencista Adrián Ojeda, abogado de la firma Ojeda y Asociados, impartió el taller ABC Legal: los aspectos legales de la producción audiovisual. La conferencia estuvo dirigida en primera instancia a los jóvenes cineastas, guionistas y productores asistentes al 20ª FICM, que tuvieran interés en tener un primer acercamiento a los derechos y obligaciones de la propiedad intelectual. Leer más Se presentó DOS ESTACIONES, de Juan Pablo González, en el 20° FICM La 20ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM) llega acompañada del elenco de la película Dos estaciones (2022), de Juan Pablo González. En la conferencia estuvieron presentes el director de la película, Bruna Haddad, una de los productores de la película; la coguionista Ilana Coleman, el director de fotografía Gerardo Guerra y las actrices Rafaela Fuentes, Teresa Sánchez y Tatín Vera. La película nos cuenta la historia de María García, heredera de una fábrica de tequila en Jalisco. En un mercado dominado por corporaciones extranjeras, ella intenta mantener en pie su negocio, acercándose cada vez más a Rafa, su nueva administradora. Leer más Canal 22 presentó Helguera: El trazo de la congruencia y María Izquierdo: Mujer y Artista, en el marco del 20° FICM Canal 22 regresa al 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM). En esta ocasión presentó dos documentales distintos: Helguera: El trazo de la congruencia, de Armando Casas, y María Izquierdo: Mujer y artista, del director Gabriel Santander. En la presentación estuvo presente Daniela Michel, fundadora y directora general del FICM, quien agradeció a Canal 22 por su magnífico apoyo en las diversas secciones del festival. Además, el director Gabriel Santander pronunció unas palabras de bienvenida antes de iniciar la proyección de ambas películas. Leer más LA HIJA DE TODAS LA RABIAS; el amor que no abandona, en el 20° FICM La conferencia de prensa de la ópera prima de la directora Laura Baumeister, La hija de todas las rabias (2022), se llevó a cabo en el Teatro Rubén Romero, con la participación de las productoras Rossana Baumeister, Bruna Haddad y Martha Orozco; la directora de fotografía Tereza Kuhn; el editor Julián Sarmiento y su realizadora. Esta película está producida por Nicaragua, México, Holanda, Francia, Noruega y Alemania, se estrenó durante el Festival Internacional de Cine de Toronto 2022 y en esta 20ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM) participa en la categoría de Largometraje Mexicano. Leer más Presentan en EL TEMA: CDMX en el 20° FICM, una serie de cortometrajes documentales sobre el cambio climático de la gran ciudad La serie de cortometrajes documentales El tema: CDMX fue presentada por el director Santiago Maza en el marco del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), con la presencia de la fundadora y directora general del festival, Daniela Michel. La segunda parte de esta serie de cortometrajes documentales gira en torno a que el 79% de la población mexicana vive en ciudades y son el centro de un sistema que impone condiciones y costos al resto de la sociedad. La crisis climática se piensa y se resuelve a partir de encuentros y entrevistas entre el actor Gael García Bernal y la activista Yásnaya Águilar con la gente, y sus relaciones con el entorno en una de las ciudades más grandes del mundo. Leer más Barry Jenkins devela su butaca y presenta función especial de MOONLIGHT, en el 20° FICM El cineasta estadounidense Barry Jenkins develó su butaca en el marco del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), con la presencia del presidente y la fundadora y directora general del festival, Alejandro Ramírez y Daniela Michel. “Estamos muy contentos de tenerte aquí (…) y te entregamos esta butaca con tu nombre para que puedas seguir con nosotros y para que también puedas utilizarla cuando vuelvas”, dijo Alejandro Ramírez, quien luego le regaló una chaqueta personalizada de parte de la organización. Leer más LOS FERNÁNDEZ DE PERALVILLO, de Alejandro Galindo, se presentó en el 20° FICM En la 20ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), se presentó la película Los Fernández de Peralvillo, dirigida por Alejandro Galindo. Los encargados de presentar la película fueron Daniela Michel, quien agradeció a los invitados internacionales que tuvieron el interés de conocer el trabajo del director y el crítico de cine Rafael Aviña, quien agradeció de manera particular a Daniela Michel y al FICM, por traer estas retrospectivas de cine mexicano clásicas. Leer más Conversatorio "Mujeres indígenas en el cine: Miradas desde la intimidad”, se presentó en el 20° FICM El conversatorio Mujeres indígenas en el cine: Miradas desde la intimidad, se realizó en el auditorio Nicolaíta del Centro Cultural Universitario, en el marco del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia, presentado con el apoyo de American Film Showcase y la Embajada de Estados Unidos en México. Leer más EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO, presente en la 20ª edición del FICM La actriz española ganadora de dos Premios Goya, Maribel Verdú y el diseñador de producción y director de arte Eugenio Caballero, presentaron la proyección de El laberinto del Fauno (2006, dir. Guillermo del Toro), durante la 20ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM). Leer más SI LA COLONIA HABLARA de Barry Jenkins, función especial en el 20° FICM Durante el ciclo de proyecciones Invitado Especial: Barry Jenkins, se presentó una función de Si la colonia hablara (2018), presentada por el cineasta, acompañado de Daniela Michel, directora del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), la productora Adele Romanski y la editora Joi McMillon. Este largometraje está basado en la novela homónima de James Baldwin. Leer más PINOCHO, de Guillermo del Toro, tiene su premiere en México en el 20° FICM Pinocho (2022), la nueva película del director mexicano Guillermo del Toro, tuvo su premiere en México en el 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM). La fundadora y directora general del festival, Daniela Michel, presentó la cinta y agradeció a Netflix las facilidades para que Pinocho pudiera ser proyectada en el FICM. “Tenemos el enorme privilegio, el gran tesoro que nos ha brindado Guillermo del Toro, con otra obra maestra de su filmografía”, dijo Daniela Michel entre ovaciones del público que asistió al Teatro Matamoros. Leer más “Estamos viviendo el nacimiento de una voz muy potente”: Se presentó MANTO DE GEMAS, de Natalia López Gallardo Natalia López Gallardo, directora de Manto de gemas (2022), junto al elenco de la película, conformado por Monique Poggio, Aída Roa, Nailea Norvid y Antonia Olivares; y los productores Joaquín Del Paso y Fernanda De la Peza, ofrecieron una conferencia de prensa para presentar la película en el marco del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM). Leer más THE GAZE, de Barry Jenkins, es proyectada por primera vez en una pantalla de cine durante el 20°FICM El director de cine estadounidense e invitado especial del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), Barry Jenkins, presentó su obra The Gaze (2021), una recopilación de retratos en movimiento del reparto de The Underground Railroad (2021). Leer más SALVATORE: SHOEMAKER OF DREAMS se presenta en el 20° FICM El documental Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams, del director Luca Guadagnino, fue presentado en la 20ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM). Leer más Se presentó un capítulo de THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD en el 20° FICM En la 20ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM) se presentó el capítulo 5 Éxodo, de la serie The Underground Railroad, trabajo del director Barry Jenkins. Chloë Roddick, programadora del FICM, fue la encargada de presentar la proyección de la serie, donde también se encontraban el Invitado Especial Barry Jenkins, director del proyecto; Joi McMillon, editora de la serie, y Adele Romanski, una de las productoras del proyecto. Leer más Finaliza el Programa Alejandro Galindo con la presentación especial de Fundación Televisa y LOS DINEROS DEL DIABLO Con la presencia de Daniela Michel, fundadora y directora general del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM); Rafael Aviña, crítico de cine e investigador en la Cineteca Nacional y la Filmoteca de la UNAM; Héctor Orozco, investigador y curador de fotografía, y Alicia Lebrija, Presidenta Ejecutiva de Fundación Televisa; se proyectó Los dineros del diablo (1953), última película del Programa Alejandro Galindo. “La película que van a ver hoy es una película que Galindo hizo en tres semanas. Está inspirada en un caso real de nota roja” añadió Rafael Aviña. Leer más Damián Alcázar devela su butaca en el 20° FICM y presentan la cinta EL PODEROSO VICTORIA El actor michoacano Damián Alcázar develó su butaca en el Teatro Matamoros, durante el quinto día de actividades del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM). Leer más SUMMER SCARS, de Simon Rieth, se presentó en el 20° FICM Desde la primera escena, Summer Scars (2022), ópera prima del cineasta francés Simon Rieth, te mantiene atento a la pantalla. Este drama lleno de ritmo y colores llamativos, desentraña un secreto inquietante entre Tony y Noé, dos hermanos, con una ambigua relación y su extraña conexión con la muerte. Después de 10 años ellos regresaran a la casa de su padre para experimentar una transición que los marcará de por vida. Leer más “En la medida que yo esté satisfecha con mi vida puedo ser mejor madre” dijo Anabel Castañón en la conferencia de prensa de SANTA BÁRBARA Para arrancar las actividades del día jueves, se realizó la conferencia de prensa de Santa Bárbara (2022) de Anaïs Pareto en el marco del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM). Leer más Olivia Harrison recibe la Medalla Filmoteca de la UNAM en el 20° FICM En el marco del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), la productora, escritora, curadora y filántropa, Olivia Harrison, recibió la Medalla Filmoteca UNAM por su apoyo para restaurar, entre otras, la cinta Él (1953), de Luis Buñuel, y con ello contribuir a mantener viva la memoria filmográfica de México. Leer más AFTERSUN, la melancolía del atardecer conmoviendo el 20° FICM Un recuerdo nostálgico revivido a través de las grabaciones de una videocámara harán recordar a Sophie las vacaciones que a los 11 años tuvo con su padre. Un viaje a través de la música y de la complicidad. “Esta película trata de la negación (...) todas mis obras lidian y hablan de las experiencias internas”, señaló Charlotte Wells. Leer más THOSE WHO REMAINED se presenta en el 20° FICM, con la presencia del director Barnabás Tóth La cinta Those Who Remained (2019), del director Barnabás Tóth, tuvo una función especial en el marco de la edición 20° del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), como parte de la alianza que el festival tiene con la Embajada de Hungría en México y la National Cultural Fund of Hungary. Leer más Se realizó la conferencia de prensa de EL PODEROSO VICTORIA, de Raúl Ramón, en el 20° FICM El equipo de producción de la cinta El poderoso Victoria (2021) y parte del elenco ofreció una conferencia de prensa en el teatro Rubén Romero, en el marco del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM). La conferencia tuvo la presencia del director y guionista Raúl Ramón; la productora Fabiola Velázquez, y los actores Damián Alcázar, Gerardo Oñate, Lorena de la Torre, Roberto Sosa y Said Sandova. Leer más Luis Mandoki develó su butaca durante la presentación de PRESENCIAS en el 20°FICM En marco del 20° Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM), el director Luis Mandoki develó su butaca en compañía de Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Batel, Vicepresidente del festival, durante la función especial de su más reciente película Presencias (2022). Leer más IMAGINE, película iraní presente en la 20ª edición del FICM En el marco de la 20ª edición del Festival de Cine de Morelia (FICM), se presentó Imagine (2022), de Ali Behrad, como parte de las funciones de la Semana de la Crítica. Imagine, es la ópera prima del director y guionista irani Ali Behrad. Este drama romántico y seductor, es una historia de amor a primera vista y el temor de confesarlo. Leer más Se presentó coloquio "El cine contemporáneo húngaro”, presentado por Barnabás Tóth, en el 20° FICM Gracias al invaluable apoyo y la generosidad de la Embajada de Hungría en México, se realizó en el marco de la 20ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM) el coloquio "El cine contemporáneo húngaro” con la presencia de Barnabás Tóth, director y actor húngaro, y Gábor Endrényi, Jefe de Misión Adjunto, política, prensa, educación y cultura de la Embajada de Hungría en México. Leer más ¡El FICM premió a lo mejor de su 20ª edición! El Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia (FICM) cerró su 20ª edición con una ceremonia en la Sala 4 de Cinépolis Morelia Centro en la que premió a lo mejor de su Selección Oficial. Después de intensas deliberaciones, el jurado conformado por Pawel Pawlikowski, Ava Cahen, Gaia Furrer, Josh Siegel, Annouchka De Andrade, Heidi Ewing, Cédric Succivalli, Marie-Pauline Mollaret, Will Noah, Arcelia Ramírez, Erwin Neumaier, Héctor Orozco y Columba Vértiz, eligió a los mejores trabajos de entre 94 películas que formaron parte de la Selección Oficial del 20° FICM. Leer más
