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  • The Special Mention consists of a diploma.
  • The award for Best Experimental Short Film consists of a diploma, the Eye sculpture, 50,000 pesos, Raw 35mm film stock and camera donated by Kodak, and an I-Life Program donated by Simplemente.
  • The award for Best Short Fiction Film consists of a diploma, the Eye sculpture, 50,000 pesos, Raw 35mm film stock and camera donated by Kodak, and an I-Life Program donated by Simplemente.
  • The award for Best Animated Short Film consists of a diploma, the Eye sculpture, 50,000 pesos, Raw 35mm film stock and camera donated by Kodak, and an I-Life Program donated by Simplemente.
  • The award for Best Short Documentary consists of a diploma, the Eye sculpture, 50,000 pesos, Raw 35mm film stock and camera donated by Kodak, and an I-Life Program donated by Simplemente.
  • The first-place cash prizes were sponsored by: Cinépolis, Dcs Celulares, Diesel and the Morelia city government.
  • The Special Mariposa Monarca Jury Award consists of a diploma, six hours of one-light telecine service donated by Ollin Studio, motion control equipment including electronic crane, optic camera zeiss hihg-speed and personal for 12 hours during three days donated by Motion Control, and the development of five thousand feet of film donated by Churubusco Studios.

Participation year at FICM: 2004

Director Movies

If I Were Fire

Si yo fuese fuego
Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More

Lives on the Border

Vidas en la orilla
Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More

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Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More

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