Image Álvarez Fernández, José He studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has participated in four editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). At the 4th FICM his short documentary Venus (2006) won a Special Mention, and was also presented at the 6th FICM. At the 7th FICM he received a Special Mention for Flores en el desierto (2009). His film Canícula (2011), which was part of the Official Selection of the Documentary Feature Film section at the 9th FICM, participated in more than 20 film showings and festivals around the world. He won the FIPRESCI critics’ award at the 14th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, the SIGNIS award at the 24th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival; and the Young Jury Award at the 1st Riviera Maya Film Festival (RMFF), among other prizes. Other Movies Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More 5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More Related News THE QUEER GAZE: HOW DISSIDENT AND COMPLEX NARRATIVES TRANSFORM CINEMA Presented by Otros Ojos at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26 “One of the most beloved films in the history of cinema”: CASABLANCA, by Michael Curtiz, at the 24th FICM 10 · 22 · 26 A Critical Look at the Artistic Community: Nicolás Pereda Presents LO DEMÁS ES RUIDO at the 24th FICM 10 · 22 · 26 Jean Vivo's L'ATALANTE Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 22 · 26 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Álvarez Fernández, José He studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has participated in four editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). At the 4th FICM his short documentary Venus (2006) won a Special Mention, and was also presented at the 6th FICM. At the 7th FICM he received a Special Mention for Flores en el desierto (2009). His film Canícula (2011), which was part of the Official Selection of the Documentary Feature Film section at the 9th FICM, participated in more than 20 film showings and festivals around the world. He won the FIPRESCI critics’ award at the 14th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, the SIGNIS award at the 24th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival; and the Young Jury Award at the 1st Riviera Maya Film Festival (RMFF), among other prizes.
Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More
5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More
The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More
THE QUEER GAZE: HOW DISSIDENT AND COMPLEX NARRATIVES TRANSFORM CINEMA Presented by Otros Ojos at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26 “One of the most beloved films in the history of cinema”: CASABLANCA, by Michael Curtiz, at the 24th FICM 10 · 22 · 26 A Critical Look at the Artistic Community: Nicolás Pereda Presents LO DEMÁS ES RUIDO at the 24th FICM 10 · 22 · 26 Jean Vivo's L'ATALANTE Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 22 · 26
THE QUEER GAZE: HOW DISSIDENT AND COMPLEX NARRATIVES TRANSFORM CINEMA Presented by Otros Ojos at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
“One of the most beloved films in the history of cinema”: CASABLANCA, by Michael Curtiz, at the 24th FICM 10 · 22 · 26
A Critical Look at the Artistic Community: Nicolás Pereda Presents LO DEMÁS ES RUIDO at the 24th FICM 10 · 22 · 26
