Image Azcuaga, Roque He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 10 film showings and festivals around the world and was presented at two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 3rdMexico City International Horror Film Festival Macabro (Macabro FICH, in spanish) with his short fiction film Stardust (2002). He participated in the 4th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), in the 22nd Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish) and in the 5thMexico City International Contemporary Film Festival (FICCO) with his short fiction film Proyecto Panorama (2006). His feature-length documentary Cárcel de carne (2009) won an Honorable Mention for Best Documentary at the 4thInternational Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsDF, in Spanish) and the Best Documentary award at the 3er Cancún Riviera Maya International Film Festival Festival. He participated in the 8th FICM and in the Short Film Corner at the 64th Cannes Film Festival with his short documentary film Sólo pase la persona que se va a retratar (2009), which won an Ariel for Best Short Documentary at the 52nd Ariel Awards Ceremony and the Jury Award for Best Documentary at the 4th DocsDF. He participated in the Morelia LAB Production Workshop at the 10th FICM to work on his screenplay La noche adentro del día. Other Movies If I Were Fire 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 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 40 + 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 Related News 64th Critics' Week: Léo Ortuno Presented Pauline Loquès' NINO at the 23rd FICM 10 · 16 · 25 The Noir Fantasy in John H. Auer's THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS 10 · 16 · 25 ADIÓS, AMOR: An Honest Portrait of Sinaloa at the 23rd FICM 10 · 16 · 25 JUANA, Daniel Giménez Cacho’s Debut Film, Premiered at the 23rd FICM 10 · 16 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Azcuaga, Roque He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 10 film showings and festivals around the world and was presented at two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 3rdMexico City International Horror Film Festival Macabro (Macabro FICH, in spanish) with his short fiction film Stardust (2002). He participated in the 4th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), in the 22nd Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish) and in the 5thMexico City International Contemporary Film Festival (FICCO) with his short fiction film Proyecto Panorama (2006). His feature-length documentary Cárcel de carne (2009) won an Honorable Mention for Best Documentary at the 4thInternational Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsDF, in Spanish) and the Best Documentary award at the 3er Cancún Riviera Maya International Film Festival Festival. He participated in the 8th FICM and in the Short Film Corner at the 64th Cannes Film Festival with his short documentary film Sólo pase la persona que se va a retratar (2009), which won an Ariel for Best Short Documentary at the 52nd Ariel Awards Ceremony and the Jury Award for Best Documentary at the 4th DocsDF. He participated in the Morelia LAB Production Workshop at the 10th FICM to work on his screenplay La noche adentro del día.
If I Were Fire 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 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
40 + 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
64th Critics' Week: Léo Ortuno Presented Pauline Loquès' NINO at the 23rd FICM 10 · 16 · 25 The Noir Fantasy in John H. Auer's THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS 10 · 16 · 25 ADIÓS, AMOR: An Honest Portrait of Sinaloa at the 23rd FICM 10 · 16 · 25 JUANA, Daniel Giménez Cacho’s Debut Film, Premiered at the 23rd FICM 10 · 16 · 25
