Image Benet; Ricardo He studied Architecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a masters in Art History in Italy. His work as a film director has traveled in more than 60 festivals around the world, among them, three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 2nd FICM with his short fiction film En cualquier lugar (2004). His first feature film Noticias lejanas (2005) premiered at the 4th FICM and received, among other awards, Best Director and Best Photography at the 20th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG); the Jury Award at the 14th Festival de Biarritz Amérique Latine, France; the Gold Astor at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Argentina; and three statuettes at the 48th Ariel awards, Mexico: Best Opera Prima, Best Actress for Mayahuel del Monte and Best Supporting Actress for Gina Morett. His feature fiction film Nómadas (2009) was screened at the 8th FICM. Other Movies Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More Related News Películas sobre migración que se han presentado en el FICM 12 · 18 · 19 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Benet; Ricardo He studied Architecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a masters in Art History in Italy. His work as a film director has traveled in more than 60 festivals around the world, among them, three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 2nd FICM with his short fiction film En cualquier lugar (2004). His first feature film Noticias lejanas (2005) premiered at the 4th FICM and received, among other awards, Best Director and Best Photography at the 20th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG); the Jury Award at the 14th Festival de Biarritz Amérique Latine, France; the Gold Astor at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Argentina; and three statuettes at the 48th Ariel awards, Mexico: Best Opera Prima, Best Actress for Mayahuel del Monte and Best Supporting Actress for Gina Morett. His feature fiction film Nómadas (2009) was screened at the 8th FICM.
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
