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Bourges, Javier

His work has been presented at more than 30 film screenings and festivals around the world. His short fiction film The Last New Year (1991) won the Foreign Student Film Award at the 65th Academy Awards, Student Oscar for Best Foreign Short Film in 1993; the First Golden Colón Award at the 18th Iberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva, Spain; the First Golden Danzante Award at the 20th Iberoamerican Film Festival of Huesca, Spain; and a nomination for an Ariel for Best Short Film at the 34th Ariel Awards, Mexico, among others. His short fiction film Peor es nada (1994) won the Silver Jaguar at the 3rd Cancun International Film Festival, México, and was nominated for an Ariel for Best Mexican Short Film at the 34th Ariel Awards. He participated in the 2nd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short fiction film Espíritu deportivo (2004), nominated for the Silver Goddess Award for Best Feature Short Film at the 34th Silver Goddess Awards, Mexico. The Last New Year was shown at the 12th FICM, as part of the 20th anniversary of the Mexican Short Film Forum.

Other Movies

The Conformist

El Conformista
In Fascist Italy in 1938, Marcello Clerici is eager to be accepted into the social circles of the regime, which he admires. His opportunity arises when he is ordered to track down, in Paris, a former professor of his—now an opponent of Mussolini—and assassinate him. See More

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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