Image Casas, Armando He studied dramatic and theatrical literature and communication at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school. He received a grant from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), Mexico, in 1997 and in 1999. He participated in more than 20 festivals around the world with his first feature film Un mundo raro (2001), which won, among other prizes, an Honorable Mention for the Critics’ Award and the OCIC Award at the 16th Mexican Independent Film Festival, Guadalajara; the Ariel for Best Male Co-Lead at the 44th Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico; and the OCIC Award at the Iberoamerican Film Festival of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. His short fiction film Para vestir santos (2004) participated in more than 30 national and international festivals, including the 2nd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM); the 58th Cannes Film Festival in the section Tous les Cinémas du Monde; the 27th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France; and the 38th International Film Festival of Huesca, Spain. He participated in the 29th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish) and the 14th Puerto Vallarta International Film Festival (FICPV, in Spanish), with his feature-length documentary Familia Gang (2013). He is co-author of Cine mexicano entre dos siglos, reflejos de una evolución, published by Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain, and author of Alfonso Arau: Así es la vida, published by University of Guadalajara. From 2004 to 2012, he was director of CUEC-UNAM film school. He is currently in post-production of his latest feature film Malacopa (2016). 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 Hernán Cortés: two atypical visions 04 · 10 · 25 MIL CAMINOS TIENE LA MUERTE: Arsenio Campos (1946-2025) 04 · 03 · 25 EL CAMINO DE LA VIDA: THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED by Matilde Landeta 03 · 27 · 25 Juan Rulfo and the silver screen 03 · 20 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Casas, Armando He studied dramatic and theatrical literature and communication at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school. He received a grant from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), Mexico, in 1997 and in 1999. He participated in more than 20 festivals around the world with his first feature film Un mundo raro (2001), which won, among other prizes, an Honorable Mention for the Critics’ Award and the OCIC Award at the 16th Mexican Independent Film Festival, Guadalajara; the Ariel for Best Male Co-Lead at the 44th Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico; and the OCIC Award at the Iberoamerican Film Festival of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. His short fiction film Para vestir santos (2004) participated in more than 30 national and international festivals, including the 2nd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM); the 58th Cannes Film Festival in the section Tous les Cinémas du Monde; the 27th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France; and the 38th International Film Festival of Huesca, Spain. He participated in the 29th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish) and the 14th Puerto Vallarta International Film Festival (FICPV, in Spanish), with his feature-length documentary Familia Gang (2013). He is co-author of Cine mexicano entre dos siglos, reflejos de una evolución, published by Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain, and author of Alfonso Arau: Así es la vida, published by University of Guadalajara. From 2004 to 2012, he was director of CUEC-UNAM film school. He is currently in post-production of his latest feature film Malacopa (2016).
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
Hernán Cortés: two atypical visions 04 · 10 · 25 MIL CAMINOS TIENE LA MUERTE: Arsenio Campos (1946-2025) 04 · 03 · 25 EL CAMINO DE LA VIDA: THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED by Matilde Landeta 03 · 27 · 25 Juan Rulfo and the silver screen 03 · 20 · 25
