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 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 Filmmaking without fear: Robin Campillo and the legacy of Laurent Cantet at ENZO 02 · 20 · 26 Cinema is made of ghosts: Interview with Charlie Kaufman and Eva H.D. 02 · 06 · 26 Acting is a very unusual profession: interview with Stellan Skarsgård 01 · 13 · 26 MEMORY OF THE FORGOTTEN, a Documentary 10 · 23 · 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).
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
Filmmaking without fear: Robin Campillo and the legacy of Laurent Cantet at ENZO 02 · 20 · 26 Cinema is made of ghosts: Interview with Charlie Kaufman and Eva H.D. 02 · 06 · 26 Acting is a very unusual profession: interview with Stellan Skarsgård 01 · 13 · 26 MEMORY OF THE FORGOTTEN, a Documentary 10 · 23 · 25
