Image Contreras, Ernesto He studied publicity at the Center for Communication Studies (CECC) in Mexico City. He has participated in three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He received a Special Mention at the 1st FICM for his short fiction film Los no invitados (2003), also winner of the Best International Short Film Award at the 46th Ariel Awards Ceremony. His first film Párpados azules (2007) premiered at the 5th FICM and participated in more than 30 festivals around the world. It won, among other prizes, the Ariel for Best First Feature at the 50th Ariel Awards Ceremony, the Special Jury Award at the 24th Sundance Film Festival, and a Special Mention at the Horizontes Latinos Section of the 55th San Sebastián International Film Festival. He presented his short film El milagro (2000) at the tribute to Pepe Escriche at the 6th FICM. El milagro won, among other prizes, the Best International Short Fiction Film Award at the 9th FESANCOR - Chilean International Short Film Festival of Santiago, and a Special Mention at the 28th International Film Festival of Huesca, Spain. 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 Mónica Lozano presidirá la Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas 09 · 04 · 19 Directores mexicanos que saltaron del cine a las series 06 · 08 · 18 FOTOGALERÍA: 60ª entrega de los premios Ariel 06 · 06 · 18 Películas nominadas al Ariel 2018 que participaron en el FICM 06 · 05 · 18 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Contreras, Ernesto He studied publicity at the Center for Communication Studies (CECC) in Mexico City. He has participated in three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He received a Special Mention at the 1st FICM for his short fiction film Los no invitados (2003), also winner of the Best International Short Film Award at the 46th Ariel Awards Ceremony. His first film Párpados azules (2007) premiered at the 5th FICM and participated in more than 30 festivals around the world. It won, among other prizes, the Ariel for Best First Feature at the 50th Ariel Awards Ceremony, the Special Jury Award at the 24th Sundance Film Festival, and a Special Mention at the Horizontes Latinos Section of the 55th San Sebastián International Film Festival. He presented his short film El milagro (2000) at the tribute to Pepe Escriche at the 6th FICM. El milagro won, among other prizes, the Best International Short Fiction Film Award at the 9th FESANCOR - Chilean International Short Film Festival of Santiago, and a Special Mention at the 28th International Film Festival of Huesca, Spain.
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
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