Image Cuarón; Jonás He studied art at Vassar College, New York. Director, writer, producer, editor and cinematographer, he began writing scripts and theatrical works in his adolescence. He has participated in two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). At the 5th FICM, he had a special presentation of his first feature film, Año uña (2007), which won the Artistic Achievement Award at the 48th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF)), Greece. At the same edition of FICM, his short fiction film La doctrina del Shock (2007), co-written with his father, Alfonso Cuarón, and the Canadian writer, journalist and researcher, Naomi Klein, was presented. He worked again with this father as co-screenwriter on his feature film, Gravity (2013), which won numerous awards, including seven Oscars at the 86th Academy Awards, among them, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Photography. Gravity was the opening film at the 11th FICM, the edition where he competed with his short fiction film, Aningaaq (2013). Jonás won the Cuervo Tradicional Award at the 12th FICM. His second fictional feature film Desierto (2015) won the FIPRESCI Award (International Federation of Film Critics) in the Special Presentation category at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and will shown at the 13th 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 XV years, 15 editions: FICM 2013, 11th edition 08 · 29 · 17 Cinco películas inaugurales del FICM que puedes ver en línea 07 · 31 · 17 XV years, 15 inaugural FICM films 07 · 16 · 17 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Cuarón; Jonás He studied art at Vassar College, New York. Director, writer, producer, editor and cinematographer, he began writing scripts and theatrical works in his adolescence. He has participated in two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). At the 5th FICM, he had a special presentation of his first feature film, Año uña (2007), which won the Artistic Achievement Award at the 48th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF)), Greece. At the same edition of FICM, his short fiction film La doctrina del Shock (2007), co-written with his father, Alfonso Cuarón, and the Canadian writer, journalist and researcher, Naomi Klein, was presented. He worked again with this father as co-screenwriter on his feature film, Gravity (2013), which won numerous awards, including seven Oscars at the 86th Academy Awards, among them, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Photography. Gravity was the opening film at the 11th FICM, the edition where he competed with his short fiction film, Aningaaq (2013). Jonás won the Cuervo Tradicional Award at the 12th FICM. His second fictional feature film Desierto (2015) won the FIPRESCI Award (International Federation of Film Critics) in the Special Presentation category at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and will shown at the 13th 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
Películas sobre migración que se han presentado en el FICM 12 · 18 · 19 XV years, 15 editions: FICM 2013, 11th edition 08 · 29 · 17 Cinco películas inaugurales del FICM que puedes ver en línea 07 · 31 · 17 XV years, 15 inaugural FICM films 07 · 16 · 17
