Image Curiel de Icaza; Álvaro He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City and theater at the Ricardo Rojas Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina. His work has been shown at numerous film screenings and festivals around the world, including two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 2nd FICM with his short fiction film Si un instante (2003), winner of the “Courtoujours” award at the 17th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, France. He won the Best “Cineminuto” award in the competition “Volvo en un minuto” at the 10th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF). His first feature film Acorazado (2009) won the Audience Award at the 8th FICM; Best First Film and Best Screenplay at the 17th Lleida Latin American Film Festival, Catalonia; and a nomination for an Ariel for Best Screenplay at the 52nd Ariel Awards, Mexico. This film also participated in the 33rd International Festival of New Latin American Film, Havana, Cuba; the 26th Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina; and the 20th Biarritz Festival of Latin American Cinema and Cultures, France, among others. 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 XV years, 15 editions: from the short film to the first feature 08 · 25 · 22 12th FICM Photogallery: October 23 10 · 23 · 14 Función especial de Basta: cortometrajes contra la violencia 10 · 23 · 14 Basta: Cortometrajes en contra de la violencia 07 · 17 · 14 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Curiel de Icaza; Álvaro He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City and theater at the Ricardo Rojas Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina. His work has been shown at numerous film screenings and festivals around the world, including two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 2nd FICM with his short fiction film Si un instante (2003), winner of the “Courtoujours” award at the 17th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, France. He won the Best “Cineminuto” award in the competition “Volvo en un minuto” at the 10th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF). His first feature film Acorazado (2009) won the Audience Award at the 8th FICM; Best First Film and Best Screenplay at the 17th Lleida Latin American Film Festival, Catalonia; and a nomination for an Ariel for Best Screenplay at the 52nd Ariel Awards, Mexico. This film also participated in the 33rd International Festival of New Latin American Film, Havana, Cuba; the 26th Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina; and the 20th Biarritz Festival of Latin American Cinema and Cultures, France, among others.
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
XV years, 15 editions: from the short film to the first feature 08 · 25 · 22 12th FICM Photogallery: October 23 10 · 23 · 14 Función especial de Basta: cortometrajes contra la violencia 10 · 23 · 14 Basta: Cortometrajes en contra de la violencia 07 · 17 · 14
