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 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 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.
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
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
