Image de la Cruz, Alfonso He studied animation and digital art at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. He participated with his animated short film Hot Cakes (2012) in the 3rd Lakino – Latin American Film Festival Berlin, Germany; the 24th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, France; the 7th Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico (SSFFM); and the 11th Latinamerika i Fokus Film and Cultural Festival, Malmö, Sweden, among others. He received for this work a Special Mention at the 18th International Film Festival for Children (…and not so children), “La Matatena,” Mexico City. His animated short film 9:30 (2014) is part of the Official Selection at the 12th Morelia International Film Festival (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 FICM Collaborates with Proyectos Unidos Mexicanos (PUM) 08 · 17 · 15 Video: Entrevista a ganadores del 12º FICM (primera parte) 11 · 03 · 14 Congratulations to the 12th FICM Winners! 10 · 24 · 14 Encuentro de la prensa con realizadores en competencia 10 · 21 · 14 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image de la Cruz, Alfonso He studied animation and digital art at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. He participated with his animated short film Hot Cakes (2012) in the 3rd Lakino – Latin American Film Festival Berlin, Germany; the 24th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, France; the 7th Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico (SSFFM); and the 11th Latinamerika i Fokus Film and Cultural Festival, Malmö, Sweden, among others. He received for this work a Special Mention at the 18th International Film Festival for Children (…and not so children), “La Matatena,” Mexico City. His animated short film 9:30 (2014) is part of the Official Selection at the 12th Morelia International Film Festival (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
FICM Collaborates with Proyectos Unidos Mexicanos (PUM) 08 · 17 · 15 Video: Entrevista a ganadores del 12º FICM (primera parte) 11 · 03 · 14 Congratulations to the 12th FICM Winners! 10 · 24 · 14 Encuentro de la prensa con realizadores en competencia 10 · 21 · 14
