Image García Caballero, Alejandro He graduated from a B.A. in Graphic Design at the Universidad del Valle de México (UVM), in Mexico City, and he is a founder of the animation studio Llamarada. His first short film Sin juicio (2010) participated at the Cusco International Short Film Festival, in Perú; the Klik! Amsterdam Animation Festival, in the Netherlands; the MUMIA: Mostra Udigrudi Mundial de Animaçao, in Brazil; and the Mostra Lisbon Animated Festival, in Portugal; among others. His second short film Las tardes de Tintico (2012), Best Animated Short Film at the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), was presented in festivals such as La Habana International Film Festival, in Cuba; the Cartagena International Film Festival, in Colombia; and the San Francisco International Film Festival, in the United States; among others. In 2013 he presented Santolo at the Valdivia International Film Festival in Chile, as well as at the International Independent Film Festival (FECI) in Colombia and at the Cinemaissi Latin American Film Festival in Finland. His latest work El jardín de las delicias (2016), 14th FICM Official Selection, received a Mention from the Jury at the Americas Film Festival in New York, and it has participated at the Odense Film Festival in Denmark and at the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) in Mexico. He was part of the jury of the 9th edition of the Shorts Mexico international film festival, of the 2015 Tlanchana Film Festival, in Mexico, and of the 14th edition of the Contest for Production Support organized by the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE). 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 Mexican Short Films Program Co-curated by FICM at the New York International Children's Film Festival 01 · 30 · 18 Cortometrajes ganadores del FICM en línea: Las tardes de Tintico, de Alejandro García 08 · 04 · 17 Les presentamos los cortometrajes de animación y documental del 14º FICM 09 · 21 · 16 FICM at Celebrate Mexico Now in New York 09 · 19 · 13 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image García Caballero, Alejandro He graduated from a B.A. in Graphic Design at the Universidad del Valle de México (UVM), in Mexico City, and he is a founder of the animation studio Llamarada. His first short film Sin juicio (2010) participated at the Cusco International Short Film Festival, in Perú; the Klik! Amsterdam Animation Festival, in the Netherlands; the MUMIA: Mostra Udigrudi Mundial de Animaçao, in Brazil; and the Mostra Lisbon Animated Festival, in Portugal; among others. His second short film Las tardes de Tintico (2012), Best Animated Short Film at the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), was presented in festivals such as La Habana International Film Festival, in Cuba; the Cartagena International Film Festival, in Colombia; and the San Francisco International Film Festival, in the United States; among others. In 2013 he presented Santolo at the Valdivia International Film Festival in Chile, as well as at the International Independent Film Festival (FECI) in Colombia and at the Cinemaissi Latin American Film Festival in Finland. His latest work El jardín de las delicias (2016), 14th FICM Official Selection, received a Mention from the Jury at the Americas Film Festival in New York, and it has participated at the Odense Film Festival in Denmark and at the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) in Mexico. He was part of the jury of the 9th edition of the Shorts Mexico international film festival, of the 2015 Tlanchana Film Festival, in Mexico, and of the 14th edition of the Contest for Production Support organized by the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE).
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
Mexican Short Films Program Co-curated by FICM at the New York International Children's Film Festival 01 · 30 · 18 Cortometrajes ganadores del FICM en línea: Las tardes de Tintico, de Alejandro García 08 · 04 · 17 Les presentamos los cortometrajes de animación y documental del 14º FICM 09 · 21 · 16 FICM at Celebrate Mexico Now in New York 09 · 19 · 13
Mexican Short Films Program Co-curated by FICM at the New York International Children's Film Festival 01 · 30 · 18
