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 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 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).
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
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
