Image Jonard, Dominique Filmmaker and independent artist, he studied Fine Arts in Lyon, France. With the support of the Mexican National Fund for Culture and Arts (FONCA), the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE), and the MacArthur and Rockefeller Foundations, he began his work in animation with children in indigenous communities in diverse states of Mexico like Campeche and Michoacán. Among these projects the short film Desde adentro (1996) stands out, having won many awards around the world, including the First Place in Animation at the Havana Film Festival; the First Place in Animation at the San Francisco International Film Festival; and the Special Award from the jury at the 2nd Seoul International Family Film Festival. In 1998 his short film Santo golpe won the Silver Ariel for Best Animation. In 2004 he became part of the National System of Art Creators and in 2007 he received an Eréndira Award from the state of Michoacán Ministry of Culture, in recognition of his career. He has been a jury at IMCINE, FONCA and at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana. Since 2003, many of his films have been selected at the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), including Un poquito de…/A little of… and Un perro sueño/A Dog´s Dream, in 2009; and his short film ¿Y el agua?/ And the Water?, which won the Award for Best Animated Short Film at FICM. In 2010, his film R con R won the award for Best Short Film at the Environmental Film Festival celebrated in Cancún. In 2014 his work Son nuestros bosques received an Honorable Mention at the Indigenous Film Festival, Morelia. 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 Presentarán programa de cine y video en Pátzcuaro 03 · 07 · 19 FICM paid homage to Michoacan filmmaker Dominique Jonard 10 · 26 · 18 El FICM lamenta el fallecimiento de Dominique Jonard 04 · 02 · 18 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Jonard, Dominique Filmmaker and independent artist, he studied Fine Arts in Lyon, France. With the support of the Mexican National Fund for Culture and Arts (FONCA), the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE), and the MacArthur and Rockefeller Foundations, he began his work in animation with children in indigenous communities in diverse states of Mexico like Campeche and Michoacán. Among these projects the short film Desde adentro (1996) stands out, having won many awards around the world, including the First Place in Animation at the Havana Film Festival; the First Place in Animation at the San Francisco International Film Festival; and the Special Award from the jury at the 2nd Seoul International Family Film Festival. In 1998 his short film Santo golpe won the Silver Ariel for Best Animation. In 2004 he became part of the National System of Art Creators and in 2007 he received an Eréndira Award from the state of Michoacán Ministry of Culture, in recognition of his career. He has been a jury at IMCINE, FONCA and at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana. Since 2003, many of his films have been selected at the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), including Un poquito de…/A little of… and Un perro sueño/A Dog´s Dream, in 2009; and his short film ¿Y el agua?/ And the Water?, which won the Award for Best Animated Short Film at FICM. In 2010, his film R con R won the award for Best Short Film at the Environmental Film Festival celebrated in Cancún. In 2014 his work Son nuestros bosques received an Honorable Mention at the Indigenous Film Festival, Morelia.
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
Presentarán programa de cine y video en Pátzcuaro 03 · 07 · 19 FICM paid homage to Michoacan filmmaker Dominique Jonard 10 · 26 · 18 El FICM lamenta el fallecimiento de Dominique Jonard 04 · 02 · 18
