Image Loza, Gustavo He studied communication at the Iberoamerican University (UIA, in Spanish), Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 100 festivals around the world, including two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 1st FICM with his short fiction film Silencio profundo (2003), which won 19 international awards, including Best Cinematography at the 17th Interfilm Berlin International Film Festival, Germany; the Golden India Catalina Award for Best Short Film at the 44th Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI, in Spanish), Colombia; and Best Short Film at the 18th American Film Institute’s AFI FEST, Los Angeles. His feature film Al otro lado (2005) won, among other awards, the Audience Award at the 54th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg (IFFMH), Germany, and three jury awards for Best Picture: at the 13th Cinesul Iberoamerican Festival of Film and Video, Río de Janeiro, Brazil; at the 2nd Latin American Film Festival in Paris, France; and at the 3rd Bristol Latino Film Festival, England. His feature La otra familia (2010) premiered at the 8th FICM and won the Audience Award at the 28th Chicago Latino Film Festival and the Global Vision Award at the 22nd Cinequest Film Festival, California, 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 EL CAMINO DE LA VIDA: THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED by Matilde Landeta 03 · 27 · 25 Juan Rulfo and the silver screen 03 · 20 · 25 ESTRATEGIA MATRIMONIO: the sixties and seventies 03 · 13 · 25 Sergio Leone: DUCK, YOU SUCKER! and Mexican Censorship 03 · 06 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Loza, Gustavo He studied communication at the Iberoamerican University (UIA, in Spanish), Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 100 festivals around the world, including two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 1st FICM with his short fiction film Silencio profundo (2003), which won 19 international awards, including Best Cinematography at the 17th Interfilm Berlin International Film Festival, Germany; the Golden India Catalina Award for Best Short Film at the 44th Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI, in Spanish), Colombia; and Best Short Film at the 18th American Film Institute’s AFI FEST, Los Angeles. His feature film Al otro lado (2005) won, among other awards, the Audience Award at the 54th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg (IFFMH), Germany, and three jury awards for Best Picture: at the 13th Cinesul Iberoamerican Festival of Film and Video, Río de Janeiro, Brazil; at the 2nd Latin American Film Festival in Paris, France; and at the 3rd Bristol Latino Film Festival, England. His feature La otra familia (2010) premiered at the 8th FICM and won the Audience Award at the 28th Chicago Latino Film Festival and the Global Vision Award at the 22nd Cinequest Film Festival, California, 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
EL CAMINO DE LA VIDA: THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED by Matilde Landeta 03 · 27 · 25 Juan Rulfo and the silver screen 03 · 20 · 25 ESTRATEGIA MATRIMONIO: the sixties and seventies 03 · 13 · 25 Sergio Leone: DUCK, YOU SUCKER! and Mexican Censorship 03 · 06 · 25
