Image Lozano, Jesús-Mario He studied for a Ph.D in philosophy at the European Graduate School (EGS), Cantón de Valais, Switzerland. He received the Individual Artistic Development Prize, in 1999, from the Council for Culture and the Arts of Nuevo León (CONARTE), among other awards. He has also received other funding for his film work, including the Young Creators Grant in the area of screenwriting from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), from 2005-2006, and the Feature Screenplay in Development Grant launched by the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) in 2007. His work has been shown at more than 30 festivals around the world. His experimental video Elogio del triángulo (1999) won an Honorable Mention at the 5th Festival of Erotic Video of the National Council for Culture and the Arts (CONACULTA), Mexico. He premiered his first feature film Así (2005) at the 3rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The film also participated in the 18th Venice International Film Critics’ Week; the 20th Latin American Film Festival of Trieste, Italy; and the 29th Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF), Sweden, among others. He participated in the 23rd Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) with his second feature film Más allá de mí (2008). His third feature Ventanas al mar (2012) was selected to participate in the 27th FICG; in the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), China; and the 29th Chicago Latino Film Festival, 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 Lozano, Jesús-Mario He studied for a Ph.D in philosophy at the European Graduate School (EGS), Cantón de Valais, Switzerland. He received the Individual Artistic Development Prize, in 1999, from the Council for Culture and the Arts of Nuevo León (CONARTE), among other awards. He has also received other funding for his film work, including the Young Creators Grant in the area of screenwriting from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), from 2005-2006, and the Feature Screenplay in Development Grant launched by the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) in 2007. His work has been shown at more than 30 festivals around the world. His experimental video Elogio del triángulo (1999) won an Honorable Mention at the 5th Festival of Erotic Video of the National Council for Culture and the Arts (CONACULTA), Mexico. He premiered his first feature film Así (2005) at the 3rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The film also participated in the 18th Venice International Film Critics’ Week; the 20th Latin American Film Festival of Trieste, Italy; and the 29th Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF), Sweden, among others. He participated in the 23rd Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) with his second feature film Más allá de mí (2008). His third feature Ventanas al mar (2012) was selected to participate in the 27th FICG; in the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), China; and the 29th Chicago Latino Film Festival, 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
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