Image Makhlouf Akl, Tufic He studied industrial design at the Iberoamerican University (UIA, in Spanish), received a master’s degree in philosophy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 30 film showings and festivals around the world, including six editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His first film Sexo impostor (2005) premiered at the 3rd FICM and was nominated for a Silver Goddess for Best Feature at the 35th Silver Goddess Ceremony in Mexico. He participated, among other festivals, in the 4th FICM and in the 29th Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA), Montreal, with his feature-length documentary A través de A(lan) Glass (2006), which won the Best Director and Best Editing awards at the 9th Crystal Screen Festival in Mexico City. La noche más venturosa (2007) was presented at the 5th FICM and won the Best Photography award at the 10th Crystal Screen Festival. He presented his short documentary film Rara Avis (1985) at the 6th FICM, the Museum of Mexico City and the Museum of Modern Art (MAM, in Spanish), among others. He participated in the 7th FICM and the 2nd International Art Documentary Film Festival ARTES.DOCS, Mexico City, with his animated short film El gabinete surrealista de Alan Glass (2009). At the 10th FICM, he presented his short documentary film La casa de Luis Barragán. Un valor universal (2011), which participated at the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), the 31st FIFA, Montreal, and the Bogotá Film Festival (Bogocine), among other film showings and festivals. For this film, he won the Best Effects, Best Original Soundtrack and Best Art Direction awards at the 14th Crystal Screen Festival. His feature-length documentary Remedios Varo. Misterio y revelación (2013) was presented at the Pompidou Center in Paris, and the Tour de Cine DOCUMENTArte, of the 28th FICG and 29th FICG. 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 The 23rd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 11 10 · 17 · 25 Eddie Muller Presents 99 RIVER STREET on the Closing Night of the 23rd FICM. 10 · 17 · 25 When You're An Actor, No One Can Stop You From Doing It: Stellan Skarsgård at the Presentation of Sentimental Value 10 · 17 · 25 From AMORES PERROS to MAGELLAN: 25 Years of Gael García Bernal's Splendid Career 10 · 17 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Makhlouf Akl, Tufic He studied industrial design at the Iberoamerican University (UIA, in Spanish), received a master’s degree in philosophy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 30 film showings and festivals around the world, including six editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His first film Sexo impostor (2005) premiered at the 3rd FICM and was nominated for a Silver Goddess for Best Feature at the 35th Silver Goddess Ceremony in Mexico. He participated, among other festivals, in the 4th FICM and in the 29th Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA), Montreal, with his feature-length documentary A través de A(lan) Glass (2006), which won the Best Director and Best Editing awards at the 9th Crystal Screen Festival in Mexico City. La noche más venturosa (2007) was presented at the 5th FICM and won the Best Photography award at the 10th Crystal Screen Festival. He presented his short documentary film Rara Avis (1985) at the 6th FICM, the Museum of Mexico City and the Museum of Modern Art (MAM, in Spanish), among others. He participated in the 7th FICM and the 2nd International Art Documentary Film Festival ARTES.DOCS, Mexico City, with his animated short film El gabinete surrealista de Alan Glass (2009). At the 10th FICM, he presented his short documentary film La casa de Luis Barragán. Un valor universal (2011), which participated at the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), the 31st FIFA, Montreal, and the Bogotá Film Festival (Bogocine), among other film showings and festivals. For this film, he won the Best Effects, Best Original Soundtrack and Best Art Direction awards at the 14th Crystal Screen Festival. His feature-length documentary Remedios Varo. Misterio y revelación (2013) was presented at the Pompidou Center in Paris, and the Tour de Cine DOCUMENTArte, of the 28th FICG and 29th FICG.
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
The 23rd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 11 10 · 17 · 25 Eddie Muller Presents 99 RIVER STREET on the Closing Night of the 23rd FICM. 10 · 17 · 25 When You're An Actor, No One Can Stop You From Doing It: Stellan Skarsgård at the Presentation of Sentimental Value 10 · 17 · 25 From AMORES PERROS to MAGELLAN: 25 Years of Gael García Bernal's Splendid Career 10 · 17 · 25
When You're An Actor, No One Can Stop You From Doing It: Stellan Skarsgård at the Presentation of Sentimental Value 10 · 17 · 25
