Martínez, Gabriela

She studied graphic design at the University of Monterrey (UDEM, in Spanish), Mexico. She participated in the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with her animated short film Defectuosos (2012), which was presented at more than 50 film showings and festivals around the world, including the Short Film Corner at the 65th Cannes Film Festival; the 35th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France; the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish); the 16th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), Mexico; the 35th Cartagena International Film Festival, Colombia; and the 13th aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival, Toronto, Canada. The film received a Children’s Audience Mention at the 27th Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina; the Cibervoto from the Portal del Cine y el Audiovisual Latinoamericano y Caribeño at the 34th International Festival of New Latin American Film, Havana, Cuba; the Best Animated Short Film at the 20th San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF); and the MCO Studios special award at the 4th CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art  Festival, Querétaro, Mexico, among others.