Image Meléndez, Carlos He studied directing, editing and screenwriting at the New York Film Academy (NYFA) and took various courses and workshops with professors like Robert McKee, Dov Simens, Judith Weston and Michael Rowe, among others. He is the director of the television series Paracinema: El cine de lo anormal (2013). He received the Young Creators Grant of the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) for writing the screenplay for his feature film Las orillas del infinito, currently in development. He participated in the 7th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short fiction film Estrella de plata (2008), which was also presented at the Short Film Corner of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, France. His short film Foco rojo (2011) was part of the 48 Hour Film Project 2011, where it received 13 nominations and four awards, including the Audience Award. His short fiction film El huésped (2013) was part of the Official Selection of the 12th FICM. This work has also been presented at the 9th Fright Night Film Festival, Kentucky, United States; the 3rd Baja International Film Festival (BIFF), Los Cabos; and the 13th Festival Internacional de Cine de Horror de la Ciudad de México Macabro, among others. His feature film After School (2014) won the Best Director, Best Actor and Best Picture awards at the World Film Festival 2014, United States. 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 Mesa con realizadores de cortometrajes y documentales 10 · 22 · 14 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Meléndez, Carlos He studied directing, editing and screenwriting at the New York Film Academy (NYFA) and took various courses and workshops with professors like Robert McKee, Dov Simens, Judith Weston and Michael Rowe, among others. He is the director of the television series Paracinema: El cine de lo anormal (2013). He received the Young Creators Grant of the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) for writing the screenplay for his feature film Las orillas del infinito, currently in development. He participated in the 7th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short fiction film Estrella de plata (2008), which was also presented at the Short Film Corner of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, France. His short film Foco rojo (2011) was part of the 48 Hour Film Project 2011, where it received 13 nominations and four awards, including the Audience Award. His short fiction film El huésped (2013) was part of the Official Selection of the 12th FICM. This work has also been presented at the 9th Fright Night Film Festival, Kentucky, United States; the 3rd Baja International Film Festival (BIFF), Los Cabos; and the 13th Festival Internacional de Cine de Horror de la Ciudad de México Macabro, among others. His feature film After School (2014) won the Best Director, Best Actor and Best Picture awards at the World Film Festival 2014, United States.
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
