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Mendoza Ruiz, Pablo

He studied his B.A. in Cinematography at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CCC), in Mexico City, and a Masters in Film Theory and Creation at the Beijing Film Academy, China, where he received a scholarship from the Ministry of Education from the People's Republic of China. He has also participated in diverse courses and workshops in still photography at the Centro de la Imagen, in Mexico City, under the tutelage of Israeli photographer Michael Ackerman. His films have been mentioned in multiple articles by Mexican film critic Jorge Ayala Blanco, who included them in his book La herética del cine mexicano (2006). While studying his Masters at the Beijing Film Academy, he made a series of films under the tutelage of the celebrated filmmaker Jiang Wen; works that traveled to many countries in Asia and that were greatly appreciated. He has also worked at the China Television Station (CTS) in Beijing, where he was in charge of projects by Chile’s Canal 13 during the Beijing Olympics in 2008, by the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra and by Spain’s Canal 5, among others. He actually works as Coordinator of Cultural Promotion and Vinculation at the Center for Mexican Studies (CEM) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in China. His work has traveled to numerous festivals in Asia and to the rest of the world. His film Rojo eterno/ Everlasting Red (2006) was nominated in the category of Best Short Fiction Film for the 48th Ariel Awards in Mexico. Rojo eterno also participated in the 4th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), in the 10th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), and in the 6th Beijing Film Academy International Student Film and Video Festival. He worked as director of photography in Chinese filmmaker Zou Peng’s feature film debut Dongbei, dongbei (2009), winner of the FIPRESCI Award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF). He participated in the 8th Beijing Film Academy International Student Film and Video Festival with Summer Sonata (2009) and in the 14th Busan International Film Festival, in South Korea, with Bailu

Other Movies

If I Were Fire

Si yo fuese fuego
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

Vidas en la orilla
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

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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

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