Image Oleaga; Maider She studied audiovisual communication at the University of Navarra (UNAV), Spain. Her work has been presented at more than 20 festivals around the world. She won the Best Director award at the 6th Festival de Laguardia, Álava, Spain, for her short fiction film La muerte de Sardanápalo (2001). She participated in the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival Seminci, Spain, and the 32nd Alcalá de Henares Film Festival (ALCINE, Spanish), Spain, among other festivals, with her short fiction film Sarah (mirándote) (2001), which won a Mention for Best Photography at the 7th Zaragoza Film Festival (FCZ, in Spanish), Spain. She participated in the 5th International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsDF, in Spanish) and the 8th Donostia San Sebastián Human Rights Film Festival, Spain, among others, with her feature-length documentary Amaren Ideia (2010), which won the award for Best Work of the Michoacán Section at the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and the Gold Dolphin Trophy in the category of Ethnographic and Sociological Documentary at the 1st Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, Austria. Her short fiction film Sitios prestados al aire (2011) won the 11th National Short Film Competition by the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) and a Special Mention at the 37th Iberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva, Spain. She participated, with her short documentary film Esperanza (2012), in the 7th DocsDF, the 40th International Film Festival of Huesca, Spain, and the 7th MiradasDoc Market and International Documentary Film Festival, Guía de Isora, Spain, among others. 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 Academic Forum: Pioneering Mexican Female Screenwriters at 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 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Oleaga; Maider She studied audiovisual communication at the University of Navarra (UNAV), Spain. Her work has been presented at more than 20 festivals around the world. She won the Best Director award at the 6th Festival de Laguardia, Álava, Spain, for her short fiction film La muerte de Sardanápalo (2001). She participated in the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival Seminci, Spain, and the 32nd Alcalá de Henares Film Festival (ALCINE, Spanish), Spain, among other festivals, with her short fiction film Sarah (mirándote) (2001), which won a Mention for Best Photography at the 7th Zaragoza Film Festival (FCZ, in Spanish), Spain. She participated in the 5th International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsDF, in Spanish) and the 8th Donostia San Sebastián Human Rights Film Festival, Spain, among others, with her feature-length documentary Amaren Ideia (2010), which won the award for Best Work of the Michoacán Section at the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and the Gold Dolphin Trophy in the category of Ethnographic and Sociological Documentary at the 1st Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, Austria. Her short fiction film Sitios prestados al aire (2011) won the 11th National Short Film Competition by the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) and a Special Mention at the 37th Iberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva, Spain. She participated, with her short documentary film Esperanza (2012), in the 7th DocsDF, the 40th International Film Festival of Huesca, Spain, and the 7th MiradasDoc Market and International Documentary Film Festival, Guía de Isora, Spain, among others.
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 Academic Forum: Pioneering Mexican Female Screenwriters at 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
When You're An Actor, No One Can Stop You From Doing It: Stellan Skarsgård at the Presentation of Sentimental Value 10 · 17 · 25
