Image Ortiz Urquidi, Moisés He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City, where he also taught theory of film editing. Early in his career, he worked as a directors’ assistant with various directors, including Arturo Ripstein, María Novaro and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. He has directed several series for Argos TV, HBO and Cadena Tres, among other television channels, including the 2nd and 3rd seasons of Capadocia (2010-2012) and Las Aparicio (2010). His work has been presented at numerous festivals and film screenings around the world, including three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He won the Golden Crocodile Prize for Best Original Score at the Nimes International Film and Student Film Directors Festival, France, in 1991, for his short fiction film Cuantas viejas quieras (1990), which was exhibited, among other festivals, at the 33rd Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival – Zinebi and at the 14th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France. At the 3rd FICM he presented his short fiction film Cita en el paraíso (1992), which was also exhibited at the 9th FICM as part of the tribute to Damián Alcázar. This film received various national and international awards, including the Golden Colón for Best Short Film at the 19th Iberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva, Spain; the OCIC at the 8th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG); and the Ariel Award for Best Short Fiction Film at the 35th Ariel Awards, Mexico. At the 3rd FICM his documentary short film El río no era cuadrado (1987) was exhibited as part of the 30 Years of the CCC special program. This film won First Place at the National Documentary and Short Film Festival in Villahermosa, Tabasco, in 1987. He is currently working in postproduction of his first feature film Las Aparicio. 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 Películas nominadas al Ariel 2017 disponibles en línea 07 · 07 · 17 El FICM convoca a taller de lenguaje cinematográfico 03 · 08 · 16 Estreno nacional de Las Aparicio de Moisés Ortiz Urquidi 10 · 29 · 15 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Ortiz Urquidi, Moisés He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City, where he also taught theory of film editing. Early in his career, he worked as a directors’ assistant with various directors, including Arturo Ripstein, María Novaro and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. He has directed several series for Argos TV, HBO and Cadena Tres, among other television channels, including the 2nd and 3rd seasons of Capadocia (2010-2012) and Las Aparicio (2010). His work has been presented at numerous festivals and film screenings around the world, including three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He won the Golden Crocodile Prize for Best Original Score at the Nimes International Film and Student Film Directors Festival, France, in 1991, for his short fiction film Cuantas viejas quieras (1990), which was exhibited, among other festivals, at the 33rd Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival – Zinebi and at the 14th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France. At the 3rd FICM he presented his short fiction film Cita en el paraíso (1992), which was also exhibited at the 9th FICM as part of the tribute to Damián Alcázar. This film received various national and international awards, including the Golden Colón for Best Short Film at the 19th Iberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva, Spain; the OCIC at the 8th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG); and the Ariel Award for Best Short Fiction Film at the 35th Ariel Awards, Mexico. At the 3rd FICM his documentary short film El río no era cuadrado (1987) was exhibited as part of the 30 Years of the CCC special program. This film won First Place at the National Documentary and Short Film Festival in Villahermosa, Tabasco, in 1987. He is currently working in postproduction of his first feature film Las Aparicio.
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
Películas nominadas al Ariel 2017 disponibles en línea 07 · 07 · 17 El FICM convoca a taller de lenguaje cinematográfico 03 · 08 · 16 Estreno nacional de Las Aparicio de Moisés Ortiz Urquidi 10 · 29 · 15
