Image Pablos; David David Pablos is a graduate of the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC). He received a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue a major in film directing at Columbia University in New York, and in 2009 he was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talent Campus. He first participated in FICM in 2008 with his short film La canción de los niños muertos (2008), which won the award for Best Short Film and also participated in the Cannes Critics’ Week. In 2010 he competed in the Mexican Documentary Competition at FICM with his film Una frontera, todas las fronteras (2010). In 2013 his feature film La vida después (2013) was part of the Official Selection at the 11th edition of FICM, where it won the Klic Prize. That same year, Pablos showed two shot films out of competition in Morelia, in the section Canal 22 Presents 20 y+ por el arte, Neza York (2013) and 20 y+ por el arte, Hacia la cumbre del Izta (2013). His recent feature film The Chosen Ones (2015), which was based on a book by Jorge Volpi and produced by Diego Luna, was shown at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, premiered in Mexico at the 13th FICM and in the 58th edition of the Ariel Awards won Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Female Revelation and Best Original Screenplay. 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 El baile de los 41 by David Pablo closed the 18th FICM 11 · 01 · 20 Red por los Derechos de la Infancia en México: Trata de personas en el cine 07 · 30 · 20 Tempestad de Tatiana Huezo, nominada a los Premios Goya 12 · 14 · 17 Short films winners of the FICM Online: The Song of the Dead Children, by David Pablos 11 · 15 · 17 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Pablos; David David Pablos is a graduate of the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC). He received a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue a major in film directing at Columbia University in New York, and in 2009 he was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talent Campus. He first participated in FICM in 2008 with his short film La canción de los niños muertos (2008), which won the award for Best Short Film and also participated in the Cannes Critics’ Week. In 2010 he competed in the Mexican Documentary Competition at FICM with his film Una frontera, todas las fronteras (2010). In 2013 his feature film La vida después (2013) was part of the Official Selection at the 11th edition of FICM, where it won the Klic Prize. That same year, Pablos showed two shot films out of competition in Morelia, in the section Canal 22 Presents 20 y+ por el arte, Neza York (2013) and 20 y+ por el arte, Hacia la cumbre del Izta (2013). His recent feature film The Chosen Ones (2015), which was based on a book by Jorge Volpi and produced by Diego Luna, was shown at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, premiered in Mexico at the 13th FICM and in the 58th edition of the Ariel Awards won Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Female Revelation and Best Original Screenplay.
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
El baile de los 41 by David Pablo closed the 18th FICM 11 · 01 · 20 Red por los Derechos de la Infancia en México: Trata de personas en el cine 07 · 30 · 20 Tempestad de Tatiana Huezo, nominada a los Premios Goya 12 · 14 · 17 Short films winners of the FICM Online: The Song of the Dead Children, by David Pablos 11 · 15 · 17
