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Papacostas, Andreas “La Mandrágora”

He is the content director of the animation production company Llamarada. He studied design and visual communication at the National School of Visual Arts (ENAP, in Spanish) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He came in first place at the 2nd Animasivo, Contemporary Animation Forum and received an honorable mention at the 4th Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico (SSFFM) for El gran bang (2009). His short film A secas (2011), which came in first place for animation at the 1st ECOFILM Festival in Mexico, participated in several festivals around the world, including the 3rd Baghdad International Film Festival, the 4th Animacam in Spain, the 13th Off- Courts Festival in Normandy, France, and the 9th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).

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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