Image Rivera, Christian He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City, and participated in an exchange program at the Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC) in Barcelona. He was part of the 1st Guadalajara Talents in 2009. He is currently studying a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Concordia University in Montreal. He participated in the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short animated film Desierto (2010), which won the Best Animated Short Film award at the 3rd Rodando Film Festival San Luis Potosí (RFF SLP). He has received several awards for his work as photography director and visual effects supervisor; including Best Photography at the 3rd Kinoki International College Film Festival, Mexico City, for Es muy fácil (2007) by Pablo Figueroa; Best Director of Photography award at the 6th Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival, Uruguay, for La pantera negra (2010) by Iyari Wertta; and the Ariel for Best Visual Effects at the 52nd Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico, for Conozca la cabeza de Juan Pérez (2008) by Emilio Portes. Other Movies Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More 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 Related News The 22nd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 10 10 · 25 · 24 Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24 The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24 The Documentary LAS AMAZONAS DE YAXUNAH Premieres at the 22nd FICM 10 · 25 · 24 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Rivera, Christian He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City, and participated in an exchange program at the Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC) in Barcelona. He was part of the 1st Guadalajara Talents in 2009. He is currently studying a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Concordia University in Montreal. He participated in the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short animated film Desierto (2010), which won the Best Animated Short Film award at the 3rd Rodando Film Festival San Luis Potosí (RFF SLP). He has received several awards for his work as photography director and visual effects supervisor; including Best Photography at the 3rd Kinoki International College Film Festival, Mexico City, for Es muy fácil (2007) by Pablo Figueroa; Best Director of Photography award at the 6th Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival, Uruguay, for La pantera negra (2010) by Iyari Wertta; and the Ariel for Best Visual Effects at the 52nd Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico, for Conozca la cabeza de Juan Pérez (2008) by Emilio Portes.
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
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
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Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24
The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24
