Image Rocha Valverde, Gregorio Carlos He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City. He received, among other scholarships and grants, the Fulbright/COMEXUS grant in 2001, and a grant from the Fund for Quality Film Production (FOPROCINE, in Spanish) of the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) in 2012 for the co-production of his feature length documentary Muros (2014). He also was part of the National System of Art Creators (SNCA) of the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) from 2011 to 2014. For more than 10 years, he has collected camera equipment and films from various periods and in different formats, from an 1872 Magic Lantern projector to a 1989 Bell and Howell 16mm projector. He is trying to put together a museum specializing in small formats of film and a space for experimentation with the projected image to establish connections between the analog and the digital. His work has been presented in numerous festivals around the world, including three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His medium length documentary Los rollos de Pancho Villa (2003) won the Audience Award at the 1st FICM; two awards for Best Documentary: at the 1st International Festival of Fiction and Documentary Short Films about Archeology and Heritage, Carmona Film Fest, and the 10th Lleida Latin American Film Festival, Catalonia, in Spain; and the Jury Award at the 23rd Black Maria Film and Video Festival, New Jersey, United States, among others. He participated in the 4th FICM with his feature length documentary Acme & Company (2006), which won the award for Best Screenplay and Investigation at the 1st Iberoamerican Documentary Film Festival of Memory (FMDI), Tepoztlán, Mexico. He presented his medium length documentary Toscanito, coleccionista de historias (Primer episodio de Luces, cámara… revolución) (2010) at the 8th FICM, as part of the Canal 22 Presenta section. 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 The mysteries of Elena Garro 05 · 02 · 25 Irene Jacob. THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE: Morelia 2023 04 · 24 · 25 Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-2025) and LOS CACHORROS 04 · 17 · 25 Hernán Cortés: two atypical visions 04 · 10 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Rocha Valverde, Gregorio Carlos He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City. He received, among other scholarships and grants, the Fulbright/COMEXUS grant in 2001, and a grant from the Fund for Quality Film Production (FOPROCINE, in Spanish) of the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) in 2012 for the co-production of his feature length documentary Muros (2014). He also was part of the National System of Art Creators (SNCA) of the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) from 2011 to 2014. For more than 10 years, he has collected camera equipment and films from various periods and in different formats, from an 1872 Magic Lantern projector to a 1989 Bell and Howell 16mm projector. He is trying to put together a museum specializing in small formats of film and a space for experimentation with the projected image to establish connections between the analog and the digital. His work has been presented in numerous festivals around the world, including three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His medium length documentary Los rollos de Pancho Villa (2003) won the Audience Award at the 1st FICM; two awards for Best Documentary: at the 1st International Festival of Fiction and Documentary Short Films about Archeology and Heritage, Carmona Film Fest, and the 10th Lleida Latin American Film Festival, Catalonia, in Spain; and the Jury Award at the 23rd Black Maria Film and Video Festival, New Jersey, United States, among others. He participated in the 4th FICM with his feature length documentary Acme & Company (2006), which won the award for Best Screenplay and Investigation at the 1st Iberoamerican Documentary Film Festival of Memory (FMDI), Tepoztlán, Mexico. He presented his medium length documentary Toscanito, coleccionista de historias (Primer episodio de Luces, cámara… revolución) (2010) at the 8th FICM, as part of the Canal 22 Presenta section.
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
The mysteries of Elena Garro 05 · 02 · 25 Irene Jacob. THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE: Morelia 2023 04 · 24 · 25 Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-2025) and LOS CACHORROS 04 · 17 · 25 Hernán Cortés: two atypical visions 04 · 10 · 25
