Image Talamantes, César He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City and economy at the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS). He took seminars on composition, text analysis and drama with the Mexican writer, playwright, theater director and screenwriter Hugo Argüelles from 1998 to 2000. He received a grant from the State Fund for Culture and the Arts (FECA), Baja California Sur, in the category of screenwriting in 2001, 2003 and 2006. His work has been presented at more than 30 film screenings and festivals throughout the world. He participated in the 20th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) and the 1st Latin American Panorama of University Cinema, Brazil, among other festivals, with his documentary short film El pardito (2005), for which he won the Best Short Film Award at the 2nd Valladolid International University Cinema Festival, Spain. His short fiction film Olas de Verano (2007) was part of the Official Selection of the 5th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM); the 30th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France; the 55th San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain; and the FICA – Algarve International Film Festival, Portugal, among others. His first feature film Los otros californios (2011) won, among other awards, Best Mexican Documentary and the Feisal Award for Best First Film at the 5thInternational Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsDF); Best Documentary in the Best Artistic Works Competition of 2010, Canal 22, Mexico; and three awards at the 13th Crystal Screen Festival, Mexico: Best Photography, Best Original Music and Best Audio Design. 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 CAYÓ DE LA GLORIA EL DIABLO 05 · 08 · 25 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 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Talamantes, César He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City and economy at the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS). He took seminars on composition, text analysis and drama with the Mexican writer, playwright, theater director and screenwriter Hugo Argüelles from 1998 to 2000. He received a grant from the State Fund for Culture and the Arts (FECA), Baja California Sur, in the category of screenwriting in 2001, 2003 and 2006. His work has been presented at more than 30 film screenings and festivals throughout the world. He participated in the 20th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) and the 1st Latin American Panorama of University Cinema, Brazil, among other festivals, with his documentary short film El pardito (2005), for which he won the Best Short Film Award at the 2nd Valladolid International University Cinema Festival, Spain. His short fiction film Olas de Verano (2007) was part of the Official Selection of the 5th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM); the 30th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France; the 55th San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain; and the FICA – Algarve International Film Festival, Portugal, among others. His first feature film Los otros californios (2011) won, among other awards, Best Mexican Documentary and the Feisal Award for Best First Film at the 5thInternational Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsDF); Best Documentary in the Best Artistic Works Competition of 2010, Canal 22, Mexico; and three awards at the 13th Crystal Screen Festival, Mexico: Best Photography, Best Original Music and Best Audio Design.
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
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