Image Villalobos; Jorge He studied communication at the Iberoamericana University (UIA), Mexico City. Director, producer and film animator, he has published two illustrated stories: Jorge Soldado (2010) and El grillo y el escarabajo (2012). He is the founding partner of the animation workshop Brinca, where he directs the animated series El Chango y La Chancla (2012-2014). His work has participated in more than 20 film screenings and festivals around the world. His short film Cabeza hueca (1990), in co-direction with Lorenzo Hagerman, was nominated for an Ariel for Best Short Fiction Film at the 33rd Ariel Awards, Mexico. He participated in the 49th Cannes Film Festival, France, and the 33rd Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) with his animated short film 4 maneras de tapar un hoyo (1995), in co-direction with Guillermo Rendón, for which he won, among other awards, the Golden Jaguar Award for Best Short Film at the 4th Cancún Riviera Maya International Film Festival, Quintana Roo; the OCIC award at the 11th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), Jalisco; and the Coral Third Prize for Animation at the 18th International Festival of New Latin American Film, Havana, Cuba. He won for his short fiction film Pasajera (1997), the Audience First Award at the 23rd Iberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva, Andalucía, Spain; Best Screenplay and Best Short Film at the 1st Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), Mexico; and the Audience Award at the 9th São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil, among others. He directed the chapter “Tenis blancos” of the television series on Once TV, Camino a casa (1999-2000), winner of the Bronze Medal for the Best Children’s Series at the 37th New York Film Festival (NYFF). He participated in the 18th International Film Festival for Children (…and not so children), “La Matatena,” Mexico City, with the chapter “Problemas de comunicación” from his television series El Chango y La Chancla (2012-2014). His animated short film El móvil (2014), co-directed with Carlos Hagerman, is part of the Official Selection of the 12th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The short film has also participated in the 7th Ecozine International Film and Environment Festival of Zaragoza, Spain; the 17th GIFF; and the 29th FICG, among others, and in the 31st Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF). Other Movies If I Were Fire 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 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 40 + 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 Related News As an Artist, I Think It's Enough: Charlie Kaufman Presents HOW TO SHOOT A GHOST at the 23th FICM 10 · 13 · 25 Salvador Espinosa's (NO SÉ) CÓMO SER Presented at the 23rd FICM 10 · 13 · 25 Between Fiction and Documentary: Maxime Jean-Baptiste's LISTEN TO THE VOICES at the 23rd FICM 10 · 13 · 25 64th Critics' Week: Ava Cahen Presented Alexe Poukine's KIKA at the 23rd FICM 10 · 13 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Villalobos; Jorge He studied communication at the Iberoamericana University (UIA), Mexico City. Director, producer and film animator, he has published two illustrated stories: Jorge Soldado (2010) and El grillo y el escarabajo (2012). He is the founding partner of the animation workshop Brinca, where he directs the animated series El Chango y La Chancla (2012-2014). His work has participated in more than 20 film screenings and festivals around the world. His short film Cabeza hueca (1990), in co-direction with Lorenzo Hagerman, was nominated for an Ariel for Best Short Fiction Film at the 33rd Ariel Awards, Mexico. He participated in the 49th Cannes Film Festival, France, and the 33rd Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) with his animated short film 4 maneras de tapar un hoyo (1995), in co-direction with Guillermo Rendón, for which he won, among other awards, the Golden Jaguar Award for Best Short Film at the 4th Cancún Riviera Maya International Film Festival, Quintana Roo; the OCIC award at the 11th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), Jalisco; and the Coral Third Prize for Animation at the 18th International Festival of New Latin American Film, Havana, Cuba. He won for his short fiction film Pasajera (1997), the Audience First Award at the 23rd Iberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva, Andalucía, Spain; Best Screenplay and Best Short Film at the 1st Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), Mexico; and the Audience Award at the 9th São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil, among others. He directed the chapter “Tenis blancos” of the television series on Once TV, Camino a casa (1999-2000), winner of the Bronze Medal for the Best Children’s Series at the 37th New York Film Festival (NYFF). He participated in the 18th International Film Festival for Children (…and not so children), “La Matatena,” Mexico City, with the chapter “Problemas de comunicación” from his television series El Chango y La Chancla (2012-2014). His animated short film El móvil (2014), co-directed with Carlos Hagerman, is part of the Official Selection of the 12th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The short film has also participated in the 7th Ecozine International Film and Environment Festival of Zaragoza, Spain; the 17th GIFF; and the 29th FICG, among others, and in the 31st Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF).
If I Were Fire 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 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
40 + 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
As an Artist, I Think It's Enough: Charlie Kaufman Presents HOW TO SHOOT A GHOST at the 23th FICM 10 · 13 · 25 Salvador Espinosa's (NO SÉ) CÓMO SER Presented at the 23rd FICM 10 · 13 · 25 Between Fiction and Documentary: Maxime Jean-Baptiste's LISTEN TO THE VOICES at the 23rd FICM 10 · 13 · 25 64th Critics' Week: Ava Cahen Presented Alexe Poukine's KIKA at the 23rd FICM 10 · 13 · 25
As an Artist, I Think It's Enough: Charlie Kaufman Presents HOW TO SHOOT A GHOST at the 23th FICM 10 · 13 · 25
Between Fiction and Documentary: Maxime Jean-Baptiste's LISTEN TO THE VOICES at the 23rd FICM 10 · 13 · 25
