07 · 24 · 12 A feast of Mexican cinema at London MexFest Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard From the 17th to the 19th of August, in London, the British Council, the National Council for Culture and Arts (CONACULTA), the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE), Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Ambulante and CANANA will present London MexFest, a weekend of cultural activities, music, food and, especially, Mexican cinema. Here is a list of all the films that will be playing in London MexFest. You can find a detailed schedule in the festival venue’s official Website: www.richmix.org Opening night: World premiere of Hecho en México (2012) by Duncan Bridgeman. Closing night: Daniel y Ana (2009) by Michel Franco. Selected at the Directors' Fortnight and shown at FICM 2009. Fiction Feature Films: Fecha de caducidad (2011) by Kenya Márquez. Audience Award and Special Mention for a Mexican Feature Film FICM 2011. Revolución (2010) by Mariana Chenillo, Fernando Eimbcke, Amat Escalante, Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo García, Diego Luna, Gerardo Naranjo, Rodrigo Plá, Carlos Reygadas and Patricia Riggen. National premiere FICM 2010. Voy a explotar (2008) by Gerardo Naranjo. Alamar (2009) by Pedro González Rubio. Best Mexican Feature Film and Audience Award FICM 2009. Abel (2010) by Diego Luna. Somos lo que hay (2010) by Jorge Michel Grau. Official Selection FICM 2010. El premio (2011) by Paula Markovitch. Best Mexican Feature Film FICM 2011. Drama/Mex (2006) by Gerardo Naranjo. Official Selection FICM 2006. Los últimos cristeros (2011) by Matías Meyer. Official Selection FICM 2011. Déficit (2007) by Gael García Bernal. Special premiere FICM 2007. Norteado (2009) by Rigoberto Perezcano. Official Selection FICM 2009. Documentary Feature Films: Silvestre Pantaleón (2011) by Roberto Olivares Ruiz and Jonathan D. Amith. Best Mexican Documentary FICM 2011. Cuates de Australia (2011) by Everardo González. Perdida (2011) by Viviana García Besné. Canícula (2011) by José Álvarez. Official Selection FICM 2011. Lecciones para una guerra (2011) by Juan Manuel Sepúlveda. Official Selection FICM 2011. Mi vida dentro (2007) by Lucía Gajá. Best Mexican Documentary and Best Documentary Directed by a Woman FICM 2007. Nacido sin (2007) by Eva Norvind. El lugar más pequeño (2011) by Tatiana Huezo. Best Documentary Directed by a Woman and Special Mention FICM 2011. La maleta mexicana (2011) by Trisha Ziff. Official Selection FICM 2011. Short Films: Los tachados (2011) by Roberto Duarte. Official Selection FICM 2011. Señas particulares (2007) by Kenya Márquez. La mina de oro (2010) by Jacques Bonnavent. Best Mexican Short Film FICM 2010. Señora Pájaro (2009) by Véronique Decroux. Best Mexican Short Film FICM 2009. The Second Bakery Attack (2010) by Carlos Cuarón. Official Selection FICM 2010. The Shock Doctrine (2007) by Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón. La curiosa conquista del ampere (2008) by Ramón Orozco Stoltenberg. Ver llover (2006) by Elisa Miller. Palm d' Or Cannes Film Festival 2007 and Best Mexican Short Film FICM 2006. Azul hiel lúgubre néctar (2007) by Luis Felipe Hernández Alanís. Official Selection FICM 2007. Prita Noire (2011) by Sofía Carrillo. Best Animated Short Film, ex aequo, FICM 2011. Jaulas (2009) by Juan José Medina. Desierto (2010) by Christian Rivera. Official Selection FICM 2010. Eskimal (2011) by Homero Ramírez Tena. Official Selection FICM 2011. Dame Posada (2011) by Cecilio Vargas Torres. Official Selection FICM 2011. Jacinta (2008) by Karla Castañeda. Best Animated Short Film FICM 2008. Xáni Xépika (2008) by Dominique Jonard. Official Selection FICM 2008. Martina (2009) by Mariana Gutiérrez Lascurain Gual. Luna (2010) by Raúl Cárdenas and Rafael Cárdenas. La nostalgia del Sr. Alambre (2009) by Jonathan Ostos Yaber. Official Selection FICM 2009. Ponkina (2010) by Beatriz Herrera. Best Animated Short Film FICM 2010. Besides this outstanding selection of contemporary Mexican cinema, thanks to the support of Alfonso Rosas Priego, Cinematográfica Calderón, Filmoteca UNAM, Fundación Televisa and Steve Seid, London MexFest includes a program of classic Mexican science fiction films: La nave de los monstruos (1959) by Rogelio A. González. Santo el enmascarado de plata vs. la invasión de los marcianos (1966) by Alfredo B. Crevenna. El planeta de las mujeres invasoras (1967) by Alfredo B. Crevenna. La momia azteca contra el robot humano (1957) by Rafael Portillo. You can receive the latest information about the festival by following London MexFest on Facebook and on Twitter.
