Image Álvarez Portilla; Ximena Animation, Direction Ximena Álvarez Portilla is a Mexican visual and concept artist specialized in visual development, illustration, and 2D animation. Her professional background includes character design, concept art, and graphic narrative.She studied at Escena, School of Animation and Creative Arts, where she completed her animation studies and developed her thesis project.As part of her academic training, she co-directed the short film Farewell (2025) with Rodrigo Camargo Hernández, which explores grief and loss through the story of two friends separated by death. This film was part of the lineup of LALIFF (Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival) 2026 and the student selection of Lanterna Mágica, where it received the Audience Jury Award. Other Movies Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More 5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More Related News The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26 Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Álvarez Portilla; Ximena Animation, Direction Ximena Álvarez Portilla is a Mexican visual and concept artist specialized in visual development, illustration, and 2D animation. Her professional background includes character design, concept art, and graphic narrative.She studied at Escena, School of Animation and Creative Arts, where she completed her animation studies and developed her thesis project.As part of her academic training, she co-directed the short film Farewell (2025) with Rodrigo Camargo Hernández, which explores grief and loss through the story of two friends separated by death. This film was part of the lineup of LALIFF (Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival) 2026 and the student selection of Lanterna Mágica, where it received the Audience Jury Award.
Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More
5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More
The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26 Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26
