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 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 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).
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
