Ochoa, Bárbara

She studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City and took courses at the Arte 7 Cinema School, Mexico, including one on documentary film given by Everardo González. Her work has been presented at more than 20 films showings and festivals around the world. She participated with her short fiction film Reminiscencias (2007) in the 23rd Latin American Film Festival of Trieste, Italy; the 1st International Independent Film Festival of Mompox (FICIM), Colombia; the 13th Film Festival of Kerala (FFK), India; and the Macedonia Film Festival (MFF), among others. She competed at the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM); the 5th Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico (SSFFM); and the 25th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), among other festivals, with her short fiction film Marea alta (2010), which received the Director’s Award at the 51st Brno Sixteen (Brno 16 / B16), Czech Republic, and an Honorable Mention at the Bi National Independent Film Festival El Paso Texas & Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico – United States.