Lozano, Jesús-Mario

He studied for a Ph.D in philosophy at the European Graduate School (EGS), Cantón de Valais, Switzerland. He received the Individual Artistic Development Prize, in 1999, from the Council for Culture and the Arts of Nuevo León (CONARTE), among other awards. He has also received other funding for his film work, including the Young Creators Grant in the area of screenwriting from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), from 2005-2006, and the Feature Screenplay in Development Grant launched by the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) in 2007. His work has been shown at more than 30 festivals around the world. His experimental video Elogio del triángulo (1999) won an Honorable Mention at the 5th Festival of Erotic Video of the National Council for Culture and the Arts (CONACULTA), Mexico. He premiered his first feature film Así (2005) at the 3rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The film also participated in the 18th Venice International Film Critics’ Week; the 20th Latin American Film Festival of Trieste, Italy; and the 29th Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF), Sweden, among others. He participated in the 23rd Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) with his second feature film Más allá de mí (2008). His third feature Ventanas al mar (2012) was selected to participate in the 27th FICG; in the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), China; and the 29th Chicago Latino Film Festival, among others.