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Reygadas, Carlos

He studied law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho (ELD), Mexico City, and received a master’s degree in armed conflict at the King’s College London (King’s / KCL), England. He is the founding partner of the Mexican production company ND Mantarraya. His work has been shown at numerous film screenings and festivals around the world, including five editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He has received more than 50 national and international awards. For his first feature Japón (2002), he won the Golden Camera award at the 55th Cannes Film Festival, France; the Best Director award at the 56th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF); and the Best First Film award at the 24th International Festival of New Latin American Film, Havana, Cuba, among others. At the 3rd FICM, he presented his second feature film Batalla en el cielo (2005), for which he received, among other prizes, Best Picture, Best Photography and the Critics’ Awards at the 9th Film Festival of Lima, Peru; Best Picture at the 11th Festivalíssimo, the Latin American Film Festival of Montreal, Canada; and the Screen International Award at the 17th European Film Awards Ceremony by the European Film Academy (EFA). Revolución (2010), a collective work in which Reygadas collaborated, premiered at the 8th FICM. The film also participated, among other festivals, in the 49th Cannes Critics’ Week, and won the Abrazo award for Best Feature and the French Film Critics Union award at the 19th Biarritz Festival of Latin American Cinema and Cultures, France. Carlos Reygadas was the Special Invited Guest at the 9th FICM, where he presented his third feature film Luz silenciosa (2007). This film won numerous awards, including the Jury Award at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, France; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Photography, and Best Soundtrack at the 29th International Festival of New Latin American Film, Havana, Cuba; and five Ariel Awards at the 50th Ariel Awards, Mexico: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Photography for Alexis Zabé and Best Supporting Actress for María Pankratz. At the 6th FICM, his short films Max (1999) and Prisioneros (1999) were exhibited in the program Ten Years of Mantarraya. His fourth feature film, Post Tenebras Lux (2012), which premiered at a gala event at the 10th FICM, won, among other awards, the Best Director award at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, France; Best Picture and Special Mention at the 27th Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina; and Best Photography and Best Sound at the 34th International Festival of New Latin American Film, Havana, Cuba.

Otras Películas

Si yo fuese fuego

Si yo fuese fuego
Dos jóvenes amantes deambulan por un campo en abandono, donde la realidad se altera y se entreven las ruinas de un pueblo que ya no existe. La presencia de un jinete misterioso convierte el paisaje bucólico en el de una pesadilla. Ver Más

Vidas en la orilla

Vidas en la orilla
Vidas en la Orilla retrata las trágicas consecuencias de una condena injusta impuesta por el sistema de justicia penal de Estados Unidos. A través de varias historias de vida interconectadas, se descubre lo que Rosa Estela Olvera, mexicana encarcelada en E.U (Mi vida dentro 2007), soporta en prisión: una exploración psicoemocional de la soledad del encierro; y la larga y ardua batalla para recuperar a su familia y obtener justicia. Ver Más

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Divorciada, sin hijos y soltera, Luz visita a una curandera que le receta un remedio escandaloso para liberar su alma. Mientras Luz se embarca en un viaje sensual de autodescubrimiento, abraza su poder al darse cuenta de que la plenitud no requiere un camino tradicional. Ver Más

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