Image Escalante; Amat A self taught filmmaker, he spent the first years of his life in Guanajuato, Mexico, and began working in film at 15 years old. His work has been presented at numerous film festivals around the world, including four editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He made his debut as a filmmaker with his short fiction film Amarrados (2002), presented at the 10th FICM in the special series “Ten Years of Mantarraya.” His first feature film Sangre (2005) premiered at the 3rd FICM and won, among other awards, the FIPRESCI Prize at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, France, in the “Un Certain Regard” section, and the Silver Alexander Award at the 46th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF), Greece. He worked as a director’s assistant on the second feature film by Carlos Reygadas, Batalla en el cielo (2005), which won the Best Picture, Best Photography and Critics’ Award at the 9th Film Festival of Lima PUCP, 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). He participated in the 61st Cannes Film Festival with his second feature film, Los bastardos (2008), which won the Best Mexican Feature Film Award at the 6th FICM; the Student Jury Award for Best Picture and Best Director at the 10th International Film Festival Bratislava (IFF Bratislava), Slovak Republic; and the Second International Critics Award at the 12th Film Festival of Lima PUCP, Peru, among others. He participated in the 8th FICM with his short film El cura Nicolás colgado in the collective work Revolución (2010), that was also presented at the 49th Critics’ Week, Cannes, and that won the Abrazo award for Best Feature Film and the French Union of Film Critics Award at the 19th Biarritz Festival of Latin American Cinema and Cultures, France. His third feature film Heli (2013) won the Best Director Award at the 66th Cannes Film Festival; the ARRI/OSRAM Award for Best Foreign Film at the 31st Munich Film Festival, Germany; Best Director Award at the 56th Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico; and the Cine Latino Award at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), California, among others. Heli was shown at a special screening at the 11th FICM, where Amat Escalante received the Tradicional Cuervo Award for Best Director of the Year 2013. Otras Películas 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 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 40 + 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 Noticias Relacionadas Entrevista: PERDIDOS EN LA NOCHE, una perspectiva distinta de las desapariciones 14 · 12 · 23 PERDIDOS EN LA NOCHE, de Amat Escalante, anunció su fecha de estreno en salas 29 · 11 · 23 Revelan el trailer de PERDIDOS EN LA NOCHE, la nueva película de Amat Escalante 11 · 05 · 23 PERDIDOS EN LA NOCHE, de Amat Escalante, tendrá su estreno en el 76° Festival de Cannes 24 · 04 · 23 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Escalante; Amat A self taught filmmaker, he spent the first years of his life in Guanajuato, Mexico, and began working in film at 15 years old. His work has been presented at numerous film festivals around the world, including four editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He made his debut as a filmmaker with his short fiction film Amarrados (2002), presented at the 10th FICM in the special series “Ten Years of Mantarraya.” His first feature film Sangre (2005) premiered at the 3rd FICM and won, among other awards, the FIPRESCI Prize at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, France, in the “Un Certain Regard” section, and the Silver Alexander Award at the 46th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF), Greece. He worked as a director’s assistant on the second feature film by Carlos Reygadas, Batalla en el cielo (2005), which won the Best Picture, Best Photography and Critics’ Award at the 9th Film Festival of Lima PUCP, 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). He participated in the 61st Cannes Film Festival with his second feature film, Los bastardos (2008), which won the Best Mexican Feature Film Award at the 6th FICM; the Student Jury Award for Best Picture and Best Director at the 10th International Film Festival Bratislava (IFF Bratislava), Slovak Republic; and the Second International Critics Award at the 12th Film Festival of Lima PUCP, Peru, among others. He participated in the 8th FICM with his short film El cura Nicolás colgado in the collective work Revolución (2010), that was also presented at the 49th Critics’ Week, Cannes, and that won the Abrazo award for Best Feature Film and the French Union of Film Critics Award at the 19th Biarritz Festival of Latin American Cinema and Cultures, France. His third feature film Heli (2013) won the Best Director Award at the 66th Cannes Film Festival; the ARRI/OSRAM Award for Best Foreign Film at the 31st Munich Film Festival, Germany; Best Director Award at the 56th Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico; and the Cine Latino Award at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), California, among others. Heli was shown at a special screening at the 11th FICM, where Amat Escalante received the Tradicional Cuervo Award for Best Director of the Year 2013.
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 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
40 + 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
Entrevista: PERDIDOS EN LA NOCHE, una perspectiva distinta de las desapariciones 14 · 12 · 23 PERDIDOS EN LA NOCHE, de Amat Escalante, anunció su fecha de estreno en salas 29 · 11 · 23 Revelan el trailer de PERDIDOS EN LA NOCHE, la nueva película de Amat Escalante 11 · 05 · 23 PERDIDOS EN LA NOCHE, de Amat Escalante, tendrá su estreno en el 76° Festival de Cannes 24 · 04 · 23
