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Shorts México
The Mexico International Short Film Festival - Shorts México - is a film festival exclusively dedicated to short films in Mexico. Since 2006, it has been held annually during the first week of September in Mexico City, in addition to having a national and international Tour, which takes Mexican short films to venues in Mexico City, other cities in the country and in the world. It is a festival certified by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC). This means that by submitting a short film at this festival, one can register and be considered for the Ariel Award. The 15th edition of Shorts México (FICMEX) will take place from September 2 to 9, 2020. The Festival's founder and director is Jorge Magaña and the Director of programming is film curator and producer, Isaac Basulto. Evolution Founded by Jorge Magaña, the first edition took place in 2006 under the name of Shorts Shorts Film Festival Mexico. It was the adaptation of an Asian format, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borja Cobeaga
Borja Cobeaga Eguillor (born 1977) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under numerous names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, ''Best Short Subject, On ... for his 2005 film, ''One Too Many''. Filmography Feature films Short films Television References External links * Spa ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Rosete
Juan Pablo Martín Rosete is a Spanish film and commercial director. In 2016, Rosete released his feature film directorial debut, ''Money'', an American thriller that starred Jamie Bamber and Jesse Williams. Rosete was born in Madrid in 1980. He studied audiovisual communication at the Complutense University in Madrid and directing at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de San Antonio de los Baños in Cuba. In 2002 Rosete wrote, directed, and produced his first short film, ''Revolución'', which is based on a short story by Slawomir Mrozek. It won more than 50 prizes internationally and Martin managed to obtain distribution contracts with Canal+ Spain, Canal+ International, TVE International and FNAC. Rosete went on to direct and produce several more short films while also producing various advertisements and corporate videos. In 2011 Rosete directed ''Voice Over'', which starred Jonathan D. Mellor. It was nominated for a 2013 Goya Award and received the Melies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Barreto
Juan Carlos Barreto (born March 11, 1957) is a Mexican actor. Filmography Selected film roles Television roles Awards and nominations References External links * 1957 births Living people Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male television actors Mexican male film actors 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors Male actors from Monterrey {{Mexico-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Sitaru
Adrian Sitaru () is a Romanian director, producer and actor, born in 1971. He is the author of several short films, of which ''Valuri'' ("Waves", 2007), the most well-known, has received numerous prizes. Sitaru also worked with Costa Gavras in the making of ''Amen''. (2002) His first feature film, '' Pescuit sportiv'' for which, besides being the director, he also wrote the script, has been screened in film festivals from Toronto, Palm Springs, Estoril and in the main competition of the 2009 ''Premiers Plans'' Festival in Angers, France. In 2010, his short film, ''Colivia'' ("The Cage") won the DAAD Short Film Award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ... ( Berlinale). Selected filmography * ''Hooked'' (2008) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Suárez Lozano
Alejandro Suárez Lozano (born 1980), is a Spanish film director and writer. He wrote, directed, and produced several short films including ''The Fisherman'' and ''Hidden Soldier'', that received more than 70 awards and 300 official selections around the world. Suárez is currently working on his debut feature film ''Mogwai'' that is based on his short film ''The Fisherman'', in collaboration with British screenwriter Gary Young. Film career In 2016, Suárez took the Top Prize - Bucheon Award - and the Aurora Media prize for his sci fi horror feature film pitch, ''Mogwai'', at the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF), a part of the new 7-day industry program BiFan Industry Gathering (BiG) in Bucheon, South Korea. On August 29, 2016, Aurora Media announced its $30 million global media fund to "invest in film, broadcast content, new media technologies and infrastructures in the wider regional and international market." ''Mogwai'' is included on its slate of upcoming projects. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Hernández Vázquez
Carlos Hernández Vázquez (born August 14, 1983) is a Mexican producer who lived in Mexico City during most of the last decade of his career. Early life Carlos Hernández Vázquez was born on August 14, 1983, at the Lying-In Hospital in Celaya, Guanajuato. As a teenager, Hernández was interested in photography, and briefly attempted a career as a reporter. His parents sent him to live in México City in the hopes that it would help his academic growth. Career Hernández studied Independent filmmaking from 2001 to 2004, in Universidad Del Cine/AMCI. Lately attended Faculty of Law (UNAM) from 2003 to 2008. He earned a LL.B. from university in 2008. During his working years, Hernández was particularly inspired by the film production process, and studied film production workshop at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica. Awards and recognition Frequent collaborators Hernández did on several occasions work with the same crew more than once. Erick García Corona (Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leticia Huijara
Leticia Huijara is a Mexican actress who was born in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. Biography Huijara began her acting career in 1987 in the work of street theater. Since then she has combined her work in the theater with film and television. She has won several awards among which the Ariel for Best Actress for the film " Por si no te vuelvo a ver" and the award for best leading actress of television that is given by the National Circle of Journalists for the telenovela " Los Sanchez". She has combined her theatrical career with the film, which has been featured in several films among which are: La ley de Herodes, Ciudades oscuras, Sexo por compasión, Por si no te vuelvo a ver, Dos crímenes, Cilantro and Perejil and Lola, among many others. She has been nominated for an Ariel on three occasions, twice as actress and as a lead actress. She was also nominated for the Silver Goddess. In theater, she participated in "Baño de damas"(best female group award association of theater critics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Pablos
David Pablos (born July 28, 1983) is a Mexican director, editor and screenwriter. An active filmmaker since 2007, Pablos has been involved in six feature films, including shorts and documentaries. Pablos attained recognition for directing ''La Vida Después'' (2013) and '' Las Elegidas'' (2015). Pablos has worked with non-professional actors on his narrative films, for which he has received awards at several international film festivals, including the Morelia International Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. Pablos received an Ariel Award for Best Short Fiction Film in 2010 for ''La Canción de los Niños Muertos'' and in 2016, won for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 58th Ariel Awards in Mexico for his work in the film ''Las Elegidas''. Early life and background Pablos was born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico and studied filmmaking at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) in Mexico City. Pablos also received a scholarship granted by the Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Lora Cercos
Àlex Lora Cercós (born September 19, 1979), better known as Alex Lora, is a Spanish film director. His films, marked by complex narratives, tackle social issues and have entered hundreds of film festivals and received multiple awards and nominations around the world, most notably the three official selections at Sundance, the nomination to the Student Academy Awards, his presence at the Berlinale Talent Campus, the 2 awards of the Gaudí Catalan Academy Awards after 4 other nominations, a nomination for the Goya Academy Awards, and the nomination and the prize at the New York Emmy Awards.The City College of New York - Online Interview with Alex LoraCCNY Film Program Produces Another Student Academy Award Finalist June 5, 2012, Retrieved March 20, 2013 Early years Alex Lora was born in Barcelona, Spain and started making film in very young age after his parents bought a video8 handycam.Yahoo! Advertising Solutions - Online Interview with Alex LoraStorytelling Tips from Sundan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Chillón
Javier Chillon is a Spanish professor at the Lens School of Visual Arts known as a director of short films and music videos, particularly his "bizarre and compelling" short films, "simply unlike anything anyone else is making". Between them, '' Die Schneider Krankheit'' (2008), '' Decapoda Shock'' (2011), and the English-language '' They Will All Die in Space'' (2015) have been screened at over 800 international film festivals and won approximately 140 awards or honours. Early life and education Javier Chillon was born on 16 July 1977 in Madrid. He attended the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and received a licenciate in audiovisual communication, pursuing further education at the Institute of Filmmaking at Solent University, Southampton, where he graduated with a Master of Arts. After his studies, he began working in the audiovisual world and graphic design. Career Music video director In 2005, Miguel Bosé released ''Velvetina'', a 13-track audio CD as well as a specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Schneider Krankheit
''Die Schneider Krankheit'' (Spanish: ''El Mal de Schneider''; English: ''The Schneider Disease'', alternately ''Schneider's Disease'') is a 2008 Spanish short film, short science fiction mockumentary film written, directed, and produced by Javier Chillon, with brief animated sequences by Alicia Manero. Chillon's first film was shot on black and white Super 8 film, with a Spanish-language voice-over dubbing (filmmaking), dubbed over another German one. With credits and most other onscreen text in German, the short film gives the impression of being a West German educational documentary film of the 1950s or 1960s. Its subject is the effect of an extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial plague (disease), plague brought to Earth by a Soviet Monkeys and apes in space, chimpanzee cosmonaut after its capsule crash landed near the border with East Germany in 1958. Financed entirely by Chillon himself, the short film was selected for more than 200 international film festivals and received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
