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Sight & Sound
04.10
Festival Special: Morelia, Mexico

by Paul Julian Smith

The seventh Morelia International Film Festival, which ran from October 3-11, 2009, is unique for a number of reasons. For one thing it takes place in an exquisite Mexican colonial town, all pink stone and baroque curlicues. ver nota completa
Sight & Sound
12.08
Mexican models

by Paul Julian Smith

Paul Julian Smith finds varied forms for future Mexican cinema in Morelia.

It was Todd Haynes, a high-profile guest, who noted that the International Film Festival in Morelia, Mexico, now in its sixth outling, seems to have suddenly burs ton the World film map. ver nota completa
IndieWire
13.10.08
Todd Haynes, "Wadley," Christian Mungiu, and Mexico's First Lady at Morelia Fest

by Eric Kohn

Security measures suddenly became intense on Thursday at the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), but not due to a looming threat. Quite the opposite, in fact: The wife of Mexican president Felipe Calderon paid a visit to the small town and spent the day watching films, bringing a protective army in tow. ver nota completa
IndieWire
08.10.08
In Wake Of Attack, Morelia Fest Offers Sense of Renewal

by Eric Kohn

It can take over four hours to drive from Mexico City to the capital of Michoacan de Ocampo for the Morelia Film Festival, but the vibrant town in question lies several more metaphorical miles away from recent newspaper headlines. ver nota completa
Variety
25.08.08
Morelia hits on growth spurt Film festival up 10% from last year

by James Young

MEXICO CITY -- The sixth Morelia Film Festival, Mexico's showcase for new and emerging filmmakers, is growing in scale with 85 pics in competition, up 10% on 2007. ver nota completa
Variety
04.08.08
Morelia sets competition titles | Festival will feature four competitive categories

by James Young

MEXICO CITY -- Organizers of the sixth Morelia Intl. Film Festival unveiled the competition films on Monday, including "Los bastardos" (The Bastards), Amat Escalante's tale of immigrants in Los Angeles driven to violence. ver nota completa
IndieWire
16.10.07
Cultivating Filmmakers and Audiences at Expanding Morelia Fest

by Eugene Hernandez

Eating lunch at a table with Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) chiefs Daniela Michel and Alejandro Ramirez (inside the festival’s spacious afternoon hospitality venue), acclaimed Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez-Inarritu spent some time chatting with a group of young kids who probably aren’t old enough to see his films, but nonetheless seemed excited by the encounter. ver nota completa
IndieWire
26.10.06
Mexico Gets Mobile Movies: Traveling Documentary Festival to Launch in Early 2006

by Silverdocs

On the heels of a renaissance in recent years, Mexican cinema continues to ride a wave of global popularity, from an unusually strong presence at this year's Cannes Film Festival to an increased awareness even among its citizens at home. Now, a Mexican production company called Canana... ver nota completa
The Reporter
24.10.06
"Salvaje" earns top Morelia prize
Gustavo Gamou's documentary "La Palomilla Salvaje" (The Wild Squad), a depiction of two wannabe bull riders, won top prize at the fourth Morelia International Film Festival... ver nota completa
Variety
23.10.06
Morelia fest wild for 'Bunch' doc

by Michael O´Boyle

The Morelia Film Festival crowned "La palomilla salvaje" (The Wild Bunch) best docu while the audience was split for black-and-white gem "El Violin" and the widely acclaimed docu "In the Pit."... ver nota completa
Variety
22.10.06
Mexico's next gen on view at fest

by Michael O´Boyle

The Morelia Film Fest, now in its fourth year, continues to consolidate its position as a discovery platform for Mexico's next generation of filmmakers... ver nota completa
The Reporter
07.10.06
"Quinceanera", "Sleep" bookend Morelia fest
Coming-of-age drama "Quinceanera," from writer-directors Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, and Michel Gondry's romantic fantasy "The Science of Sleep" will bookend the fourth edition of the Morelia International Film Festival, one of Mexico's top movie showcases... ver nota completa
Variety
06.10.06
'Quinceanera' opens Morelia fest

by Michael O´Boyle

The fourth Morelia Intl. Film Festival will open Oct. 14 with Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer's Sundance fave "Quinceanera" and close Oct. 22 with Michel Gondry's "The Science of Sleep."... ver nota completa
IndieWire
19.10.05
A World Class Cultural Event: Morelia Fest Focuses on Mexican Docs and Shorts in 3rd Year

by Jonny Leahan

The third Morelia International Film Festival wrapped on Sunday, bringing to a close anambitious eight day program that included 42 Mexican shorts and 17 Mexican docs in competition as well as dozens of narrative features and films in special sections, from both Mexico and around the world.. ver nota completa
Variety
16.10.05
Intimate fest leaves good impression

by Michael O´Boyle

Mexico's growing festival circuit, the Morelia Film Fest is making its mark. In its third year, fest offers a panorama of the Mexican industry. While competition is focused on shorts and docs, fest screened 11 Mexican features, nine of which preemed here. "Morelia is about young filmmakers, and we are doing our part to nurture the next generation,"...s, nine of which preemed here... ver nota completa
Variety
25.09.05
Region gains showbiz visibility

by Michael O´Boyle

With a growing festival, a new film fund in development and the possibility of a major studio development, Michoacan is shooting for a bigger star on the movie industry map. State capital Morelia will host its third international film fest from Oct. 8-16. Backed with funds from nation's largest exhib, Cinepolis, the event has become one of the most important... ver nota completa
Sight & Sound
2005
Mexico Rising

by Nick James

Most film festivals are about the search for hits or masterpieces but there`s another kind closer to a spirit of real discovery. In Mexico there`s an elegant event designed to open minds to cinema`s democratic potential... ver nota completa
Sight & Sound
01.05
Mexico Rising: Interview

by Nick James

In this month's Sight & Sound we published an interview conducted by Editor Nick James with the Chilean director and polymath Raúl Ruiz at the Morelia film festival in Mexico. The published text drew on only part of a much longer interview and concentrated on Ruiz's advice for young film-makers... ver nota completa
The New York Times
2005
Directions: As Far From Sundance as Could Be

by Perla Ciuk

According to custom, Mexican Indians avoid being photographed for fear of their souls being stolen. But the third International Film Festival of Morelia (and a related Mexico United States binational conference on Indian and Indianrelated media) that took place last month might have effectively laid that custom to rest... ver nota completa
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