Image Álvarez Fernández, José He studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has participated in four editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). At the 4th FICM his short documentary Venus (2006) won a Special Mention, and was also presented at the 6th FICM. At the 7th FICM he received a Special Mention for Flores en el desierto (2009). His film Canícula (2011), which was part of the Official Selection of the Documentary Feature Film section at the 9th FICM, participated in more than 20 film showings and festivals around the world. He won the FIPRESCI critics’ award at the 14th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, the SIGNIS award at the 24th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival; and the Young Jury Award at the 1st Riviera Maya Film Festival (RMFF), among other prizes. Other Movies Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More Related News 54 years after the Halconazo 06 · 12 · 25 Salón Los Ángeles on Screen 06 · 05 · 25 Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2025: ABEL, HEROD'S LAW and more 05 · 29 · 25 Four 22nd FICM short films presented at the 64th Cannes Critics’ Week got a special screening in Paris 05 · 26 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Álvarez Fernández, José He studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has participated in four editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). At the 4th FICM his short documentary Venus (2006) won a Special Mention, and was also presented at the 6th FICM. At the 7th FICM he received a Special Mention for Flores en el desierto (2009). His film Canícula (2011), which was part of the Official Selection of the Documentary Feature Film section at the 9th FICM, participated in more than 20 film showings and festivals around the world. He won the FIPRESCI critics’ award at the 14th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, the SIGNIS award at the 24th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival; and the Young Jury Award at the 1st Riviera Maya Film Festival (RMFF), among other prizes.
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
54 years after the Halconazo 06 · 12 · 25 Salón Los Ángeles on Screen 06 · 05 · 25 Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2025: ABEL, HEROD'S LAW and more 05 · 29 · 25 Four 22nd FICM short films presented at the 64th Cannes Critics’ Week got a special screening in Paris 05 · 26 · 25
Four 22nd FICM short films presented at the 64th Cannes Critics’ Week got a special screening in Paris 05 · 26 · 25
