Image del Paso; Joaquín He got his B.A. and Masters degrees in cinematography at the Łódź Film School in Poland. His work has traveled in numerous festivals around the world: he participated in the 26th Torino Film Festival (TFF) in Italy with his short documentary film Dialogue about an imageWaterdrop (2010), co-directed with Jan Pawel Trzaska, was presented at the 35th Gdynia Film Festival, Poland, and at the Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles, California. With his medium-length documentary film El sueño de San Juan / Dream of San Juan (2012), also co-directed by Jan Pawel Trzaska, he participated in the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), in the 52nd Krakow Film Festival, Poland, and in the 3rd Puebla International Film Festival (FIC Puebla). In 2013 he premiered, at the 13th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival in Poland, his medium-length film Siamese, which was also selected by the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) and by the Gdynia Film Festival, where it received a Mention from the jury. His feature film debut Maquinaria Panamericana (2016) premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) and so far it has participated in the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), where it won the FIPRESCI Award and the Mezcal Award for Best Mexican Film; in the Merida and Yucatan International Film Festival (FICMY), where it won the Award for Best Film from the Latin American debut section; and in the Durango Mexican Film Festival, where it won the Award for Best Feature Film, the Critics Award, the Young Jury Award and the Centro Buñuel Calanda Award. Maquinaria Panamericana’s international tour includes the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and the Kino Pavasaris in Lithuania, among others. He is currently writing his second feature film. Other Movies The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More Yugen When relentless rain threatens her sister’s life, a ceramic girl protects a fading ember from an ancient fire. But when the fire calls back the Trees of Life, she must decide whether she can return it: the very force that keeps her sister alive. Yugen is a stop motion short film crafted over eight years with puppets made from Mexican ceramics and inspired by the natural world. See More Yo soy Rocky In 1975, an unknown, penniless actor named Sylvester Stallone staked everything on a screenplay he had written, reserving the lead role for himself. This film chronicles the trials and tribulations behind one of Hollywood’s greatest stories of triumph over adversity. See More Related News La presencia mexicana en el Zurich Film Festival 09 · 13 · 16 Mexican Cinema at the 2016 Berlinale 02 · 15 · 16 Película mexicana seleccionada en Cine en Construcción 27 03 · 11 · 15 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image del Paso; Joaquín He got his B.A. and Masters degrees in cinematography at the Łódź Film School in Poland. His work has traveled in numerous festivals around the world: he participated in the 26th Torino Film Festival (TFF) in Italy with his short documentary film Dialogue about an imageWaterdrop (2010), co-directed with Jan Pawel Trzaska, was presented at the 35th Gdynia Film Festival, Poland, and at the Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles, California. With his medium-length documentary film El sueño de San Juan / Dream of San Juan (2012), also co-directed by Jan Pawel Trzaska, he participated in the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), in the 52nd Krakow Film Festival, Poland, and in the 3rd Puebla International Film Festival (FIC Puebla). In 2013 he premiered, at the 13th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival in Poland, his medium-length film Siamese, which was also selected by the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) and by the Gdynia Film Festival, where it received a Mention from the jury. His feature film debut Maquinaria Panamericana (2016) premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) and so far it has participated in the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), where it won the FIPRESCI Award and the Mezcal Award for Best Mexican Film; in the Merida and Yucatan International Film Festival (FICMY), where it won the Award for Best Film from the Latin American debut section; and in the Durango Mexican Film Festival, where it won the Award for Best Feature Film, the Critics Award, the Young Jury Award and the Centro Buñuel Calanda Award. Maquinaria Panamericana’s international tour includes the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and the Kino Pavasaris in Lithuania, among others. He is currently writing his second feature film.
The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More
Yugen When relentless rain threatens her sister’s life, a ceramic girl protects a fading ember from an ancient fire. But when the fire calls back the Trees of Life, she must decide whether she can return it: the very force that keeps her sister alive. Yugen is a stop motion short film crafted over eight years with puppets made from Mexican ceramics and inspired by the natural world. See More
Yo soy Rocky In 1975, an unknown, penniless actor named Sylvester Stallone staked everything on a screenplay he had written, reserving the lead role for himself. This film chronicles the trials and tribulations behind one of Hollywood’s greatest stories of triumph over adversity. See More
La presencia mexicana en el Zurich Film Festival 09 · 13 · 16 Mexican Cinema at the 2016 Berlinale 02 · 15 · 16 Película mexicana seleccionada en Cine en Construcción 27 03 · 11 · 15
