Image García Besné, Viviana She studied graphic communication at the National School of Visual Arts (ENAP) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She has participated in various conferences and roundtables at national and international festivals, including “Documentary and the Film Industry”, together with programmer Mara Fortes and director Everardo González, at the 2nd London MexFest, England; and “Memory and Subjectivity. Physical and Emotional Restoration” at the 1st Muestra Silencios Históricos y Personales, Sao Paulo, Brazil. In addition to her work as director, she is also a screenwriter and editor of various films, including the feature film by Michelle Ibaven, No hay lugar lejano (2012), where she worked as editor. The film was presented at more than 20 film screenings and festivals around the world and won Best Documentary Made by a Woman at the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), among other awards. She also worked in the restoration and preservation of institutions like the UNAM Film Archives, in 2008, and the Agrasánchez Film Archive, Mexico, from 2006 to 2009. She worked as a teacher at the Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC), Barcelona, and the CCC film school in Mexico City. She worked on the screenplay, editing and visual effects of the documentary El revés del tapiz de la locura (2006) by Maite Bermúdez, which was exhibited at the Pompidou Center, Paris, in 2008. Her first documentary film Perdida (2010) has been shown at more than 40 festivals around the world, including the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and the 12th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI). The film won an Honorable Mention at the 25th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG); the Lucía Carbajal Prize at the 7th Iberoamerican Documentary Film Festival of Memory (FMDI), Cuernavaca; and the Silver Goddess Francisco Pina at the 40th Silver Goddess Awards, Mexico. She is currently working on the screenplay of the documentary Coleccionista de sombras and on the editing of the documentary El hombre que vio demasiado by filmmaker Trisha Ziff. 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 World Premiere of the New Restoration of Santo contra Cerebro del Mal at the 68th Berlinale 02 · 21 · 18 Santo contra hombres infernales had an outdoor screening at the 15th FICM 10 · 27 · 17 Help save the Permanencia Voluntaria film archive 09 · 25 · 17 El FICM lamenta el fallecimiento de Guillermo Calderón Stell 08 · 23 · 17 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image García Besné, Viviana She studied graphic communication at the National School of Visual Arts (ENAP) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She has participated in various conferences and roundtables at national and international festivals, including “Documentary and the Film Industry”, together with programmer Mara Fortes and director Everardo González, at the 2nd London MexFest, England; and “Memory and Subjectivity. Physical and Emotional Restoration” at the 1st Muestra Silencios Históricos y Personales, Sao Paulo, Brazil. In addition to her work as director, she is also a screenwriter and editor of various films, including the feature film by Michelle Ibaven, No hay lugar lejano (2012), where she worked as editor. The film was presented at more than 20 film screenings and festivals around the world and won Best Documentary Made by a Woman at the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), among other awards. She also worked in the restoration and preservation of institutions like the UNAM Film Archives, in 2008, and the Agrasánchez Film Archive, Mexico, from 2006 to 2009. She worked as a teacher at the Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC), Barcelona, and the CCC film school in Mexico City. She worked on the screenplay, editing and visual effects of the documentary El revés del tapiz de la locura (2006) by Maite Bermúdez, which was exhibited at the Pompidou Center, Paris, in 2008. Her first documentary film Perdida (2010) has been shown at more than 40 festivals around the world, including the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and the 12th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI). The film won an Honorable Mention at the 25th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG); the Lucía Carbajal Prize at the 7th Iberoamerican Documentary Film Festival of Memory (FMDI), Cuernavaca; and the Silver Goddess Francisco Pina at the 40th Silver Goddess Awards, Mexico. She is currently working on the screenplay of the documentary Coleccionista de sombras and on the editing of the documentary El hombre que vio demasiado by filmmaker Trisha Ziff.
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
World Premiere of the New Restoration of Santo contra Cerebro del Mal at the 68th Berlinale 02 · 21 · 18 Santo contra hombres infernales had an outdoor screening at the 15th FICM 10 · 27 · 17 Help save the Permanencia Voluntaria film archive 09 · 25 · 17 El FICM lamenta el fallecimiento de Guillermo Calderón Stell 08 · 23 · 17
World Premiere of the New Restoration of Santo contra Cerebro del Mal at the 68th Berlinale 02 · 21 · 18
