Image Gruener, Daniel He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. He has participated in two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and has received more than 10 awards around the world. His first film, Sobrenatural (1996), won the awards for Best Picture and Best Director at the 37th Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI), Colombia, and four Ariel Awards at the 38th Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico. At the 1st FICM, he presented his short fiction film De jazmín en flor (1996), which received an Ariel Award for Best Fiction Short Film at the 39th Ariel Awards Ceremony and the award for Best Short Film at the 15th Festival des Films du Monde (FFM, in French), Montreal. His feature film Morirse en domingo (2006) premiered at the 4th FICM. It won the Best International Picture award at the 8th Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF), Canada, and six Silver Goddess Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, at the 37th Silver Goddess Awards Ceremony, Mexico. He has also worked on several theatrical, multimedia and advertising projects, including the staging of the opera by Gian Carlo Menotti, El teléfono (1999), with the Chamber Orchestra of Fine Arts (OCBA, in Spanish), and the production Una ventana a nuestra historia, part of Mexico’s 2010 Bicentennial Independence Celebrations. 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 Screening of Short Plays, Short Films about Soccer Fever 10 · 22 · 14 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Gruener, Daniel He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. He has participated in two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and has received more than 10 awards around the world. His first film, Sobrenatural (1996), won the awards for Best Picture and Best Director at the 37th Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI), Colombia, and four Ariel Awards at the 38th Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico. At the 1st FICM, he presented his short fiction film De jazmín en flor (1996), which received an Ariel Award for Best Fiction Short Film at the 39th Ariel Awards Ceremony and the award for Best Short Film at the 15th Festival des Films du Monde (FFM, in French), Montreal. His feature film Morirse en domingo (2006) premiered at the 4th FICM. It won the Best International Picture award at the 8th Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF), Canada, and six Silver Goddess Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, at the 37th Silver Goddess Awards Ceremony, Mexico. He has also worked on several theatrical, multimedia and advertising projects, including the staging of the opera by Gian Carlo Menotti, El teléfono (1999), with the Chamber Orchestra of Fine Arts (OCBA, in Spanish), and the production Una ventana a nuestra historia, part of Mexico’s 2010 Bicentennial Independence Celebrations.
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
