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Hernández Cordón; Julio

He studied film at the CCC film school in Mexico City. He has been part of the National System of Art Creators at the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), Mexico, on two occasions. In 2009, he participated at the Résidence of Cinéfondation, created by the Cannes Festival, France. His work has participated in more than 20 festivals around the world. He won the Horizontes Award at the 56th San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain, and the International Jury Award at the 11th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI, in Spanish), Argentine, for his first feature film Gasolina (2008), among other awards. His film Las marimbas del infierno (2010) won the Best Mexican Feature Film Award at the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), México; the Jury and Audience Awards at the 17th Valdivia International Film Festival (FICV, in spanish), Chile; the Best Ibero-American Feature Film Award at the 28th Miami International Film Festival, United States; and the Ciputti and Jury Award at the 28th Torino Film Festival (TFF), among others. He also won the Coup de Cœur Award at the 26th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, France, for his film Polvo (2012), and the Espérance and Jury Awards at the 23rd Marseille International Film Festival (FIDMarseille), France, for his work Hasta el sol tiene manchas (2012). His feature film Te prometo anarquía (2015) was presented at the 68th Festival del film Locarno, Switzerland, and was part of the Official Selection of the 13th FICM.

Other Movies

If I Were Fire

Si yo fuese fuego
Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More

Lives on the Border

Vidas en la orilla
Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More

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Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More

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