Image Hopf, Paula She studied a B.A. in Cinematography at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC), Mexico City. Her graduation project was Velvet (2016) and she collaborated as production designer of Contrafábula de una niña disecada (2013), directed by Alejandro Iglesias Mendizábal, which was part of the Cinéfondation section at the Cannes Film Festival. Her short film Años luz (2015), traveled to diverse festivals around the world, like the Sydney Latin American Film Festival, Australia; the SEHSÜCHTE Film Festival, Germany; the Cinema da Mare Film Festival, Italy; and it won the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Carrousel International du film de Rimouski, Canada; and the Popular Jury Award at the Inter-American Festival of Student Film, Brazil. Her short documentary film La casa de los Lúpulos (2016), part of the Official Selection of the 14th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), was presented in international festivals such as the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), the Monterrey International Film Festival (FICMonterrey), and it won Best Short Film at the Merida and Yucatan International Film Festival (FICMY). She is currently developing two feature film screenplays: Un poco de jardín and La enciclopedia de lo sublime. She is founder of the Estudio Polka production company. 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 Películas nominadas al Ariel 2017 disponibles en línea 07 · 07 · 17 Les presentamos los cortometrajes de animación y documental del 14º FICM 09 · 21 · 16 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Hopf, Paula She studied a B.A. in Cinematography at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC), Mexico City. Her graduation project was Velvet (2016) and she collaborated as production designer of Contrafábula de una niña disecada (2013), directed by Alejandro Iglesias Mendizábal, which was part of the Cinéfondation section at the Cannes Film Festival. Her short film Años luz (2015), traveled to diverse festivals around the world, like the Sydney Latin American Film Festival, Australia; the SEHSÜCHTE Film Festival, Germany; the Cinema da Mare Film Festival, Italy; and it won the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Carrousel International du film de Rimouski, Canada; and the Popular Jury Award at the Inter-American Festival of Student Film, Brazil. Her short documentary film La casa de los Lúpulos (2016), part of the Official Selection of the 14th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), was presented in international festivals such as the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), the Monterrey International Film Festival (FICMonterrey), and it won Best Short Film at the Merida and Yucatan International Film Festival (FICMY). She is currently developing two feature film screenplays: Un poco de jardín and La enciclopedia de lo sublime. She is founder of the Estudio Polka production company.
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
Películas nominadas al Ariel 2017 disponibles en línea 07 · 07 · 17 Les presentamos los cortometrajes de animación y documental del 14º FICM 09 · 21 · 16
