Image Iglesias Mendizábal; Alejandro He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. He participated in more than 10 national and international festivals with his short film Abracadabra (2011), which won the Audience Award for Best Short Film of the Festival and Best Ibero-American Short Film Award at the 7th Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival, Uruguay. He participated in the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short fiction film Contrafábula de una niña disecada (2012), which was presented at more than 20 film showings and festivals around the world; including the 66th Cannes Film Festival; the 24th São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil; the 32nd Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, England; and the 43rd Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival. For this film, he won the Best Director and Best Picture awards at the 8th Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico (SSFFM); an Honorable Mention at the 20th International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima, Krakow; and the Young Jury Award at the 36th Rencontres Henri Langlois International Film Schools Festival, Poitiers, France. He participated in the 13th edition of FICM with two films: the short fiction film El humo denso que nos oprime el pecho (2015), and the feature fiction film Sopladora de hojas (2015). 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 Sopladora de Hojas by Alejandro Iglesias at the 13th FICM 10 · 25 · 15 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Iglesias Mendizábal; Alejandro He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. He participated in more than 10 national and international festivals with his short film Abracadabra (2011), which won the Audience Award for Best Short Film of the Festival and Best Ibero-American Short Film Award at the 7th Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival, Uruguay. He participated in the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short fiction film Contrafábula de una niña disecada (2012), which was presented at more than 20 film showings and festivals around the world; including the 66th Cannes Film Festival; the 24th São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil; the 32nd Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, England; and the 43rd Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival. For this film, he won the Best Director and Best Picture awards at the 8th Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico (SSFFM); an Honorable Mention at the 20th International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima, Krakow; and the Young Jury Award at the 36th Rencontres Henri Langlois International Film Schools Festival, Poitiers, France. He participated in the 13th edition of FICM with two films: the short fiction film El humo denso que nos oprime el pecho (2015), and the feature fiction film Sopladora de hojas (2015).
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
