Image Lara; Gerardo He studied cinematography at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC-UNAM) in Mexico City. He received the Rockefeller and MacArthur scholarships in 1998. He won First Place at the Sceenplay Bank at the Mexican Writers’ Guild (SOGEM) on two occasions: in 2001 for Rencor vivo and in 2002 for Sangre de toro. His work has been shown in more than 10 festivals around the world. With his short film Diamante (1984) he participated in the 1st Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), Mexico; in the 6th Amiens International Film Festival, France; and in the 11th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Canada. This work was nominated in the category of Best Short Film at the 22nd Silver Goddess Awards, Mexico. With his feature film debut Un año perdido (1993) he participated in the 8th FICG; in the 15th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana, Cuba; and in the 14th Amiens International Film Festival. His short documentary film La perra del diablo/The Devil’s Bitch (2005) was part of the Official Selection of the 3rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and of the 21st FICG. He is currently working in post-production of his short fiction film Dulce pesar. 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 The Michoacan author José Rubén Romero 09 · 25 · 26 EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL: Herzog and the existence of the extraordinary 09 · 17 · 26 Tippett Studio and Paul Verhoeven: the end of an era between eroticism and science fiction 09 · 17 · 26 RIO, ZONA NORTE: reasons to smile 09 · 09 · 26 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Lara; Gerardo He studied cinematography at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC-UNAM) in Mexico City. He received the Rockefeller and MacArthur scholarships in 1998. He won First Place at the Sceenplay Bank at the Mexican Writers’ Guild (SOGEM) on two occasions: in 2001 for Rencor vivo and in 2002 for Sangre de toro. His work has been shown in more than 10 festivals around the world. With his short film Diamante (1984) he participated in the 1st Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), Mexico; in the 6th Amiens International Film Festival, France; and in the 11th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Canada. This work was nominated in the category of Best Short Film at the 22nd Silver Goddess Awards, Mexico. With his feature film debut Un año perdido (1993) he participated in the 8th FICG; in the 15th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana, Cuba; and in the 14th Amiens International Film Festival. His short documentary film La perra del diablo/The Devil’s Bitch (2005) was part of the Official Selection of the 3rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and of the 21st FICG. He is currently working in post-production of his short fiction film Dulce pesar.
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
The Michoacan author José Rubén Romero 09 · 25 · 26 EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL: Herzog and the existence of the extraordinary 09 · 17 · 26 Tippett Studio and Paul Verhoeven: the end of an era between eroticism and science fiction 09 · 17 · 26 RIO, ZONA NORTE: reasons to smile 09 · 09 · 26
Tippett Studio and Paul Verhoeven: the end of an era between eroticism and science fiction 09 · 17 · 26
