Image Márquez; Kenya She studied communication at the Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (UNIVA) and took a course in screenwriting at the CCC film school in Mexico City. Her short fiction film Cruz (1998) was part of the tribute to Damián Alcázar at the 9th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). In the same edition of FICM, the director received a Special Mention and the Audience Award for her first feature film Fecha de caducidad (2011). It was presented at more than 40 film showings and festivals around the world and won several awards, including the Best Feature Film from Jalisco award at the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish); the Silver Colón for Best Director at the 38thIberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva, Spain; the Special Jury Award at the 15thSouth American Film Encounters, Marseille, France; the Manicuripe Award for Best Sound at the 22ndCine Ceará Ibero-american Film Fest, Brazil; and awards for Best Photography, Best Screenplay and Best First Film at the 5th Latin American Film Festival of Flanders, Brussels. 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 Asfixia, de Kenya Márquez, premiada en el Festival de Brooklyn 06 · 25 · 20 Del humor negro al drama: Entrevista a Kenya Márquez, directora de Asfixia 11 · 22 · 18 Kenya Márquez presented Asfixia, a film in competition at the 16th FICM 10 · 23 · 18 XV years, 15 editions: FICM 2011, 9th edition 08 · 16 · 17 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Márquez; Kenya She studied communication at the Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (UNIVA) and took a course in screenwriting at the CCC film school in Mexico City. Her short fiction film Cruz (1998) was part of the tribute to Damián Alcázar at the 9th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). In the same edition of FICM, the director received a Special Mention and the Audience Award for her first feature film Fecha de caducidad (2011). It was presented at more than 40 film showings and festivals around the world and won several awards, including the Best Feature Film from Jalisco award at the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish); the Silver Colón for Best Director at the 38thIberoamerican Film Festival of Huelva, Spain; the Special Jury Award at the 15thSouth American Film Encounters, Marseille, France; the Manicuripe Award for Best Sound at the 22ndCine Ceará Ibero-american Film Fest, Brazil; and awards for Best Photography, Best Screenplay and Best First Film at the 5th Latin American Film Festival of Flanders, Brussels.
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
Asfixia, de Kenya Márquez, premiada en el Festival de Brooklyn 06 · 25 · 20 Del humor negro al drama: Entrevista a Kenya Márquez, directora de Asfixia 11 · 22 · 18 Kenya Márquez presented Asfixia, a film in competition at the 16th FICM 10 · 23 · 18 XV years, 15 editions: FICM 2011, 9th edition 08 · 16 · 17
