Image Rivera, Christian He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City, and participated in an exchange program at the Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC) in Barcelona. He was part of the 1st Guadalajara Talents in 2009. He is currently studying a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Concordia University in Montreal. He participated in the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short animated film Desierto (2010), which won the Best Animated Short Film award at the 3rd Rodando Film Festival San Luis Potosí (RFF SLP). He has received several awards for his work as photography director and visual effects supervisor; including Best Photography at the 3rd Kinoki International College Film Festival, Mexico City, for Es muy fácil (2007) by Pablo Figueroa; Best Director of Photography award at the 6th Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival, Uruguay, for La pantera negra (2010) by Iyari Wertta; and the Ariel for Best Visual Effects at the 52nd Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico, for Conozca la cabeza de Juan Pérez (2008) by Emilio Portes. Other Movies Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More Related News 54 years after the Halconazo 06 · 12 · 25 Salón Los Ángeles on Screen 06 · 05 · 25 Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2025: ABEL, HEROD'S LAW and more 05 · 29 · 25 Four 22nd FICM short films presented at the 64th Cannes Critics’ Week got a special screening in Paris 05 · 26 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Rivera, Christian He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City, and participated in an exchange program at the Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC) in Barcelona. He was part of the 1st Guadalajara Talents in 2009. He is currently studying a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at Concordia University in Montreal. He participated in the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short animated film Desierto (2010), which won the Best Animated Short Film award at the 3rd Rodando Film Festival San Luis Potosí (RFF SLP). He has received several awards for his work as photography director and visual effects supervisor; including Best Photography at the 3rd Kinoki International College Film Festival, Mexico City, for Es muy fácil (2007) by Pablo Figueroa; Best Director of Photography award at the 6th Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival, Uruguay, for La pantera negra (2010) by Iyari Wertta; and the Ariel for Best Visual Effects at the 52nd Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico, for Conozca la cabeza de Juan Pérez (2008) by Emilio Portes.
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
54 years after the Halconazo 06 · 12 · 25 Salón Los Ángeles on Screen 06 · 05 · 25 Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2025: ABEL, HEROD'S LAW and more 05 · 29 · 25 Four 22nd FICM short films presented at the 64th Cannes Critics’ Week got a special screening in Paris 05 · 26 · 25
Four 22nd FICM short films presented at the 64th Cannes Critics’ Week got a special screening in Paris 05 · 26 · 25
