Image Contreras, Ernesto He studied publicity at the Center for Communication Studies (CECC) in Mexico City. He has participated in three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He received a Special Mention at the 1st FICM for his short fiction film Los no invitados (2003), also winner of the Best International Short Film Award at the 46th Ariel Awards Ceremony. His first film Párpados azules (2007) premiered at the 5th FICM and participated in more than 30 festivals around the world. It won, among other prizes, the Ariel for Best First Feature at the 50th Ariel Awards Ceremony, the Special Jury Award at the 24th Sundance Film Festival, and a Special Mention at the Horizontes Latinos Section of the 55th San Sebastián International Film Festival. He presented his short film El milagro (2000) at the tribute to Pepe Escriche at the 6th FICM. El milagro won, among other prizes, the Best International Short Fiction Film Award at the 9th FESANCOR - Chilean International Short Film Festival of Santiago, and a Special Mention at the 28th International Film Festival of Huesca, Spain. Other Movies Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More 5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More 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 Related News Mónica Lozano presidirá la Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas 09 · 04 · 19 Directores mexicanos que saltaron del cine a las series 06 · 08 · 18 FOTOGALERÍA: 60ª entrega de los premios Ariel 06 · 06 · 18 Películas nominadas al Ariel 2018 que participaron en el FICM 06 · 05 · 18 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Contreras, Ernesto He studied publicity at the Center for Communication Studies (CECC) in Mexico City. He has participated in three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He received a Special Mention at the 1st FICM for his short fiction film Los no invitados (2003), also winner of the Best International Short Film Award at the 46th Ariel Awards Ceremony. His first film Párpados azules (2007) premiered at the 5th FICM and participated in more than 30 festivals around the world. It won, among other prizes, the Ariel for Best First Feature at the 50th Ariel Awards Ceremony, the Special Jury Award at the 24th Sundance Film Festival, and a Special Mention at the Horizontes Latinos Section of the 55th San Sebastián International Film Festival. He presented his short film El milagro (2000) at the tribute to Pepe Escriche at the 6th FICM. El milagro won, among other prizes, the Best International Short Fiction Film Award at the 9th FESANCOR - Chilean International Short Film Festival of Santiago, and a Special Mention at the 28th International Film Festival of Huesca, Spain.
Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More
5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More
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
Mónica Lozano presidirá la Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas 09 · 04 · 19 Directores mexicanos que saltaron del cine a las series 06 · 08 · 18 FOTOGALERÍA: 60ª entrega de los premios Ariel 06 · 06 · 18 Películas nominadas al Ariel 2018 que participaron en el FICM 06 · 05 · 18
