Image Michel Grau, Jorge He studied communication at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), filmmaking at the CCC film school in Mexico City, and film directing at the Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC). He received a scholarship from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) in 2004, formed part of the Workshop for Young Producers Morelia Lab at the 3rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and participated in Guadalajara Talents 2008. He has presented his works at five editions of FICM: Mi hermano (2005) at the 3rd FICM; Ya ni Pedro Pablo (2003) and Kalimán (2006) at the 4th FICM; 72 (2011) and Chalán (2012) at the 10th FICM; and his first feature Somos lo que hay (2010) at the 8th and the 11th FICM. Somos lo que hay was also presented at the 42nd Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Festival and it was exhibited at more than 60 festivals around the world; it received the Jury Grand Prize at the 18th Gerardmer International Fantasy Film Festival, France; the Silver Hugo Special Jury Prize at the 46th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF); Best First Film at the 13th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF); and the Séquences prize for Best International Feature at the 14th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, among other awards. 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 The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26 Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Michel Grau, Jorge He studied communication at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), filmmaking at the CCC film school in Mexico City, and film directing at the Film and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC). He received a scholarship from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) in 2004, formed part of the Workshop for Young Producers Morelia Lab at the 3rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and participated in Guadalajara Talents 2008. He has presented his works at five editions of FICM: Mi hermano (2005) at the 3rd FICM; Ya ni Pedro Pablo (2003) and Kalimán (2006) at the 4th FICM; 72 (2011) and Chalán (2012) at the 10th FICM; and his first feature Somos lo que hay (2010) at the 8th and the 11th FICM. Somos lo que hay was also presented at the 42nd Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Festival and it was exhibited at more than 60 festivals around the world; it received the Jury Grand Prize at the 18th Gerardmer International Fantasy Film Festival, France; the Silver Hugo Special Jury Prize at the 46th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF); Best First Film at the 13th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF); and the Séquences prize for Best International Feature at the 14th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, among other awards.
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
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26 Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26
