Morelia International Film Festival 2013 Presents Its Official Mexican Selection
Eric Ortiz Garcia - twitch
go to original
August 10, 2013
EnglishFrenchSpanish



The Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) 2013, arguably Mexico's most important, will be celebrated from October 18 to 27. The first big announcement of the festival has just been made, with the official selection of Mexican films. There are four different categories in the Mexico section: feature length film, documentary, short film and films from Michoacán.

Eleven feature length movies will be presented, including the works of such directors as Fernando Eimbcke (known for Duck Season), Michel Franco (director of After Lucia), Diego Quemada-Diez (his film was also part of Cannes 2013) and David Pablos (an emerging filmmaker from the CCC).

This is the main Mexican official selection:

  • Mexican Feature Length Film
  • A los Ojos, by Michel and Victoria Franco
  • Club Sándwich, by Fernando Eimbcke  
  • Las Horas Muertas, by Aarón Fernández
  • Los Insólitos Peces Gato, by Claudia Sainte-Luce
  • La Jaula de Oro (aka The Golden Gate), by Diego Quemada-Diez
  • Manto Acuífero, by Michael Rowe
  • Paraíso, by Mariana Chenillo
  • Penumbra, by Eduardo Villanueva
  • Somos Mari Pepa, by Samuel Kishi Leopo
  • La Vida Después, by David Pablos
  • Workers, by José Luis Valle

Mexican Feature Length Documentary

  • Los Años de Fierro, by Santiago Esteinou
  • Atempa, Sueños a Orillas del Río, by Edson Caballero Trujillo
  • El Cuarto Desnudo, by Nuria Ibáñez
  • Elevador, by Adrián Ortiz Maciel
  • El Hombre Detrás de la Máscara, by Gabriela Obregón
  • Lejanía, by Pablo Tamez Sierra
  • Oasis, by Alejandro Cárdenas
  • Quebranto, by Roberto Fiesco
  • Rosario, by Shula Erenberg
  • Tochi, by Misael Alva Alva

The rest of the Mexican lineup (short films) here!

We invite you to add your charity or supporting organizations' news stories and coming events to PVAngels so we can share them with the world. Do it now!

Celebrate a Healthy Lifestyle

Health and WellnessFrom activities like hiking, swimming, bike riding and yoga, to restaurants offering healthy menus, Vallarta-Nayarit is the ideal place to continue - or start - your healthy lifestyle routine.

News & Views to Staying Healthy

From the Bay & Beyond

Discover Vallarta-Nayarit

Banderas Bay offers 34 miles of incomparable coastline in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit, and home to Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit's many great destinations.