2017 FotoFilm Tijuana

2017 FotoFilm Tijuana
Opening filmWilliam: The New Judo Master
Closing filmHeroyna
LocationTijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Founded2017
No. of films3
Festival date14–17 July 2017
Websitewww.fftj.mx

The 1st FotoFilm Tijuana Festival took place from 14 to 17 July 2017, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.[1] As stated by its CEO, Julio Rodríguez, the first edition of the festival, held at the Tijuana Cultural Center, had 30 different activities, 41 speakers, 180 featured artists, and 22,000 attendees.[1] The official selection for short films was divided in two fields: "Desde el Norte" ("From the North") including four short films by Mexican directors based on Baja California; and "Jukebox Visual", for short films sent through an open call for filmmakers posted on the FilmFreeway website. The feature films included in the main program were selected by the festival film programmer.

Official selection

Feature films

The selection included two feature films, William: El Nuevo Maestro del Judo and Heroyna; and the anthology film La Habitación.[2]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
William: The New Judo Master William: El Nuevo Maestro del Judo Omar Guzmán and Ricardo Silva Mexico
Tales of Mexico La Habitación Carlos Carrera, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Carlos Bolado, Ernesto Contreras, Iván Ávila Dueñas, Alfonso Pineda Ulloa, Alejandro Valle, and Natalia Beristáin Mexico, Poland
Heroyna Alejandro Solórzano Mexico

Short films

Desde el Norte

The selection for "Desde el Norte" ("From the North") included four short films directed by Mexican filmmakers based on the state of Baja California.[3] Hambre, directed by Alejandro Montalvo, won the Audience Award.[4]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Microcastle Microcastillo Alejandra Villalba García Mexico
The Other Side Al Otro Lado Rodrigo Álvarez Flores Mexico
Milk Leche Gilberto González Penilla Mexico
Hunger Hambre Alejandro Montalvo Mexico

References

  1. ^ a b "FotoFilm Festival, plataforma tijuanense de emprendimiento para artistas" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Cultura. April 26, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Garrido Mancilla, Crispin (June 28, 2017). "Presentan evento FotoFilm Tijuana". El Mexicano (in Spanish). Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Cecut sera sede del primer festival FotoFilm Tijuana". Frontera (in Spanish). Fundación Healy. July 12, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ^ López, Esmeralda (July 19, 2017). "FotoFilm Tijuana, exhibió imágenes sin fronteras". Milenio (in Spanish). Grupo Multimedios. Retrieved May 1, 2018.