2018 FotoFilm Tijuana

2018 FotoFilm Tijuana
Opening filmAyer Maravilla Fui
Closing filmCría Puercos
LocationTijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Founded2017
No. of films14
Festival date27–31 July 2018
Websitewww.fftj.mx

The 2nd FotoFilm Tijuana Festival took place from 27 to 31 July 2018, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.[1] The official selection included 14 feature films, including the Ariel Award winner for Best Picture Sueño en Otro Idioma;[2] 12 short films produced by the Mexican Institute of Cinematography (IMCINE) and two produced by the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC); and for the competition section, six short films were the candidates for the "Best of Show" award, sent to the festival through an open call for filmmakers posted on the FilmFreeway website; Emma or the Incoveniences of a Suicide by Mexican director Marlon Morales won the award.


Official selection

Feature films

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Avenida Bugambilia Paulina Casmur Mexico, New Zealand, United States
Yesterday Wonder I Was Ayer Maravilla Fui Gabriel Mariño Mexico
Help Me Make It Through the Night Ayúdame a Pasar la Noche José Ramón Chávez Delgado Mexico
Esmeralda's Twilight Cría Puercos Ehécatl Garage Mexico
The Night Guard El Vigilante Diego Ros Mexico
No Dress Code Required Etiqueta No Rigurosa Cristina Herrera Bórquez Mexico
Juan y Vanesa Ianis Guerrero Mexico
The Eternal Feminine Los Adioses Natalia Beristáin Mexico
The Blue Years Los Años Azules Sofía Gómez Córdova Mexico
Revolver Mind Mente Revolver Alejandro Ramírez Corona Mexico
Barbarous Mexico 2 México Bárbaro II Abraham Sánchez, Carlos Meléndez, Christian Cueva, Diego Cohen, Fernando Urdapilleta, Lex Ortega, Michelle Garza, Ricardo Farías, and Sergio Tello Mexico
Drown Among the Dead Piérdete Entre los Muertos Rubén Gutiérrez Mexico
I Dream in Another Language Sueño en Otro Idioma Ernesto Contreras Mexico, Netherlands
Todos Los Viernes Son Santos Héctor Villanueva Mexico

Source:[3]

Short films

Desde Mexico

Also included as a part of the official selection of the festival was a section entitled "Desde Mexico", which included 10 short films produced by the Mexican Institute of Cinematography (IMCINE) and two produced by the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC).[3] Both, Oasis, directed by Alejandro Zuno, and Cerulia, directed by Sofía Carrillo, won the Ariel Award in 2018.[3]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Poliangular Alexandra Castellanos Mexico
Cerulia Sofía Carrillo Mexico
Last Station Última Estación Héctor Dávila Mexico
The Garden of Delights El Jardín de las Delicias Alejandro Gracía Mexico
The Aeronauts Los Aeronautas León Fernández Mexico
Elena and the Shadows Elena y las Sombras César Cepeda Mexico
Oasis Alejandro Zuno Mexico
The Problem of Being a Binary Star El Problema de las Estrellas Binarias Juan H. Villar Mexico
White Dust Polvo Blanco Silverio Palacio Mexico
Rock Hours Horas Roca Sandra Reynoso Mexico
The Last Romantic El Último Romántico Natalia García Agraz Mexico
Golden Malibu Natalia Bermúdez Mexico

Jukebox Visual

The competition for the "Best of Show" award, was divided into animated, documentary, fiction and music video fields, and as an incentive for filmmakers from the Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, and Sonora a section entitled "Desde el Norte" ("From the North") was created.[1] Six finalists were selected from all entries through the website Film Freeway.[4] The Best of Show included a prize, equivalent to USD1,000, and was awarded to Emma or the Incoveniences of a Suicide by Mexican director Marlon Morales.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Dizygotic Twins Les jumeaux dizygotes Cassandre Émanuel Canada
Enzo Serena Porcher-Carli France
Blue Tomorrow Numan Ayaz Turkey
Dreamt Little Eyes Ojitos Soñados Jossué Glezmed Mexico
Gang de rang Road Gang Cassandre Émanuel Canada
Emma or the Incoveniences of a Suicide Emma (o las inconveniencias de un suicidio) Marlon Morales 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. ^ "Exhiben cinta Sueño en Otro Idioma en FotoFilm Tijuana" (in Spanish). Grita Radio. July 29, 2018. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "FotoFilm Tijuana exhibe cortos de animación y ficción mexicanos" (in Spanish). Informate. July 31, 2018. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Anuncia FotoFilm a los 6 finalistas 2018" (in Spanish). Agencia Fronteriza de Noticias. July 23, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.