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.
| Opening film | Ayer Maravilla Fui |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Cría Puercos |
| Location | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
| Founded | 2017 |
| No. of films | 14 |
| Festival date | 27–31 July 2018 |
| Website | www |
Official selection
editFeature films
edit| 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
editDesde Mexico
editAlso 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "FotoFilm Festival, plataforma tijuanense de emprendimiento para artistas" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Cultura. April 26, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Anuncia FotoFilm a los 6 finalistas 2018" (in Spanish). Agencia Fronteriza de Noticias. July 23, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.