Yulene Olaizola (Mexico City, June 13 , 1983[1]) is a Mexican director, editor and producer. She graduated from the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC). She won several awards for her debut film, "Intimacies of Shakespeare and Victor Hugo". She was selected to participate in "L’atelier" of the Cinefondation, designed to help filmmakers get in touch with producers, obtain international funding, and be part of the Cannes Film Festival.[2][3][4]
Professional career
editShe graduated summa cum laude for her documentary thesis "Intimacies of Shakespeare and Victor Hugo" (Intimidades de Shakespeare y Víctor Hugo).[5]
Her film "Fogo" is the result of work done during an artistic residency sponsored by the Fogo Island Arts Corporation in Newfoundland, Canada. It was part of the Official Selection of the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and the 44th Directors' Fortnight, a parallel section of the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
She founded her production company, Malacosa Cine, with Rubén Imaz.
She was a member of the advisory board of Procine in 2018.
She will participate in the 71st Cannes Film Festival with her film "Selva Tragica", supported by “L’atelier" of the Cinefondation.[6]
Filmography
edit- Intimidades de Shakespeare y Víctor Hugo (2008)
- Paraísos artificiales (2011)
- Fogo (2012)
- Epitafio (2015) codirección con Rubén Imaz
- Selva Trágica (2020)
References
edit- ^ "Yulene Olaizola | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ Ehrlich, David (2020-09-09). "'Tragic Jungle' Review: A Mayan Legend About a Man-Eating Demon Is Recast by the Female Gaze". IndieWire. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ Hunter2020-09-25T08:00:00+01:00, Allan. "'Tragic Jungle': Hamburg Review". Screen. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Croll, Ben (2020-09-23). "Tropical Western 'Tragic Jungle' Gives Director Yulene Olaizola Her Biggest Canvas Yet". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Interior XIII". www.interior13.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "15 projects selected for the Cannes Cinéfondation Atelier". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2023-08-16.