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.
| Opening film | William: The New Judo Master |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Heroyna |
| Location | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
| Founded | 2017 |
| No. of films | 3 |
| Festival date | 14–17 July 2017 |
| Website | www |
Official selection edit
Feature films edit
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 edit
Desde el Norte edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "FotoFilm Festival, plataforma tijuanense de emprendimiento para artistas" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Cultura. April 26, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Garrido Mancilla, Crispin (June 28, 2017). "Presentan evento FotoFilm Tijuana". El Mexicano (in Spanish). Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Cecut sera sede del primer festival FotoFilm Tijuana". Frontera (in Spanish). Fundación Healy. July 12, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ López, Esmeralda (July 19, 2017). "FotoFilm Tijuana, exhibió imágenes sin fronteras". Milenio (in Spanish). Grupo Multimedios. Retrieved May 1, 2018.