The 76th Locarno Film Festival is hosting one of the largest international retrospectives of Mexican popular cinema in decades, encompassing 36 titles of varying genres, from dramas to film noir as well as comedies, musicals, horror and sports.
Putting together “Daily Spectacle – The Different Seasons of Mexican Popular Cinema” took at least two years, according to writer and programmer Olaf Möller, who curated the selection alongside critic Roberto Turigliatto and in close collaboration with Filmoteca Unam director Hugo Villa and other key experts.
The unprecedented showcase of Mexican films ranging from the 1940s to the 1960s spans some 30 years of extraordinary creativity, which inspired subsequent generations of Mexican filmmakers.
Locarno first hosted a retrospective of Mexican cinema in 1957 but this new showcase goes beyond the Golden Age to more popular titles, with the oldest being “En Tiempos de Don Porfirio” (1940) and the youngest among them “Olimpiada en México”(1969), “two films that...
Putting together “Daily Spectacle – The Different Seasons of Mexican Popular Cinema” took at least two years, according to writer and programmer Olaf Möller, who curated the selection alongside critic Roberto Turigliatto and in close collaboration with Filmoteca Unam director Hugo Villa and other key experts.
The unprecedented showcase of Mexican films ranging from the 1940s to the 1960s spans some 30 years of extraordinary creativity, which inspired subsequent generations of Mexican filmmakers.
Locarno first hosted a retrospective of Mexican cinema in 1957 but this new showcase goes beyond the Golden Age to more popular titles, with the oldest being “En Tiempos de Don Porfirio” (1940) and the youngest among them “Olimpiada en México”(1969), “two films that...
- 8/2/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Guadalajara, Mexico — Chile came into this year’s Guadalajara Intl. Film Festival (Ficg) as the guest country of honor. Once here, Luis Alejandro Pérez García’s “Piola” stomped around the Guadalajara Construye Works in Progress section like it owned the place, snatching up six of a possible 13 prizes.
After the success of Juan Caceres’ “Perro Bomba” in the same competition last year – the film scored four awards – perhaps it shouldn’t have been a surprise that another Chilean feature would perform so well this time around.
“Piola” turns on the chance interaction between three young people in moments that would be recognizable to teenagers the world around. Martin’s family is moving and he can’t be bothered to involve himself. Sol is searching for her lost dog and dealing with an unrequited romance. And Charly can’t handle his miserable job and the stresses of teenage fatherhood.
The impressive...
After the success of Juan Caceres’ “Perro Bomba” in the same competition last year – the film scored four awards – perhaps it shouldn’t have been a surprise that another Chilean feature would perform so well this time around.
“Piola” turns on the chance interaction between three young people in moments that would be recognizable to teenagers the world around. Martin’s family is moving and he can’t be bothered to involve himself. Sol is searching for her lost dog and dealing with an unrequited romance. And Charly can’t handle his miserable job and the stresses of teenage fatherhood.
The impressive...
- 3/11/2019
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
As the star-studded Cannes 70th anniversary gala dinner wrapped up on May 23, a mariachi band came out to play “Cielito lindo,” “México lindo y querido,” and the Spanish version of “Happy Birthday” turning this year’s Cannes Film Festival into a celebration of #MexiCannes.2017 Cannes.. Photograph by Justin Bishop. Salma Hayek wears Yves Saint Laurent and a Boucheron necklace. Francois-Henri Pinault wears Gucci.Read more in Remezcla here. In a few red-tinted videos, Salma Hayek, Guillermo del Toro, Emmanuel Lubezki, Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and BFFs Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal can be seen gathering around Table 46 to sing along with the mariachis. They also attracted other celebrities like Isabelle Huppert and quickly became the center of attention. As they loudly sang, a larger group surrounded them and recorded them on their phones. And with GdT giving the performance of a lifetime, it’s hard to blame onlookers.
- 6/5/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Mexico City Film Commission head to assume post on June 1.
Hugo Villa has been appointed director of the Los Cabos International Film Festival.
Villa is the current general-director of the Mexico City Film Commission and brings more than 30 years of experience in the industry as a producer, cinematographer, production advisor and government officer.
He will commence his new post on June 1 and replaces Alonso Aguilar Castillo, who served as festival director at the last four editions and is pursuing new opportunities.
Villa co-funded Hartos Indios, the Mexican company that produced documentaries, features and shorts and provided production services to Warner Bros, Sony, and Showtime.
Hartos Indios worked on the Mexico shoots of Troy, The Legend Of Zorro, The Whole Truth and Dust To Dust (Por La Libre), among others.
Villa also served as director for production at the Mexican Film Institute Imcine.
“We are very pleased and thrilled that Hugo Villa will lead the Festival, as we consider...
Hugo Villa has been appointed director of the Los Cabos International Film Festival.
Villa is the current general-director of the Mexico City Film Commission and brings more than 30 years of experience in the industry as a producer, cinematographer, production advisor and government officer.
He will commence his new post on June 1 and replaces Alonso Aguilar Castillo, who served as festival director at the last four editions and is pursuing new opportunities.
Villa co-funded Hartos Indios, the Mexican company that produced documentaries, features and shorts and provided production services to Warner Bros, Sony, and Showtime.
Hartos Indios worked on the Mexico shoots of Troy, The Legend Of Zorro, The Whole Truth and Dust To Dust (Por La Libre), among others.
Villa also served as director for production at the Mexican Film Institute Imcine.
“We are very pleased and thrilled that Hugo Villa will lead the Festival, as we consider...
- 5/3/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Producers Network today and tomorrow accept seasoned producers to meet at roundtables hosted by such industry luminaries as Julie Bergeron who is responsible for exporting this version of the Pn from the Cannes Market, Clauia Landsberger who served 8 years as head of European Film Promotion, continues to head up Holland Film and is on the Berlinale selection committee, Alfredo Calvino head of the Mexican based Latinofusion who is awarding Us$60,000 to filmmakers in various competitions, Mexican line producer Carlos Taibo, Hugo Villa, and Strategic Partners' Jan Miller. Each in turn hosts an expert to discuss specific subjects with the participants around a table.
My choice on day one was Carlos Taibo's hosted table for Susan Weeks of the Global Film Initiative which Susan initially founded with Noah Cowan to promote cross-cultural understanding through the medium of cinema. Their model was based on the Hubert Bals Fund and it...
My choice on day one was Carlos Taibo's hosted table for Susan Weeks of the Global Film Initiative which Susan initially founded with Noah Cowan to promote cross-cultural understanding through the medium of cinema. Their model was based on the Hubert Bals Fund and it...
- 3/19/2010
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's state-run film financing body Imcine has reabsorbed the National Film Commission in a bid to better draw international production here.
The revamped locations and production services entity was set to launch operations Monday. Hugo Villa, who has worked as unit manager on such Hollywood productions as "The Legend of Zorro" and "Troy", will head up the commission.
Several years ago, in a move to gain independence from Imcine, the film commission, known as CONAFILM, became a civil association. But when several influential industry figures felt CONAFILM was doing a poor job as an independent body, a special committee was formed to reincorporate the film commission into Imcine.
The committee comprised representatives from screenwriters guild SOGEM, actors union ANDA and the powerful Film Production Workers Union.
Mexico, which draws about a dozen foreign shoots a year, lags far behind Canada in attracting U.S. productions.
"We have very few foreign productions here compared with other countries," Villa said.
The revamped locations and production services entity was set to launch operations Monday. Hugo Villa, who has worked as unit manager on such Hollywood productions as "The Legend of Zorro" and "Troy", will head up the commission.
Several years ago, in a move to gain independence from Imcine, the film commission, known as CONAFILM, became a civil association. But when several influential industry figures felt CONAFILM was doing a poor job as an independent body, a special committee was formed to reincorporate the film commission into Imcine.
The committee comprised representatives from screenwriters guild SOGEM, actors union ANDA and the powerful Film Production Workers Union.
Mexico, which draws about a dozen foreign shoots a year, lags far behind Canada in attracting U.S. productions.
"We have very few foreign productions here compared with other countries," Villa said.
- 5/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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