Ernesto Contreras (director)
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Ernesto Contreras is a Mexican
film director and screenwriter.
Graduate from the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos
of the UNAM
. His shorts have received several national and international awards, like the Ariel Award
of the Mexican Academy for Best Short Film in 2004, for The non-invited.
In 2007, Párpados azules (Blue Eyelids), his first feature-film received the Best Iberoamerican Film and Script awards, as well as the Mezcal Award of the Young Jury in the XXII Guadalajara International Film Festival
. He was later nominated for the Camera d’Or of the 60th Cannes Film Festival
competing in the official selection of the 46th International Critics' Week. In September of that same year, he received a Special Mention in the San Sebastián International Film Festival
, and he also received the National University Distinction Award in Artistic Creation. In 2008, the Sundance Film Festival
and the Miami International Film Festival
gave him both a Special Jury Prize, and he received the Ariel Award
of the Mexican Academy for Best First Work.
Paralleling, he produced and coedited the feature documentary The Last Heroes of the Peninsula, by director José Manuel Cravioto, with whom he is currently codirecting a documentary on the Mexican rock band Café Tacvba
’s 20th Anniversary.
Guadalajara International Film Festival
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
film director and screenwriter.
Graduate from the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos
Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos
Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos was founded in 1963 as part of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. It was influenced by the Nouvelle Vague and by the First Contest of Experimental Film organized in Mexico that year....
of the UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
. His shorts have received several national and international awards, like the Ariel Award
Ariel Award
The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The...
of the Mexican Academy for Best Short Film in 2004, for The non-invited.
In 2007, Párpados azules (Blue Eyelids), his first feature-film received the Best Iberoamerican Film and Script awards, as well as the Mezcal Award of the Young Jury in the XXII Guadalajara International Film Festival
Guadalajara International Film Festival
The Guadalajara International Film Festival is a week-long film festival held each March in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. The festival is considered the most prestigious film festival in Latin America and among the most important Spanish language film festivals in the world...
. He was later nominated for the Camera d’Or of the 60th Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
competing in the official selection of the 46th International Critics' Week. In September of that same year, he received a Special Mention in the San Sebastián International Film Festival
San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián .-History:The festival was founded in 1953...
, and he also received the National University Distinction Award in Artistic Creation. In 2008, the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
and the Miami International Film Festival
Miami International Film Festival
The Miami International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Miami, Florida in the late winter. The film festival is sponsored by the Miami Film Society, which has been around since 1983....
gave him both a Special Jury Prize, and he received the Ariel Award
Ariel Award
The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The...
of the Mexican Academy for Best First Work.
Paralleling, he produced and coedited the feature documentary The Last Heroes of the Peninsula, by director José Manuel Cravioto, with whom he is currently codirecting a documentary on the Mexican rock band Café Tacvba
Café Tacvba
Café Tacuba is a band from Naucalpan, Mexico. The group is widely credited with being a pioneering group of the Rock en Español movement, which gained popularity in the early 1990s...
’s 20th Anniversary.
Short films
- Los no invitados (2003)
- El milagro (2000)
- Gente pequeña (2000)
- Ondas hertzianas (2000)
- Sombras que pasan (1998)
- Sueño polaroid (1997)
IV Concurso Nacional De Cortometraje - 1998
- The IV National Contest for Short Films
- El milagro
Guadalajara International Film FestivalGuadalajara International Film FestivalThe Guadalajara International Film Festival is a week-long film festival held each March in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. The festival is considered the most prestigious film festival in Latin America and among the most important Spanish language film festivals in the world...
- 2007
- Best Iberoamerican Film
- Best Iberoamerican Script
- Best Mexican Film, by the Young Jury
- Best Director, Script, Actor, Actress, and Film, by Press
- For Párpados azules
Alba International Film Festival - 2008
- Premio Subti and Premio Signis - Gazzetta d’Alba
Guadalajara Film Festival - 1999
- Mayahuel for Best Short Film
- For Ondas hertzianas