Entertainment
Morelia Film Festival selects six works-in-progress for Impulso Morelia
The selected projects, including new films from Tatiana Huezo and Elisa Miller, will compete for post-production and promotional prizes in October.
The short version
- Six works-in-progress have been chosen from about 90 submissions for the 12th Impulso Morelia, a program of the Morelia Film Festival.
- The chosen filmmakers—including acclaimed directors Tatiana Huezo and Elisa Miller—will present their unfinished films to an international industry panel.
- The event is scheduled to run from October 18 to 20, providing filmmakers with post-production guidance and feedback before public release.
- Participating projects will compete for multiple financial and in-kind post-production awards, including the José María Riba Impulso Morelia 12 Award.
Key facts
- Out of approximately 90 submissions, six works-in-progress were selected for the Morelia Film Festival's 12th Impulso Morelia.[Variety]
- Three of the six selected films are directed or co-directed by women, featuring new projects by prominent Mexican filmmakers Tatiana Huezo and Elisa Miller.[Variety]
- The chosen projects are Tatiana Huezo's 'Galerna', Alonso Garibay and Alejandro Bernal's 'Homeboys', Javier Toscano's 'Katechon', Elisa Miller's 'Legit' ('Legítima'), Teresa Camou's 'Raká', and Alfredo Mendoza Aguilar's 'Springtime' ('Primavera').[Variety]
- An international panel of industry experts led by Ted Hope will assess the films from October 18 to 20.[Variety]
- The panel also includes notable industry figures Julio Chavezmontes, Cara Cusumano, Sandrine Dumas, and Carlos R. Rios.[Variety]
- Prizes include the José María Riba Impulso Morelia 12 Award, which features a cash prize of $14,740 (250,000 pesos) for post-production or promotion.[Variety]
- Estudios Churubusco Azteca will offer image and sound post-production services worth $41,280 (700,000 pesos) to either one project or divided across two.[Variety]