Spain will be present at the UNAM International Film Festival in Mexico

Del 1 al 11 de junio de 2023

The thirteenth edition of this festival will have Spanish participation, thanks to the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and its Program for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE), which this year celebrates its tenth anniversary.

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Conceived in 2011 by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the UNAM International Film Festival (FICUNAM) is an event to promote international contemporary cinema, retrospectives and Mexican cinema that established itself early as the most influential festival in Mexico City and the country in the field of artistic cinema.

 

Participation:

 

UNGODLY DEVOTION: THE CINEMA OF ALBERT SERRA

Focus dedicated to this important Catalan filmmaker and Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Republic. Co-organized with the Institut Ramon Llull, the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and with the collaboration of the Tamayo Museum, a selection of the work of someone who is considered a highly influential author in the contemporary film scene will be presented in Mexico, whose narrative style moves outside the history of cinema and conventional production models, combining the visual beauty of digital cinema with acting depth, and the economy of resources with a critical background.

 

FILM PROGRAMMING

 

Friday, June 2 / 12 noon / José Revueltas CCU Room

Honor of the Cavalry | Honor de cavalleria | Albert Serra | 2006 | Spain | 107′ | DCP

 

Friday, June 2 / 16pm / Chopo Cinematography 

Pacification | Albert Serra | 2022 | France-Spain-Germany-Portugal | 163′ | DCP

 

Saturday, June 3 / 13:00 p.m. / José Revueltas CCU Room

The singing of birds | The Cant dels Ocells | Albert Serra | 2008 | Spain | 98′ | DCP

 

Sunday, June 4 / 16:30 p.m. / Miguel Covarrubias CCU Room

Liberté | Albert Serra | 2019 | France-Portugal-Spain-Germany | 132′ | DCP

 

Monday, June 5 / 13:30 p.m. / José Revueltas CCU Room

The Names of Christ | Els noms de Crist | Albert Serra | 2010 | Spain | 193′ | DCP

 

Monday, June 5 / 18:30 p.m. / IFAL

Pacification | Albert Serra | 2022 | France-Spain-Germany-Portugal | 163′ | DCP

 

Tuesday, June 6 / 17:00 p.m. / José Revueltas Room

Albert Serra | Short Films | Roi Soleil + Cubalibre | 79′ | DCP

 

Wednesday, June 7 / 16:00 p.m. / Chopo Cinematography

Liberté | Albert Serra | 2019 | France-Portugal-Spain-Germany | 132′ | DCP

 

Wednesday, June 7 / 18:30 p.m. / Chopo Cinematography

The singing of birds | The Cant dels Ocells | Albert Serra | 2008 | Spain | 98′ | DCP

 

Thursday, June 8 / 16:00 p.m. / Chopo Cinematography

The Lord has done wonders for me | El Senyor ha fet en mi meravelles | Albert Serra | 2011 | Spain | 146′ | DCP

 

Thursday, June 8 / 18:30 p.m. / Chopo Cinematography

Albert Serra | Short Films | Roi Soleil + Cubalibre | 79′ | DCP

 

Friday, June 9 / 12:15 p.m. / José Revueltas CCU Room

The Lord has done wonders for me | El Senyor ha fet en mi meravelles | Albert Serra | 2011 | Spain | 146′ | DCP

 

Saturday, June 10 / 18:00 p.m. / José Revueltas CCU Room

Story of my death | History of the dead man | Albert Serra | 2013 | Spain – France – Romania | 148′ | DCP

 

Saturday, June 10 / 16:00 p.m. / Room 9 Juan Bustilla

Honor of the Cavalry | Honor de cavalleria | Albert Serra | 2006 | Spain | 107′ | DCP

 

Sunday, June 11 / 12 noon / José Revueltas CCU Room                    

Pacification | Albert Serra | 2022 | France-Spain-Germany-Portugal | 163′ | DCP

 

Sunday, June 11 / 17:30 p.m. / Room 9 Juan Bustillo         

Story of my death | History of the dead man | Albert Serra | 2013 | Spain – France – Romania | 148′ | DCP

 

CHALLENGE THE CHALLENGE: ALBERT SERRA IN CONVERSATION WITH LÁZARO GABINO RODRÍGUEZ 

 

Friday, June 2, 17 p.m. / MUAC Auditorium

Albert Serra's irreverence is sustained by his brilliant film daring. With a focus on improvisation and creative freedom, his vision challenges the conventions of traditional cinematic storytelling in an exploration of themes such as identity, power and history. On more than one occasion the Catalan filmmaker has called himself “one of the five best in the history of Spanish cinema”, this conversation with Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez could well serve to demonstrate that he does not lie.

    

 

Sunday, June 4 / 12:00 p.m. / Biodiversity Pavilion 

Audiovisual meditative performance

Avalanche | Carlos Casas | 2009-in progress | 59′ | * live music by Ariel Guzik

Wednesday, June 7 / 19:00 p.m. / Espacio X CCEMX

Avalanche | Carlos Casas | 2009-in progress | 59′ | * live music by Ariel Guzik

POINT OF VIEW: MEETING OF NEW NARRATIVES

For the fourth year it will be held in the FICUNAM This meeting seeks to review otherness through a dialogue that allows reflection on cinema as an enhancer of other perspectives. 

Wednesday, June 7 / 18:30 p.m. / MUAC Auditorium

Reflection table: Experimental cinema: a point of view. With Naomi Uman, Gloria Vilches, Selene Galindo and Ximena Cuevas. Moderator: Ana Fernández-Cervera.

 

SEMINAR THE AUDIENCE OF THE FUTURE – FICUNAM

This year, within the framework of FICUNAM 13, a new edition of the Seminar The public of the future will take place, which divides its activities into keynote conferences, dialogue tables and screenings; in addition to carrying out the Workshop for audiovisual exhibition projects, thanks to the sponsorship granted by the Ibermedia Fund for the training of professionals.

Wednesday, June 7 / 10:30 p.m. / MUAC Auditorium

Experimental cinema for girls and boys. Curating for a children's audience. By experimental film expert Gloria Vilches.