Morelia International Film Festival
morelia international film festival spanish festival internacional de cine de morelia ficm founded city morelia michoacán méxico annual event take place second week october ficm emerged need create unique meeting point méxico cinematographic community people michoacán international filmmaker festival goal establish forum promote upandcoming mexican cinema talent create incentive cultural opportunity mexican international public display cultural richness state michoacán festival achieved notable prestige prominence mexico result outreach growth rapidly becoming known part world uniqueness quality throughout history ficm privileged host distinguished guest olivier assayas javier bardem demián bichir alfonso cuarón geraldine chaplin amat escalante stephen frears gael garcía bernal terry gilliam michel gondry alejandro gonzález iñárritu salma hayek todd haynes werner herzog james ivory alejandro jodorowsky abbas kiarostami pablo larraín jennifer lawrence tommy lee jones diego luna julia ormond marisa paredes sally potter edgar ramírez carlos reygadas robert rodriguez volker schlöndorff steven soderbergh quentin tarantino béla tarr guillermo del toro danny trejo gu van sant among others festival presented inaugural lifetime achievement award director alfonso cuarón prior screening landmark film rom award presented robert redford every year ficm honor important figure mexican cinema state michoacán previous year festival paid tribute filmmaker miguel contreras fernando méndeza alva brother cinematographer ezequiel carrasco josé ortiz ramos actor julio alemán damián alcázar actress stella inda lilia prado since beginning ficm established solid partnership critics’ week cannes film festival promoted mexican filmmaker alejandro gonzalez iñárritu guillermo del toro fernando eimbcke selection film critics’ week presented year ficm presence participant likewise critics’ week show winning film ficm since academy motion picture art science ampas united state officially recognized ficm offering winning fiction documentary animation short film morelia opportunity considered oscar® nomination activity morelia ended festival present winning short film documentary feature film well careful selection film shown outside competition different mexico city venue film series outdoor screening conference round table exhibition morelia pátzcuaro mexico city complete ficm’s yearround activity film festival north central america premio cuervo tradicional morelia international film festival official website english