This week the 12th Anahuac “LANTERNA” International University Film Festival takes place. The event will take place at the Universidad Anáhuac México, North campus, from October 24 to 28. In addition, different personalities who work in the film industry will meet. The idea is that through presentations and conferences, attendees can also learn from the knowledge and experiences that are shared with them. Next, we present the program, the official selection and everything you need to know.
official selection
The Anahuac International University Film Festival will have five categories, through which it will present its films in competition. They are made up as follows:
Fiction
- night guardby Samuel Labrador
- the game of deathby Antoine Pete
- Zamaby Miguel Angel Marquez
gay
- Andromedaby Adrian Gonzales
- Who’s nameby Paco Prado
- time of twoby Andre Santos
Animation
- re-animalRuben Garcera
- the gravediggerby Juanca Arniz
- Toast, by Catalina Borquez B.
Experimental
- water and more waterby Francesca Maria Svampa
- covid-loveby Rene Nuijens
- Beyond – Sunlight, by Carmen Ponce
Documentary film
- Habia una vezby Abdel Fattah Zidan
- This serene morning lightby Emmanuel Tovar
- La Belle Survieby Louis Besse
The jury for this edition is confirmed by Luz Jaimes, Adriana Fernández, and the director Eduardo Cortés, who recently premiered the film Tell me about you.
The activities
There will be panels, conferences, presentations and round tables with personalities from the Mexican film industry, but also with collaborators from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Next, we present the complete program.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
- “How to make a set work”, presentation given by Mariana Rodríguez Cabarga. 10:00 AM.
- “Personal Seal: how to create your management style?”, lecture given by the director Ana Lorena Pérez Ríos. 11:00 AM.
- “The ABC of character creation”, panel with the actors Carlos Gatica and Mikael Lacko. 12:00 AM.
- “Writing for the MCU: Hawkeye and Werewolf by Night”, speech by the screenwriter of both projects, Heather Quinn. 1:00 PM.
- “Full Access: I’ll be back now”, panel with the crew. 3:00 PM.
- “Writing Big Screen Adventures”, presentation via Zoom with Emily Carmichaelfilm director and also screenwriter for films like Jurassic World: Dominion. 4:00 p.m.
- “Let’s talk about dubbing”, round table with Pepetoño Macías, Alex Orozco, Brandon Santini, Bruno Coronel, Carmi Toloso. 5:00 PM.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
- “Hair training: Animals on camera”, conference with Gerardo García. 10:00AM
- “The narrators of the future: Storytelling in the phygital universe”, conference with Sergio Ramírez. 11:00 AM.
- “Acting trifecta: Cinema, television and theater”, talk with Cassandra Sánchez Navarro (Cindy the Regal). 12:00 PM.
- Screening of the winning short films. 1:00 PM.
- “Breaking Barriers: On and Off Screen”, talk with Sepideh Moafi, 3:00 PM.
- Full Access: Tell me about you, panel of the Mexican film with director Eduardo Cortés, there will also be surprise guests. 4:00 p.m.
- “And if Adelita: Women in the movies”, talk with Luz Jaimes. 5:00 PM.
Thursday October 27
- “Activism in the cinema: Use of the medium to make changes in society”, talk with Roberto Manrique. 11:00 AM.
- “From paper to screen: How to sell your script”, talk with actress Danaé Reynaud (Lessons for Scoundrels). 12:00 PM.
- “Awards Season: Film Criticism”, panel with Adriana Fernández and Doly Mallet. 1:00 PM.
- “Writing and Directing: The Importance of Storytelling, talk with Wash Westmoreland. 3:00 PM.
- Full Access: Z-control, presentation that, in addition, will feature one of the protagonists of the series, Yankel Stevan. 4:00 p.m.
Finally, the closing ceremony It will take place on October 28 from 7 to 10 pm. For more information and to be aware of all the winners, we recommend you follow the Festival’s social networks.
John Joseph Cruz I am one of those who always defended Robert Pattinson as Batman and can see the same movie in the cinema up to 7 times. My guilty pleasure? Low budget horror movies.