Fernando Eimbcke

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Fernando Eimbcke
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Fernando Eimbcke
Born1970 (age 5455)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter

Fernando Eimbcke (born 1970) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. [1]

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Fernando Eimbcke studied film direction at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos of the UNAM (1992–1996). He started his career directing music videoclips and short films. His feature debut in Mexican cinema was the 2004 Temporada de patos (Duck Season), which won several Film Festival awards including the Ariel Award for Best Film. His next film, the 2008 Lake Tahoe , was received positively at the Berlin International Film Festival, winning two awards.

Filmography

Short films

Awards

Primer Concurso Nacional De Proyectos De Cortometraje

MTV Movie Awards Mexico

Nominations

2001

  • Favorite Video ("Video de la gente", or The people's video) for his video for Genitallica
  • Favorite Video for his videos for Jumbo
  • Favorite Video for his video for Plastilina Mosh (1998)

AFI Fest - 2004

Ariel Award - 2005

Silver Ariel

  • Best Director (Mejor Dirección)
    • For Temporada de patos
  • Best First Work - Fiction (Mejor Ópera Prima Ficcón)
    • For Temporada de patos
  • Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original)
    • For Temporada de patos

Nominations

  • Best short film
    • For No todo es permanente

Guadalajara Film Festival

FIPRESCI Prize

  • For Temporada de patos

Mayahuel Award

  • Best Director
    • For Temporada de patos
  • Best Screenplay
    • For Temporada de patos

Paris Film Festival 2005

Nominated

  • Grand Prix
    • For Temporada de patos

Thessaloniki Film Festival 2004

Nominated

  • Golden Alexander
    • For Temporada de patos

Valladolid International Film Festival 2004

Berlin International Film Festival 2008

Nominated

  • Golden Berlin Bear
    • For Lake Tahoe

Won

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2013

Nominated

Won

References

  1. Catsoulis, Jeannette (9 July 2009). "Flickers of Trauma (Published 2009)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26.
  2. Vassilis Economou (16 January 2025). "Diverse perspectives and limitless creativity abound in the Berlinale Panorama". Cineuropa . Retrieved 19 January 2025.