International Documentary Film Festival In Mexico City
The First International Documentary Film Festival In Mexico City
The five competing teams have been selected for the First Simplemente Documental Rally, sponsored by Panasonic, to be held within DOCSDF activities.
The winning teams are:
-Flores en el Ring (Flowers in the Ring).
-Charly y la Fábrica de Tacos (Charly and the Taco Factory).
-Nonoalco, Historia de Mudos, Historia de Olvidados (Nonoalco,A Stoy of Mutes, A Story of Forgotten Ones).
-50 Toneladas (50 Tons).
-Funeral de un Auto (A Car’s Funeral).
The notification had a satisfactory response, with 74 projects participating. The challenge consists of producing and post-producing a 10 to 12 minute documentary in 100 hours.
The Rally will start on Friday September 22th at 12:00 AM in Cinemanía Plaza Loreto.
Participants will record only in Mexico City, and will not include previously recorded material.
The Rally’s main goal is to search for original productions that reflect the life of this big city in the form of life stories; bios of known characters… or unknown ones; everyday life; environment issues, or any aspect that marks cotidianeity of Mexico City.
The Rally ends on September 26th at 4:00 PM, with the masters being delivered at Cinemanía in Plaza Loreto, and the works will be presented on Friday the 29th, to be rewarded at DOCSDF’s closing night.