Film Festivals in Mexico

Two important film festivals are taking place in Mexico this month. The Morelia Film Festival is on now until October 12. Mexican short films, feature films and documentaries are being presented throughout the week, and there are also workshops and seminars taking place. Set in the colonial city of Morelia, Michoacan, which was the site of some unfortunate events recently, the film festival aims to promote up-and-coming Mexican talents. Big names in Mexican cinema were at the presentation of the film "Rudo y Cursi" last night, including director Carlos Cuarón, his brother Alfonso Cuarón (he directed "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," for those of you unfamiliar with Mexican cinema), and actors Diego Luna and Gabriel García Bernal, who starred in the film.

The other film festival taking place in October is the Riviera Maya Underground Film Festival which will be on from October 15 to 19 in Playa del Carmen in the Mayan Riviera. This festival will present independent short films from directors around the world.

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