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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''.


FILMOGRAPHY



Short films

  • ''The Look of Love'' (2003)

  • ''No sea malito'' (2003)

  • ''La suerte de la fea... a la bonita no le importa'' (2002)

  • ''No todo es permanente'' (1996)

  • ''Disculpe las molestias'' (1994)

  • ''Alcanzar una estrella'' (1993)



AWARDS


Primer Concurso Nacional De Proyectos De Cortometraje

  • The ''First National Contest of Short Film Project''

  • --- ''La suerte de la fea… a la bonita no le importa''



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



Molotov, Plastilina Mosh, Jumbo y Genitallica; estos tres últimos le valieron nominaciones en el canal MTV como video de la gente con Plastilina Mosh 1998, Jumbo 2000 y Genitallica 2001; En el 2000 recibió el premio al mejor video Iberoamericano en MTV Europa por su colaboración con el grupo español Dover


AFI Fest - 2004

  • Won Grand Jury Prize

  • --- For ''Temporada de patos''



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

  • Special Jury Prize

  • --- For ''Temporada de patos''



Nominated

  • Grand Prix

  • --- For ''Temporada de patos''



Thessaloniki Film Festival 2004

  • Best Director

  • --- For ''Temporada de patos''



Nominated

  • Golden Alexander

  • --- For ''Temporada de patos''



Valladolid International Film Festival 2004

  • Nominated Golden Spike

  • --- For ''Temporada de patos''



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