Alvaro Zendejas
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Tijuana Mexico |
Position: Guest Contact Type: Artist Administrator |
| Affiliation: 1 Reel Film Festival | |
| web: http://www.myspace.com/highindole | |
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Bio:
Alvaro Zendejas started learning the basics of analogue audio at 9, editing analogue video at 12 and digital video at 15. His early start helped him gain nationwide attention for a Faux UFO video in a Variety Talkshow in Mexico when he was 18 and by 20 he was already a competent 3D animator and video editor in his area working with distinguished artists, organizations and high profile advertising agencies. By 22 he became one of "Mexico's top independent filmmakers" with his short film L'Instant Avant (Moment Before) which won him the Best Experimental Short Film Prize at the Morelia International Film Festival, the inertia of the recognition took him to Seattle, New York, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, Yuma and the short film continues to be seen in Cuba, England, Scottland, Spain, etc.. At 24 He was nominated for the Mexican Academy Award (the Ariel) for his animated short film Sheep Poem. His most recent short film is a period piece that deals with the confused heart of a war prisoner who finds herself comforted by her captor's presence in 1937 Spain, La Ciega Revolución (The Blind Revolution). He now teaches 3D Computer Animation (Autodesk Maya) for College Students. Filmography/Awards Info: "Hypen Genome" 2001, "Divinity: A tribute to Fairy Tales" 2003, "I Live in a Hurry in a Cibernetic World" 2003, "L'Instant Avant" (Moment Before) 2006, "Sheep Poem" 2006, "La Ciega Revolución" (The Blind Revolution) 2008. Best Experimental Short Film at the Morelia International Film Festival for L'Instant Avant. Best Animated Short Film at the Baja California Film Festival for Divinity: A tribute to Fairy Tales. Nominated for the Mexican Academy Award for Best Animated short film for Sheep Poem. This Contact appears in this database if Microcinema International has screened a film directed by the Contact, a film directed by the contact is featured in a DVD distributed by the Blackchair Collection Shop, or featured an organization or activity linked with the Contact. This database is used for commercial as well as informational, non-commercial purposes. It is a historical archive of Microcinema International's activities. Inclusion in this database and archive in no way implies a continuing formal relationship or affiliation with Microcinema International or the Blackchair Label nor an endorsement of its activities by the Contact. Contact details are not displayed in order to protect privacy. If you wish to contact this artist please see their website as listed above or write Microcinema International and we will be happy to forward your e-mail.
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