Valentina o la serenidad

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Valentina loses her father in an accident. Not satisfied with the explanation, she searches for him everywhere. Confronted with her mother, she becomes a lonely child. With the help of her friend Pedro and her imagination she will try to overcome her grief.

Ángeles Cruz

A Ñuu Savi woman (Mexico) who acted in more than 20 feature films. Her foray into film directing began in 2012 with the short film Tiricia or how to cure sadness. In 2013 La Carta and Arcángel in 2018. Her debut film Nudo mixteco premiered in 2021. Her movies have been recognized and awarded both nationally and internationally. Her second feature film Valentina or Serenity has been shot and is now in post_production.

Filmography

La tiricia o cómo curar la tristeza (2012)
Official Selection Festival des FILMS du MONDE Montreal
Ariel for Best Fiction Short Film AMACC Mexico (2013)
La carta (2013)
Public Choice Award, Best Short Film at Cologne LGBT film festival
Archangel (2018)
Coral Award for Best Short Film at Havana International Latin American Film Festival
Best Short Narrative Film at Cinequest Film & Creativiti Festival, San Jose USA
Revelation Award at Cinélatino, 31es Rencontres de Toulouse France
Nudo mixteco (2021)
The Canvas Award at MOOOV FILM FESTIVAL
Critics Jury Award at SFFILM San Francisco Film Festival
Best Director Award, Havanna film festival New York
Public Choice Award, Morelia International Film Festival FICM
Best Feature Screenplay, Morelia International Film Festival FICM
Selection at IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam
New Director Competition Award, Cleveland Film Festival

Production notes

We are now in the post-production stage which involves editing, sound design, mixing, color correction, music, recording, visual effects, credits, translation and other important steps needed to finalize the project. The Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse 2023 support would be essential to finalize the film. In addition to being able to aspire to one of the awards, we believe that this festival focused on Latin American films will give a great impulse to our film.

Support

Received
2020 grant from the SNCA, National System of Art Creators México (Film script category), script writing grant
2021 ECAMC production – IMCINE , grants for production
2022 FOCINE Production – IMCINE, grants for production
2023 ECAMC Post-production, grants for post-production and WIP of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

Pending results application
2023 FOCINE Post-production

Original title: Valentina o la serenidad
International title: Valentina or the serenity
Direction: Ángeles Cruz
Country: Mexique
Année: 2023
Scenario: Ángeles Cruz
Picture: Carlos Correa
Cutting: Felipe Gómez
Music: Rubén Luengas, Alejandra Hernández
Actors: Danae Ahuja Aparicio (Valentina). Alexander Gadiel Mendoza Sánchez (Pedrito), Myriam Bravo (la madre)
Awards: PRIX LE FILM FRANÇAIS au festival Cinélatino 2023
Production: María de los Ángeles Cruz Murillo
Coproduction: Cine Bigote A.C.