International Competition

 
Country :  Mexico Director: René Castillo 35 mm / 12' / 2001
 
 

Director:  René Castillo
 

Born in 1969 in Mexico City. Since 1988 has been living in Guadalajara, where he studied communications sciences at ITESCO. After Guitarmorphosis, his first video short and An Eye for an Eye ,he received a grant. In 1998 he founded Calavera Films and began producing Down to the Bone.

 

Down to the Bone

Synopsis: The film is motivated by Mexican tradition of celebrating death. Fancy skeletons that appear in the film are a tribute to the art of Jose Guadalupe Posada, nineteenth century famous Mexican plastic artist.
Script: R. Castillo
Animator: Luis Téllez, R. Castillo
Cinematography: Sergio Ulloa
Edit: R. Castillo
Music: Café Tacuba
Sound: Gabriell Romo, Edgar Morales
Producer: R. Castillo, Alejandra Guevara

Presence in international festivals:
Guadalajara, 2001, Mexico, National Critics' Award / Annecy, 2001, France / Palm Springs, 2001, U.S.A., First Place Animation / Krok, 2001, Russia, Best First and Student Film / Montreal, 2001, Canada / Leipzig, 2001, Germany