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Fernando Eimbcke (born in 1970 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter.

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. He debuted in the Cinema of Mexico with a full-feature film in 2004 titled Temporada de patos ("Duck Season") which won several Film Festival awards including the Ariel Award for Best Film.

Filmography

• Temporada de patos (2004)

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

• Favorite Video for his video for Plastilina Mosh (1998)

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

External links

• Profile at the International Film Festival Rotterdam site
• at the Temporada de patos site

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