Michelle Garza Cervera

Michelle Garza Cervera (born September 27, 1987) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. She is best known by her directorial debut film Huesera: The Bone Woman which was awarded the Best New Narrative Director and the Nora Ephron Award at the Tribeca Festival.[1]

Michelle Garza Cervera
Born
Alicia Michelle Garza Cervera

(1987-09-27) 27 September 1987
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter

Career

Michelle Garza Cervera is a graduate of the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica in Mexico City.[2] Garza obtained the Chevening scholarship to pursue a master's degree in Film Direction at Goldsmiths, University of London, in the United Kingdom.[3]

Her short films have been selected in more than 100 international film festivals, such as Fantastic Fest, the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival, the Havana Film Festival, among others.[4] Garza also directed three episodes for the series Marea alta, which premiered in September 2020 on Vix+.[2]

In 2022, Michelle Garza Cervera released her directorial debut film: Huesera: The Bone Woman, a supernatural body horror film. The film tells the story of a woman who, after becoming pregnant, is attacked by a sinister entity.[5]

In March 2023, the Sundance Institute announced Michelle Garza as a fifth-generation recipient of the Momentum Fellowship, which offers support to filmmakers from underrepresented groups.[6]

Personal life

Garza Cervera is bisexual.[7][8]

Accolades

Huesera: The Bone Woman premiered at the Tribeca Festival in New York, USA, where the director won the award for Best New Narrative Direction and the Nora Ephron Award, which recognizes filmmakers with a unique voice.[9]

At the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain, the film won the award for Best Ibero-American Film, while Michelle Garza won the Citizen Kane award for new director.[10] In 2022, Garza Cervera also won Best Director at the Feratum International Fantastic Film Festival, where the film won the Audience Award and the Feratum Tower for Best Horror Feature Film in the Ibero-American Section.[11]

At the 20th Morelia International Film Festival, Huesera won the Audience Award for Best Mexican Feature Film.[12] It also won Best Film in the Crazies section of the Torino Film Festival, reaching 35 awards during its time at festivals.[13]

References
  1. ""Huesera" de Michelle Garza Cervera ganó dos premios en el Tribeca Film Festival". PECIME (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  2. "Game Changer: ¿Quién es Michelle Garza Cervera, la nueva joya del cine en México?". El Financiero (in Spanish). 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  3. "Garza Cervera; Michelle". Morelia Film Fest. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  4. "Cine Qua Non Lab — Michelle Garza Cervera (México)". Cine Qua Non Lab (in European Spanish). 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  5. "'Huesera', de Michelle Garza Cervera, y el terror de la maternidad". IMCINE. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. "2023 Sundance Institute Momentum Fellows Announced". Sundance Institute. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  7. Kramer, Gary M. (2023-02-07). "Q&A with 'Huesera' director Michelle Garza Cervera". gaycitynews.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  8. "Huesera's Director On Why Her Queer, Folk Horror Film Is About Freedom". news.yahoo.com. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  9. "Directora mexicana triunfa en el Festival de Tribeca". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  10. Digital, Milenio (2022-10-18). "Huesera. Película de directora mexicana gana premio en Sitges". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  11. Medina, Úrsula. "Huesera gana tres premios en el Festival de Cine Fantástico Feratum". El Sol de México | Noticias, Deportes, Gossip, Columnas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  12. "¡El FICM premió a lo mejor de su 20ª edición!". Morelia International Film Festival (in Spanish). 2022-10-29. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  13. Longoria, Andreina (2023-03-23). "Huesera te sumerge en el cuestionamiento de la maternidad". Asi es la Nota (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-07.
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