Fernando Eimbcke

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. His feature debut in Mexican cinema was the 2004 Temporada de patos (Duck Season), which won several Film Festival awards including the Ariel Award for Best Film. His latest film, Lake Tahoe was received positively at the Berlin International Film Festival, winning two awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fernando Eimbcke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Duck Season (2004)

Flama and Moko are fourteen years old; they have been best friends since they were kids. They have everything they need to survive yet another boring Sunday: an apartment without parents, videogames, porn magazines, soft drinks and pizza delivery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke
CAST:  Daniel Miranda  •  Diego Cataño  •  Danny Perea  •  Enrique Arreola

Flama and Moko are fourteen years old; they have been best friends since they were kids. They have everything they need to survive yet another boring Sunday: an apartment without parents, videogames, porn magazines, soft drinks and pizza delivery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke
CAST:  Daniel Miranda  •  Diego Cataño  •  Danny Perea  •  Enrique Arreola

Revolución (2010)

Made up of 10 short films, 'Revolucion' analyzes through the eyes of the directors what is the revolution today and what it means to the young minds of Mexico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diego Luna  •  Gael García Bernal  •  Fernando Eimbcke  •  Amat Escalante  •  Carlos Reygadas  •  Patricia Riggen  •  Rodrigo Plá  •  Rodrigo García  •  Gerardo Naranjo  •  Mariana Chenillo
CAST:  Adriana Barraza  •  Mónica Bejarano  •  Ari Brickman  •  Yolanda Abbud L.

Made up of 10 short films, 'Revolucion' analyzes through the eyes of the directors what is the revolution today and what it means to the young minds of Mexico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diego Luna  •  Gael García Bernal  •  Fernando Eimbcke  •  Amat Escalante  •  Carlos Reygadas  •  Patricia Riggen  •  Rodrigo Plá  •  Rodrigo García  •  Gerardo Naranjo  •  Mariana Chenillo
CAST:  Adriana Barraza  •  Mónica Bejarano  •  Ari Brickman  •  Yolanda Abbud L.

Club Sandwich (2013)

While vacationing at a beachside resort, a single mother faces inevitable separation anxiety when her 15-year-old son — who is also her best friend — discovers magical chemistry with a girl his own age.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke
CAST:  María Renée Prudencio  •  Danae Reynaud  •  Lucio Giménez Cacho

While vacationing at a beachside resort, a single mother faces inevitable separation anxiety when her 15-year-old son — who is also her best friend — discovers magical chemistry with a girl his own age.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke
CAST:  María Renée Prudencio  •  Danae Reynaud  •  Lucio Giménez Cacho

Lake Tahoe (2008)

A story of a teenager and the strange events that take place in his small town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke
CAST:  Diego Cataño  •  Héctor Herrera  •  Daniela Valentine  •  Juan Carlos Lara

A story of a teenager and the strange events that take place in his small town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke
CAST:  Diego Cataño  •  Héctor Herrera  •  Daniela Valentine  •  Juan Carlos Lara

Short Plays (2014)

Football seen through the eyes of some of the best directors of the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Cordero  •  Vincent Gallo  •  Gaspar Noé  •  Doris Dörrie  •  Pedro Amorim  •  Fernando Eimbcke  •  Rune Denstad Langlo  •  Carlos Reygadas  •  Jaime Rosales  •  Apichatpong Weerasethakul  •  Pablo Stoll  •  Yang Ik-june  •  Viktor Kossakovsky  •  Carlos Moreno  •  Faouzi Bensaïdi  •  Karim Aïnouz  •  Kiki Sugino  •  Koen Mortier  •  Juan Carlos Valdivia  •  Abner Benaim  •  Luca Lucini  •  Duane Hopkins  •  Pablo Fendrik  •  Daniel Gruener  •  Mascha Halberstad  •  Bobo Jelčić  •  Matías Cruz  •  Buthina Canaan Khoury  •  Emnet Mulugeta
CAST:  Sami Samir  •  Kiki Sugino  •  Evo Morales

Football seen through the eyes of some of the best directors of the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Cordero  •  Vincent Gallo  •  Gaspar Noé  •  Doris Dörrie  •  Pedro Amorim  •  Fernando Eimbcke  •  Rune Denstad Langlo  •  Carlos Reygadas  •  Jaime Rosales  •  Apichatpong Weerasethakul  •  Pablo Stoll  •  Yang Ik-june  •  Viktor Kossakovsky  •  Carlos Moreno  •  Faouzi Bensaïdi  •  Karim Aïnouz  •  Kiki Sugino  •  Koen Mortier  •  Juan Carlos Valdivia  •  Abner Benaim  •  Luca Lucini  •  Duane Hopkins  •  Pablo Fendrik  •  Daniel Gruener  •  Mascha Halberstad  •  Bobo Jelčić  •  Matías Cruz  •  Buthina Canaan Khoury  •  Emnet Mulugeta
CAST:  Sami Samir  •  Kiki Sugino  •  Evo Morales

Cinematic Correspondences: Fernando Eimbcke - So Yong Kim (2011)

The exhibition 'The Complete Letters' features epistolary works defined by cinematographic creation. This is an experimental communication format used between pairs of film directors. Although each director is situated in a location geographically distant from that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke  •  So Yong Kim
CAST: 

The exhibition 'The Complete Letters' features epistolary works defined by cinematographic creation. This is an experimental communication format used between pairs of film directors. Although each director is situated in a location geographically distant from that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke  •  So Yong Kim
CAST: 

Weightwatch (2002)

Susie is obsessed about losing weight, thus being "bonita" and not "gorda" - the two keywords in the original Spanish title. She calls on a fairy godmother to grants her three wishes. Susie resorts to these to become the most beautiful woman in the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke
CAST:  Alejandra Gollas  •  Alma Wilheleme

Susie is obsessed about losing weight, thus being "bonita" and not "gorda" - the two keywords in the original Spanish title. She calls on a fairy godmother to grants her three wishes. Susie resorts to these to become the most beautiful woman in the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke
CAST:  Alejandra Gollas  •  Alma Wilheleme

Berlin, I Love You (2019)

An anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Til Schweiger  •  Dani Levy  •  Peter Chelsom  •  Fernando Eimbcke  •  Dianna Agron  •  Massy Tadjedin  •  Dennis Gansel  •  Josef Rusnak  •  Justin Franklin  •  Daniel Lwowski  •  Gabriela Tscherniak
CAST:  Keira Knightley  •  Helen Mirren  •  Diego Luna  •  Jim Sturgess

An anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Til Schweiger  •  Dani Levy  •  Peter Chelsom  •  Fernando Eimbcke  •  Dianna Agron  •  Massy Tadjedin  •  Dennis Gansel  •  Josef Rusnak  •  Justin Franklin  •  Daniel Lwowski  •  Gabriela Tscherniak
CAST:  Keira Knightley  •  Helen Mirren  •  Diego Luna  •  Jim Sturgess

No todo es permanente (1995)

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Ayotzinapa 26 (2016)

26 filmmakers bring their own vision in order to find the truth about the missing students of Ayotzinapa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke  •  Hari Sama  •  Sebastián Hofmann  •  Bruno Bichir  •  Kenya Marquez  •  Paula Markovitch  •  Alex Noppel  •  Aarón Fernández Lesur  •  Lucía Gajá  •  Ludovic Bonleux  •  Viviana García-Besné  •  Jorge Bolado  •  Abraham Escobedo  •  Ricardo del Conde  •  Marcello Sahea  •  Christine Burkhard  •  Mariana Rodríguez  •  Dr. Alderete  •  Pablo Fulguería  •  Alberto Reséndiz  •  François Olislaeger  •  Julien Devaux
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26 filmmakers bring their own vision in order to find the truth about the missing students of Ayotzinapa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke  •  Hari Sama  •  Sebastián Hofmann  •  Bruno Bichir  •  Kenya Marquez  •  Paula Markovitch  •  Alex Noppel  •  Aarón Fernández Lesur  •  Lucía Gajá  •  Ludovic Bonleux  •  Viviana García-Besné  •  Jorge Bolado  •  Abraham Escobedo  •  Ricardo del Conde  •  Marcello Sahea  •  Christine Burkhard  •  Mariana Rodríguez  •  Dr. Alderete  •  Pablo Fulguería  •  Alberto Reséndiz  •  François Olislaeger  •  Julien Devaux
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The Look of Love (2003)

A woman is questioned about whether she loves her fiancé.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke
CAST:  Alejandra Gollas

A woman is questioned about whether she loves her fiancé.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Eimbcke
CAST:  Alejandra Gollas