PANELS
A series of meetings where various specialists address current issues and their connection with the world of cinema and visual arts.

2024
From the cinema to your pocket: audiences, screens and accessibility in the digital age
Ricardo Pacheco - Distribution Director MUBI LATAM (Mexico).
Arturo Aguilar – Journalist and film researcher (Mexico).
Christine Dávila - Film producer and curator (United States).
Miguel Araiza - Content creator (Mexico).
Moderator - Ileana Rodríguez (Mexico).

2024
Mexico: a cinema without borders
Paola Herrera - Producer of A Communion (Mexico).
Julio Chavezmontes - PIANO Producer (Mexico).
Nicolás Celis - Producer Pimienta Films (Mexico).
Edher Campos - Producer Machete Cine (Mexico).
Alfonso Herrera - Actor (Mexico).
Moderator: Fernanda de la Peza (Mexico).

2021
Without fame or friends
Andrea Villalón - Visual artist and founder of the Concha Eléctrica platform.
Florencia Guillén - Visual artist and professor.
Nicolasa Ruíz - Filmmaker.
Paulina Valencia - Producer.
Moderator: Linda Cruz - Journalist and analyst specializing in film, music, and audiovisual media.

2021
Is the future online?
Diana Sánchez - Senior Director of Programming at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Juan Meza Fariello, - Founder of the Festival de Cine de Barrio.
Mark Rosenberg - Founder of the Roof Top Film Festival.
Sebastián Casarez - Filmmaker.
Moderator: Sofía Márquez - Founder of the IDA Agency.

2021
Utopias
Antonio Hernández - Filmmaker.
Damper - Music producer.
Darlene Naponse - Filmmaker and scriptwriter.
Fabián Salinas - Producer.
Jumko Ogata Aguilar - Writer and antiracism activist.
Kim Torres - Filmmaker and scriptwriter.
Moderator: Tatiana García - Producer.

2020
Inclusion and the Oscars: A Special Presentation by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Shawn Finnie - Associate Director of Outreach and Member Relations for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Meredith Shea - Associate Director of Awards and Member Relations for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

2020
Trans representation in contemporary cinema.
Daniela Vega - Actress.
Javier Braier - Casting director, producer and manager.
Laverne Cox - Actress and producer.
Sam Feder - Filmmaker, editor and producer.
Ann Thomas - Actress, singer, talent manager, and producer.
Moderator: Mara Fortes - Film and audiovisual media researcher and curator.

2020
2020, towards the transformation of our Industry
David Hernández Palmar - Filmmaker and producer.
Maori Karmael Holmes - Founder and artistic director of BlackStar Film Festival.
María Novaro - Director of the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía.
Tatiana García Altagracia - Film producer.

2019
Extraordinary looks. A conversation with Agnès Godard, Ashley Connor, Ellen Kuras, María Secco
Agnès Godard - Cinematographer.
Ashley Connor - Cinematographer.
María Secco - Cinematographer.
Moderator: Fernanda Solórzano - Film critic.

2019
The Academy: 364 days a year. A conversation with: David Rubin, Lorenza Muñoz, Ellen Kuras
David Rubin - Casting Director and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President.
Lorenza Muñoz - Executive Director of Awards and Member Relations for the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

2019
Masterclass: The case of 1994. A conversation with Diego Enrique Osorno
Diego Enrique Osorno - Journalist, writer, and filmmaker.
Moderator: Carlos Gómez Iniesta - Film critic.

2018
A conversation with Piers Handling
Piers Handling - Former Executive Director of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Moderator: Leonardo García-Tsao - Film critic.

2018
From Film to TV: The ups and downs of a shifting industry -
Session 1
Desiree Akhaván - Filmmaker.
Andrés Baiz - Showrunner, executive producer, and director.
Tonya Lewis Lee - Executive producer.
Alex García - Producer.
Rob Weiss - Executive producer, screenwriter, and director.
Moderator: Mark Kassen - Founder of Like Minded Entertainment.

2018
From Film to TV: The ups and downs of a shifting industry - Session 2
José Manuel Cravioto - Filmmaker and showrunner.
Miranda De Pencier - Producer and filmmaker.
Humberto Hinojosa - Filmmaker.
Carla González Vargas - Showrunner.
Moderator: Arturo Aguilar - Film critic.

2022
New sings of cinema
Eréndira Ibarra - Actress, scriptwriter and co-founder of Anónima Media.
Anthony Svatek - Filmmaker and visual artist.
Diego Nájera - Director of Narrative Films.
Claudia Saint-Luce - Scriptwriter, filmmaker and actress.
Moderator: Sofía Márquez - Founder of the IDA Agency.

2022
Ephemeral stories: Cinema before the new audiences
Mayra Hermosillo - Actress and filmmaker.
Faridah Gbadamosi - Senior Programmer of the Tribeca International Film Festival.
Gastón Pavlovich - CEO of Fábrica de Cine.
Austin Kennedy - International Sales Manager for Magnolia Pictures.
Moderador: Arturo Aguilar - Researcher and journalist.