Hollygrove Director Seleted to 10-day filmmaking Program Sponsored by HBO
Los Angeles native, Carlos A. Hurtado, a Cannes Film Festival award-winning director, continues to receive acclaim – now from prestigious honors from the Hola Mexico Film Festival (HMFF), the largest festival for Mexican cinema outside of Mexico.
Hurtado’s short film Hollygrove, which won a Cannes award will also be screened at the festival. Hurtado was selected as one of the top 20 emerging Latino filmmakers chosen for this intensive 10-day filmmaking program which provides participants a unique opportunity to interact with prominent Hollywood and Mexican Filmmakers.
Hurtado also continues to receive acclaim for his most recent project, Soldado Latinoamericano, Voz de Mando’s iconic song, which has become an immigrant rights anthem to the band’s many fans. Hurtado’s music video brings life to the band’s tale of an immigrant who bravely battled desert and rivers to make a better life for his family in the United States and now as a U.S. soldier, the man bravely battles his new homeland’s enemies.
Hurtado is a filmmaker who has already amassed 58 awards with over 159 Nominations from International & National film festivals including a 2015 Cannes Film Festival award for “Emerging Filmmaker’s Best Short.” Additionally, he’s also garnered the following recognitions: Best Music Video at IFS 26th Annual L.A. Film Festival; Bronze Award at Mexico International Film Festival; and Grand Jury Award at 2017 Around International Film Festival, Paris: Honorable Mention; 2017 Los Angeles Film Awards; and 2nd Place: Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival.
Soldado Latinoamericano was also selected for screenings at the London International Filmmaker Festival, Studio City Film Festival, Culver City Film Festival, and Los Angeles CineFest.
Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today Program is made possible thanks to the special support provided by HBO and through HMFF and UNAM [National Autonomous University of Mexico].
The Hola Mexico Film Festival runs from June 1 through the 10. The festival is open to the public. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.holamexicoff.com.
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