Juan José Antuna Ortiz

Born in Durango, Mexico. Director of the short films "Confesión en dos tonos", "Ecos Transeúntes", "L'homme qui fume", "Eme (o dos historias sobre [cómo] soltar", "Durazno", and the minute-film "Negro". Film critic for the website Sudcalifornios, Editorial Coordinator of the Cinéfagos Magazine, creator of the website "Producciones La Vieja Escuela Presenta:", of the production company Real Vérité Films, and founder of the cinematographic movement "Manifiesto Helsinki". Jury member at the Cecehachero Film Festival and the Reta Cinematográfica del Terror. Programmer of the Durango Mexican Film Festival, and currently director of the Paloma Itinerante Film Festival. With his work, he has been part of festivals such as the FES Ensenada, Paloma Itinerante Film Festival, and Nahui Ollin Film Festival.