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CELSO GARCÍA, Director and He has written/directed five shorts: La leche y el agua (Water and Milk) (2006), winner of 26 international awards including Best Short at Guadalajara, Havana, Huelva, Cartagena, Los Angeles Latino, Cinéma des Amériques, Québec, Bulgaria Festivals, Best Short Expresión en Corto, Guanajuato and Special Award at Asia International Short ; Zapato (Shoe) (2004), directed by Jesús Ochoa and winner at IMCINE’s Shorts Competition; Pata de gallo (Cock Feet) (2004) winner at IMCINE’s Shorts Competition; Cabeza de huevo (Egg Head) (2003); and Su radito (Little Radio) (2002). In 2004 he received the FONCA Fellowship from the Mexican government. La delgada línea amarilla (The Thin Yellow Line) is his directorial debut and was also written by him. The participated at the Labs in Cannes and Sundance.

BERTHA NAVARRO, Producer Is one of the most prominent and influential producers of . Her filmography is filled with of great quality and powerful stories, many of which are a reference in the world’s cinema and have received awards at important festivals such as Cannes and Berlin, and with Oscars, BAFTAs and Arieles. Amongst her more than 25 titles are: Reed, México Insurgente (Reed, Insurgent ), Dollar Mambo and Cobrador, In God We Trust, directed by Paul Leduc; Cabeza de Vaca, directed by Nicolás Echeverría; Un embrujo (A Spell), directed by Carlos Carrera; De Tripas, Corazón (Guts and Heart) and Asesino en serio, directed by Antonio Urrutia; Crónicas (Chronicles) and Rabia (Rage), directed by Sebastián Cordero; and Cronos, El espinazo del diablo (The Devil’s Backbone) and El laberinto del fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth), directed by .

ALEJANDRO SPRINGALL, Producer He is a producer, director and screenwriter. He began his production career with Cronos (dir. Guillermo del Toro), Dollar Mambo (dir. Paul Leduc) and De tripas, corazón (Guts and Heart) (dir. Antonio Urrutia), nominated to the Oscars in 1996. In 2001 Miramax Films hired him to executive produce Frida (dir. Julie Taymor), starring Salma Hayek. He has also produced Casa de los Babys and Go For Sisters, directed by John Sayles. As Director his titles include: Santitos (Little Saints), winner at the Sundance Film Festival and 17 other international festivals; Morirse está en hebreo (My Mexican Shivah); No eres tú, soy yo (It’s Not You, It’s Me), starring Eugenio Derbez, was a blockbuster that broke records and became the highest grossing Mexican film in 2010; 200 years of the Lacandon Maya, which was part of the bi-centennial celebrations of Mexico’s Independence; and The Battle of Puebla, written, presented and narrated by Carlos Fuentes, Mexico’s grand man of letters.

GUILLERMO DEL TORO, Producer

Is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist. In his career, del Toro has alternated between Spanish-language dark fantasy pieces, such as Cronos, The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth, and more mainstream American action movies, such as Mimic, Blade II, Hellboy, its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and Pacific Rim. In addition to his directing works, del Toro is a prolific producer, his producing works including acclaimed and/or successful films such as El orfanato (The Orphanage), Los ojos de Julia (Julia's Eyes), Biutiful, Kung Fu Panda 2, , and Mamá.

SPRINGALL PICTURES, S.A. DE C.V., Production Company A Mexican film production company founded in 1997. Has produced the following feature films: Santitos (Little Saints), Frida, Casa de los Babys, The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo, Morirse está en hebreo (My Mexican Shivah), No eres tú, soy yo (It’s Not You, It’s me), Reflexiones sobre la Batalla de Puebla por Carlos Fuentes and Go For Sisters. The company also represents: Cronos, Men With Guns, Angela and Personal Velocity. The company has also produced several series of shorts, including Mi México for the celebrations of the Bi- Centennial of Mexico’s Independence. Springall also produced the grand concerts Chavela Vargas at Carnegie Hall, Chavela Vargas at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, and the plays: Lo que el rancho se llevó y Batracios.