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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

J.M Cravioto

Filmmaker and screenwriter José Manuel CRAVIOTO (1981, Mexico) studied film direction and documentary at the University Center of Cinematographic Studies in Mexico City. His films have won awards, most recently Olimpia (2019), which won Best Feature Length Animated Film at the Ariel Awards in Mexico in 2020. Corazonada (2022) was selected for IFFR 2023.

Filmography

(selection) Pirexia (2002, short), Just Let it Be (2003, short doc), Razor Dream (2004, short), Pelota cascabel (2004, short doc), El charro misterioso/The Mistery Charro (2005, short doc), La caja de Yamasaki/Yamasaki’s Box (2006, short), Mr. Avila (2013, TV series), El más buscado (2014), Bound to Vengeance (2015), El Chapo (2017, short, co-dir), Olimpia (2019, co-dir), Corazonada (2022)

J.M Cravioto at IFFR

  • Rock, Weed and Wheels

    J.M Cravioto | 92' | Mexico | Dutch Premiere

    A mockumentary about the legendary 1971 Avándaro Festival, also known as the Mexican Woodstock.
  • Corazonada

    J.M Cravioto | 89' | Mexico | International premiere

    Can the official overseers of Mexico’s grand lottery succeed in defrauding the system? Find out…
  • El charro misterioso

    J.M Cravioto | 15' | Mexico | International premiere

    Short documentary about the most wanted Mexican enemy of the state, Galeana.