Eugenio Polgovsky

Eugenio POLGOVSKY (1977, Mexico – 2017, UK) studied film, photography and directing at the CCC in Mexico and won the Special Prize in a Unesco photography contest. He worked as director and cinematographer. His first feature-length documentary, Tropico de cancer (2004), won several awards, including the Joris Ivens Award at Cinéma du Réel. In 2007, he founded production company Tecolote Films. In 2015, he became the first filmmaker ever to be named Fellow in the Creative Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge. He released his final film, Resurrección, in 2016. As Eugenio’s sister and closest collaborator, Dr Mara Polgovsky has taken over at Tecolote Films to distribute Eugenio’s work and complete his unfinished projects. Mara Polgovsky completed his film Malintzin 17 as  co-director, world premiering at International Film Festival 2022 as part of the Tiger Competition.