Mexican Cuisine is a short documentary about the taste of immigration in California. Shot in San Francisco in 2011, the movie has been selected at more than 50 film festivals around the world -including Cannes SFC, AFI Fest and three other Oscar-qualifying festivals- and received 15 international awards.
Recognitions
- Best Documentary. Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de La Plata, Argentina
- Best Cinematography. New York Digital Short Film Festival
- Best Short Film. MalagaCrea Film Festival
- Best Short Film. IMAF (International Migration Film Festival), Milan, Italy
- Best Super Short Film. NYC Food Film Festival.
- Best Super Short Film. Chicago Food Film Festival.
- Silver Palm Award. Mexico International Film Festival
- Silver Clio Award
- Special Jury Award. Nevada Film Festival
- Audience Award for Best Documentary. NorCal International Film Festival
- Award of Merit. Best Shorts Competition
- Award of Merit. The Indie Fest
- Special Jury Mention & Distribution Award. The Short Film of the Year contest
- Semi-Finalist at the 2011 Action/Cut Short Film Competition
- Special Mention. Jameson Notodofilmfest
- Nominee for Best Editing. Kino Awards. University of Navarra (Spain)
- Official Selection. Short Film Corner. Festival de Cannes
- Official Selection. AFI Fest
- Official Selection. 43th Nashville Film Festival
- Official Selection. 36th Atlanta Film Festival
- Official Selection. Cinequest Film Festival
- Official Selection. Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, Mexico
- Official Selection. Miami International Film Festival
- Official Selection. 44th Humboldt International Film Festival
- Official Selection. Manhattan Film Festival
- Official Selection. Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival in Montreal, Canada
- Official Selection. FILMETS Badalona International Film Festival
- Official Selection. 25th Wine Country International Film Festival
- Official Selection. Phoenix Christian Film Festival
- Official Selection. Festival de Cine Solidario de Guadalajara, Spain
- Official Selection. DOC Miami International Film Festival
- Official Selection. Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
- Official Selection. 18th CineSol Film Festival, Texas
- Official Selection. 12th Ojai Film Festival, California
- Official Selection. San Diego Latino Film Festival
- Official Selection. 9th International Student Film Festival Hollywood
- Official Selection. Jersey City Powerhouse Short Film Festival
- Official Selection. Silicon Valley Film Festival
- Official Selection. 20th St. Louis International Film Festival
- Official Selection. Indie Spirit Film Festival
- Official Selection. Festival Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes ABC
- Official Selection. Catalina Film Festival
- Official Selection. Muestra de Documental Antropológico y Social (Docant), Argentina
- Official Selection. Festival de Cortos en HD No es largo todo lo que reluce, Valladolid (Spain)
- Official Selection. Seattle Latino Film Festival
- Official Selection. Festival de Cine Migratorio, Santander (Spain)
- Official Selection. UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival), Stanford University
- Official Selection. NYC Food Film Festival
- Official Selection. Chicago Food Film Festival
- Official Selection. San Francisco Immigration Film Festival
- Official Selection. Feast for the Eyes Food Film Festival
- Official Selection. Cinameriche Film Festival – Festival Internazionale della Riviera Di Levante (Italy)
- Official Selection. Mostra DOC Gastronômica, Brazil
- Official Selection. Muestra de Videocreación. Festival de Cine de Málaga
- Official Selection. Food Justice Program. Disposable Film Festival (San Francisco)
- Official Selection. Sacramento Film Festival.
- Official Selection. Food Film Lab. Copenhagen Cooking Festival.