Eugenio Polgovsky

Eugenio Polgovsky

Polgovsky at the Berlinale, 2009
Born June 29, 1977
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation Director, Cinematographer and Editor
Years active 1994 - present

Eugenio Polgovsky (Mexico City, 1977) is a filmmaker, cinematographer and editor. Known for the documentaries "Tropic of Cancer" (2004), "The Inheritors" (2008) and "Mexican ritual" (2012).

Polgovsky has become a prominent independent documentary filmmaker of the Mexican scene, with a personal cinematography enchained with a meticulous editing. He explores the backgrounds of the Mexican reality, from the rural ancient world to the urban areas, the mega city of Mexico. His films contain an intense social and political density through the portrait of the cotidianity of the forgotten people, (Los Olvidados, a leit motif subject of his films), his eye research those that the massive media and people doesn't see.

The MoMa of NY presented his film "Tropic of Cancer" as part of a selection of the region’s most innovative contemporary films.

Biography

Graduated from the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica of Mexico City, he filmed in 2004 "Tropic of Cancer", naturalistic portrait of the struggle for survival of the families in the desert of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, won numerous awards worldwide (Joris Ivens, 27 Cinéma du Réel, "Ariel", IFF Rotterdam, presented in la Semaine de la Critique, Cannes, Sundance, etc...). In 2007 creates Tecolote Films, a Mexican independent production company focused on documentary, and with the support of the Hubert Bals Fund and Visions Sud Est, produced "The Inheritors" documentary filmed in 8 rural regions of Mexico during three years, on the life and condition of the peasant childhood, its premiere was in the Mostra of Venice 08 and presented at Berlinale 09 (as first documentary invited on the history of Generation section) Winner of the Coral Award of the Havana Film Festival. In 2012 he directed "Mitote" (Mexican Ritual) a self-produced independent film, edited, and photographed by Polgovsky during the struggle of a Union of electricians colliding with the FIFA World Cup fans and Bicentennial celebrations at the heart of Mexico City, the Zocalo.

On the year 2014 he won his 4th "Ariel" Mexican Academy Award for the best Short Documentary Film "Un Salto de Vida" (A leap of life). About the dramatic pollution of the Santiago river in Jalisco and a family that fight against corruption and impunity of the factories.

Polgovsky has been recognized with over 30 awards in his different skills, editing, photography, etc... In 2010 was invited to the Flaherty Seminar in Colgate US to present his filmography and attended a presentation of his films in Cambridge UK.

References

Rufinelli, Jorge (2012). "America Latina en 130 documentales". http://www.scribd.com/doc/247868481/America-Latina-en-130-Peliculas-La-Intrusa-RUFINELLI#scribd''. La Intrusa. Retrieved 2012.

Cruz y varios autores, Maximiliano (2014). "Reflexiones sobre cine mexicano contemporáneo. Documental". http://www.cinetecanacional.net/controlador.php?opcion=libros&id=122''. Cineteca Nacional de México. Retrieved 2014.

Koehler, Robert (2012). "Agrarian Utopias/Dystopias: The New Nonfiction". http://cinema-scope.com''. Cinema scope. Retrieved 2014.

Beckett, Colin (2010). "Working Methods: The Robert Flaherty Film Seminar". http://www.cineaste.com/articles/working-methods-the-robert-flaherty-film-seminar-web-exclusive''. Retrieved 2014.

Beyer, Joseph (2005). "2005 Sundance Film Festival Archives". http://history.sundance.org/films/3308/tropic_of_cancer''. Retrieved 2014.

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