Winning Morelia's prestigious Works in Progress competition, 'Galerna,' from 'Roma' producer Pimienta Films and Spain's Elastica Films, presents its credentials for big fest selection in 2027
\n\n“Galerna,” a fiction feature from Mexico’s Tatiana Huezo, has snagged the top prize at Impulso Morelia, the pix-in-post industry section of the 10-day Morelia Film Festival, which wraps Oct. 25. The José Maria Riba Award, presented by Cinépolis Distribution and Profest 2026, bestows $14,740. (250,000 pesos) toward outstanding post-production needs and/or promotional activities.
\n\nOnly her second fiction outing, following “Prayers for the Stolen,” Huezo first received critical acclaim for her documentaries, led by “Tempestad” and “The Tiniest Place,” both produced by Pimienta Films (“Roma”). “Galerna” recently won the coveted Egeda Platino Industria Award at the San Sebastian Festival where it participated in the festival’s WIP Latin America competition showcase.
\n\nThe road movie follows two casting directors into the remote reaches of Mexico, where their search for natural actors for a sci-fi film becomes an unsettling journey into their own fears, biases and preconceptions.
\n\nFollowing close behind with a Special Mention from the panel and a post-production award in kind from Caffeine was “Homeboys,” a documentary by Alonso Garibay and Alejandro Bernal which centers on…
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