Fernanda Valadez

Fernanda Valadez is a graduate of Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica in Mexico City. Her first short film, DE ESTE MUNDO (2010), received the Best Short Film award at the Guanajuato FF. It was considered the best Mexican short of the year by the Mexican Chamber of Film Industry. Her graduation short film, 400 BAGS (2014) was selected for the Editing Studio of the Berlinale Talents and received different awards around the world. It was also nominated as Best Short by the Mexican Academy of Cinematic Arts in 2015 and was a finalist of the Student Academy Awards in that same year. She produced Astrid Rondero's THE DARKEST DAYS OF US (2017), a film supported by Tribeca Film Institute, Berlinale Talents, and Women in Film, which was nominated for two Silver Ariels. IDENTIFYING FEATURES (2020), presented at Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Competition, is her first feature film. Her latest featured film SUJO (2024) was selected at the Sundance FF.