Who is María Novaro, next Imcine holder?

María Novaro, "as a filmmaker, understands the real needs that have affected Mexican cinema," says filmmaker and former student

Regeneration, July 16, 2018 . After Alejandra Frausto, appointed by the virtual president at the head of the Ministry of Culture, announced that Maria Novaro will be the next director of the Mexican Institute of Cinematography (Imcine), some media have given the news, but have showed that even you know what it's called

Listen @AztecaNoticias and @Milenio … have #tantitamadre .
This is @maria_novaro no Mariano Varo
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– Arturo Aguilar (@aguilararturo) 16 July 2018

It is therefore important to report on a topic of interest to Mexican filmmakers. REGENERACIÓN contacted a filmmaker who was one of Novaro's students at the Film Training Center (CCC) and shared his prognosis on how his administration will be.

The filmmaker has taught several generations of filmmakers, both at the University Center for Film Studies (CUEC), as well as at the CCC and abroad; at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, at the University of Texas and at Columbia University, among other institutions.

One of his former and current filmmaker has called Novaro's appointment to Imcine "wonderful", since he hopes that can achieve a larger exhibition of Mexican cinema, especially the author's cinema .

"I hope to have the leeway to renew these laws," which will allow greater exposure to Mexican cinema, he added. the best teacher I've had in the entire film career. He has always defended the auteur cinema more than the commercial, "he explained.

For this reason, the appointment of Novaro would mean" a better time for the national cinema. "

He explained that Novaro met the needs of the filmmakers, which makes her fit for the position:

" Something very precious about her is that, as a filmmaker, she understands the real needs that have affected Mexican cinema. She herself has faced these problems with her own movies.

"Maria is an important name for making her way into a male-dominated industry with few directors or photographers."

María Novaro, as a filmmaker, is known for his second feature film Danzón (1991), widely circulated internationally and considered a cult of Mexico.

María Novaro is screenwriter, film director and producer He studied sociology at the Faculty of Political Sciences of UNAM and production at CUEC