Talent

Aiko is a film director and screenwriter with over five years of experience in creative roles, with extensive knowledge of screenwriting and audiovisual production. She holds a bachelor's degree in science communication from UNAM and a specialty in screenwriting from the Film Training Center – CCC.

Aiko's previous short films, ‘Days of Thunder’ (2023), produced by CCC and the Ministry of Culture, and ‘A Ballad for a Broken Heart’ (2021), produced with Procine-CDMX, are focused on exploring narratives about women and childhood rights, with a class and gender perspective.

Daniela Moran is a Mexican writer, who graduated in Marketing and Communications at the ITESM and from the program ‘Writing for Film and Television’ at the Vancouver Film School. She wrote for the HBO Max animated TV series: Rey Mysterio VS The Darkness. She has worked with brands like Mighty Animation, Tongal, Éxodo, Viva Calavera, LEGO and others.

In 2021, Daniela volunteered at the education department for Women In Animation, which is an organization pursuing women equality in the animation industry. As a filmmaker, she worked on a documentary for the INE, one of Mexico’s most important democratic institutions, and she filmed various social media ads for Paw Patrol and SYFY.

Daniela recently self-published her first book titled “Cuentos Cortos de Lugares Remotos” which translates to “Short Tales from Far Away Places”. These days, she works as a freelance writer and filmmaker.

Denise Roldán is a graduate of the UNAM College of Hispanic Letters. She’s a screenwriter, voice actress and broadcaster. She was selected for Talent Press 2019, the film critic mentoring program of Guadalajara. She wrote about cinema on the website and YouTube channel of Zoom f.7 and participated in the Cine para todos podcast.

Denise started her career in film direction with the short film Camille presented on international film festivals, like Sitges, NYLFF and FICM.

Dulce Belchez is a woman with a communication degree and a master's degree in Sociology. Her professional career in animation is as the screenwriter of "La Leyenda de las Momias", "El Americano The Movie" and "Selección Canina", three incredible feature films with a special place in the new era of Mexican animation.

Dulce strongly believes in the transformative potential of art, which is why writing is, for her, the possibility to inspire new generations into building utopias and seeking true happiness. She is a huge fan of science fiction fantasies and twists and turns storytelling. These days, being an academic is Dulce’s driving force; there, she has the priceless opportunity to share what she knows, to continue learning, and to encourage her beloved students to believe in their incredible talent and embrace their huge potential.

Karen was born in Pachuca, Hidalgo (México). This is important because growing up in such a small city... where there is nothing to do... gives you points in creativity… right?

Karen is a scriptwriter for “Luli y Gabo”, a branded content where she has fun creating stories, songs and dynamics for children. She was selected at the Pixelatl Festival for three consecutive years with series and feature film projects; until she got the 2018 Ideatoon award.

Karen has been a judge at IMCINE for the animated short film calls. She won the 2019-2020 FONCA Young Creators Award in the Film Screenplay category. In 2021 she premiered Catalina la Catrina. Especial de Día de Muertos” a medium-length film. As a screenwriter, Karen has worked in advertising, interactive content and narrative concepts for an amusement park. In addition to writing, she goes on stage to improvise comedy with her team “Captain Cat” (Capitán Gato)… and sometimes the audience does laugh!

Nadia is a Mexican Film and TV writer, a creative consultant and a university teacher. She has a Master's Degree in Systemic Pedagogy, from CUDEC.

Nadia has been an instructor of professional screen writing workshops for young audiences, at the IMCINE, the CCC, the SOGEM, the Ojo de Pescado Corporation, in Chile; and in the Film and Audiovisual Production Training Program. What did I miss, you might ask?

Nadia has been a scriptwriter and stage director for the show Bizbirije, aired on ONCE TV, of the IPN. She was also a screenwriter of The Incredible Story of the Stone Child (2015), that won the 2016 Ariel for Best Animated Movie.

Nadia participated in the Film Creation Stimulus Program (PECC-IMCINE) 2023, with the Los Niño Secretos (Secret Kids) screenplay. She also was a juror at the PECC and the Program to Promote Mexican Cinema (FOCINE-Infancias).

Nadia teaches the subjects “Fundamentals of Dramaturgy” and “Theater for Children” at the CLDyT of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the UNAM, from which she is an alumna.

Nōe is an audiovisual communicator interested in writing. They are a neurodivergent from the '90s and reside in Valparaíso, Chile.

Nōe is a screenwriter on “Raffi y Rainbow Hunters”, a series from Lunes Animation Studio. Her motivation for creating stories is a way to extend reality through more ideas, games and good debates. Nōe also has experience in digital marketing.

Important: Nōe really likes science and has a great love for cats and greyhounds.

Valeria Bernal discovered her love for cinema thanks to her father, who constantly took her to watch movies of all kinds. It was during those years that she felt the need to start creating stories.

During her adolescence, her father became seriously ill with cancer, a constant struggle that marked her during these formative years. Cinema went from being a common pastime, to a place where she found solace, answers, and her vocation, as well as her great love for art. This caused Valeria to become even more attached to cinema, which became an escape for her.

Currently, Valeria is a theater and animation producer. She studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, majoring in Dramatic Literature and Theater, and at the SAE Institute in Digital Animation and Visual Effects. She specialized in intermediality, always seeking to connect the arts to create new worlds, especially animation and theater. Valeria's passion lies in writing and production.