With little support from governments, it takes a lot of courage, a lot of strength and a lot of faith in culture and youth to have these spaces.” He also addressed “Daniela Michel’s and Alejandro Ramírez’s (president of FICM courage in moving forward with the festival and not giving up. González Iñárritu highlighted that Amores Perros is the film that, in the midst of a pandemic, opens the festival. There was a before and an after in my life and also in the lives of all the people here,” said the Mexican director. What I do know, which was reaffirmed by what I see in this reunion, is that this film did change my life. “I don’t think I can say if there was a before and after this film, I’ll leave that to the audience and the historians. In my opinion, the three stories each represent a stage of love. I forgot about the film until I recently went back to really understand the filmic techniques and gain a greater appreciation for this film. The non-linear structure tying the three stories seemed more gimmicky than anything. It was also nominated for Oscar and Golden Globe awards in the best non-English speaking film category. Amores Perros was a film, that when I saw it, confused me.
The movie won several awards worldwide, including the BAFTA for best film in a foreign language, the critic’s award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Ariel for best film. The festival’s director acknowledged the presence of the director, calling him a “dear and always supportive friend, to whom we are deeply grateful.Īmores Perros has been remastered to celebrate 20 years since its release. It is a restored version of the film “that changed the history of cinema in our country and is part of our collective memory with an absolutely tremendous impact on world cinema,” said Daniela Michel. With anecdotes from the filming process and two decades after its release, the virtual press conference for Amores Perros, the inaugural film at the 18th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), was held by the founder and director of the festival, Daniela Michel, and guest of honor and director, Alejandro González Iñárritu. Press Conference for Amores perros Held at the 18th FICM