Directing

Fernando Eimbcke

Born January 1, 1970 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (age 56)

Fernando Eimbcke (born in 1970 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Fernando Eimbcke studied film direction at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos of the UNAM (1992–1996). He started his career directing music videoclips and short films. His feature debut in Mexican cinema was the 2004 Temporada de patos (Duck Season), which won several Film Festival awar…

Known For

Berlin, I Love You

Berlin, I Love You · 2019

Berlin, I Love You

An anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital.

Flies

MovieDramaComedy

Olga lives a strictly regulated life without attachments in a vast apartment block. When out of financial necessity she rents a room in her apartment to a man who also sneaks-in his nine-year-old son, an unlikely bond forms. Her carefully controlled world begins to shift, and their lives become intertwined against her will.

Olmo

MovieComedyDrama

When Olmo gets invited to a party by his beautiful neighbor, he will do whatever he can to meet up with her, embarking on a night of laughs and chaos.

Duck Season

Duck Season · 2004

MovieComedyDrama

Flama and Moko are fourteen years old; they have been best friends since they were kids. They have everything they need to survive yet another boring Sunday: an apartment without parents, videogames, porn magazines, soft drinks and pizza delivery.

Short Plays

Short Plays · 2014

MovieDocumentaryDrama

Football seen through the eyes of some of the best directors of the world.

Club Sandwich

Club Sandwich · 2013

While vacationing at a beachside resort, a single mother faces inevitable separation anxiety when her 15-year-old son — who is also her best friend — discovers magical chemistry with a girl his own age.

Revolución

Revolución · 2010

Made up of 10 short films, 'Revolucion' analyzes through the eyes of the directors what is the revolution today and what it means to the young minds of Mexico.

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe · 2008

MovieDramaComedy

After crashing the family car, Juan encounters a cast of eccentric and fantastic characters who each try to help. But what begins as a mundane adventure quickly becomes a transformative journey exploring issues of death, family, love and sex.

Filmography

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Berlin, I Love You

Berlin, I Love You · 2019

Berlin, I Love You

An anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital.

Director

Flies

MovieDramaComedy

Olga lives a strictly regulated life without attachments in a vast apartment block. When out of financial necessity she rents a room in her apartment to a man who also sneaks-in his nine-year-old son, an unlikely bond forms. Her carefully controlled world begins to shift, and their lives become intertwined against her will.

Director

Olmo

MovieComedyDrama

When Olmo gets invited to a party by his beautiful neighbor, he will do whatever he can to meet up with her, embarking on a night of laughs and chaos.

Director

Duck Season

Duck Season · 2004

MovieComedyDrama

Flama and Moko are fourteen years old; they have been best friends since they were kids. They have everything they need to survive yet another boring Sunday: an apartment without parents, videogames, porn magazines, soft drinks and pizza delivery.

Writer

Short Plays

Short Plays · 2014

MovieDocumentaryDrama

Football seen through the eyes of some of the best directors of the world.

Director

Club Sandwich

Club Sandwich · 2013

While vacationing at a beachside resort, a single mother faces inevitable separation anxiety when her 15-year-old son — who is also her best friend — discovers magical chemistry with a girl his own age.

Director

Revolución

Revolución · 2010

Made up of 10 short films, 'Revolucion' analyzes through the eyes of the directors what is the revolution today and what it means to the young minds of Mexico.

Director

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe · 2008

MovieDramaComedy

After crashing the family car, Juan encounters a cast of eccentric and fantastic characters who each try to help. But what begins as a mundane adventure quickly becomes a transformative journey exploring issues of death, family, love and sex.

Director

The Look of Love

The Look of Love · 2003

The Look of Love

A woman is questioned about whether she loves her fiancé.

Director

Weightwatch

Weightwatch · 2002

MovieFantasyComedy

Susie is obsessed about losing weight, thus being "bonita" and not "gorda" - the two keywords in the original Spanish title. She calls on a fairy godmother to grants her three wishes. Susie resorts to these to become the most beautiful woman in the world.

Writer