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Press Releases
April 26 2012, Hot Docs Festival Presents Two Mexican Documentaries
 The Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival, which is the most important festival of its kind in North America, has selected two Mexican films for its 2012 Schedule: "Cuates de Australia" (Drought), by Everardo González and "Jardín en el mar" (Garden in the Sea), by Thomas Riedelsheimer. Hot Docs 2012 will present 189 documentaries from 51 countries, which are organized into 12 programs. The films will be shown at various locations around Toronto from April 26 to May 6.
February 17 2012, See the article that was published by Calgary Herarld on February 16, 2012:
What's your experience with safety in Mexico?
A Calgarian living in Mexico says safety is all a matter of weighing risk and keeping perspective. Share your experience. Is Mexico safe? The question has been ringing around Canada for weeks in the wake of several high profile crimes against Canadian tourists, most recently the beating of Calgarian Sheila Nabb in a Mazatlan resort. Not to mention the horrific drug-cartel violence that has engulfed parts of the country over the past several years.
In the wake of those incidents, we are asking Calgarians living in Mexico for their thoughts.
Maureen McLeod, a 66-year-old Calgarian who has spent much time in Mexico since a family road trip in 1979 with her two young daughters, signed up for the Herald's Be a Source to offer her perspective. She has spent time all over the country, from two week trips to her current four-month stay with her husband. She says her family has heard the stories, but has never experienced violence in Mexico.
"We feel safe here, but we don't take foolish chances," McLeod writes in an email from Puerto Vallarta. "We are aware that there have been times when a Canadian has been in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that kind of thing also happens in Canada. One can't live one's life in fear."
January 16 2012, "Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World at the ROM"
 Dramatic journey through the mysterious world of the Maya civilization. The exhibition is an international collaboration between the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), and the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC). Nearly 250 artifacts have been assembled, including large sculptures, ceramics, masks, and jewellery, to illuminate the relationships between the Maya ruling class and the balance of its society. The objects also reveal numerous aspects of Maya life, which, until the end of the 19th century, had been shrouded in mystery. Maya city states, palace life, and rituals and beliefs, including a timely look at what they thought would occur in the year 2012, are all examined in the exhibition.
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Activities
April 26-May 6
Mexican Films at Hot Docs 2012. Two Mexican films for this year edition: "Cuates de Australia" (Drought), by Everardo González and "Jardín en el mar" (Garden in the Sea), by Thomas Riedelsheimer.
June 5 to 10
Worldwide Short Film Festival. This festival will present two shorts from Mexico.
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Announcements
January 23, 16th Children Drawing Contest “This is my Mexico”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, by means of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad, invites all children around the world between 7 and 11 years old, to participate in the 16th Children Drawing Contest “This is my Mexico”.
January 16, The International Image Festival's Contest The objective is to promote, spread, recognize and stimulate the work that, in the diverse genres, expressions and applications of photography, digital fine art, and documentary video, students and professionals in Mexico and other countries are making.
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