Festival In LA

Monday, July 20, 2015

Can “The Revenant” Be a Good Oscar® Contender?

By Jose Alberto Hermosillo Copyright © 2015 Twenty Century Fox “The Revenant” is the latest work of the Oscar ® winner Mexican helmet ...

Monday, June 8, 2015

“The Challenger” Opened Dances With Films 18

By José Alberto Hermosillo, On a never-ending “green carpet” the cast and crew of 140 participating films paraded for a photo and an...

Saturday, June 6, 2015

PLATINO AWARDS NOMINATIONS SNUBBED MEXICAN FILMS

By Jose Alberto Hermosillo, Photo: Jose Alberto Hermosillo. Los Angeles, CA. 05-27-2015. The Second Annual Premios Platino of Iber...

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Author's Biography

Festival in LA: José Alberto Hermosillo is a respected journalist and filmmaker based in LA, covering film festivals in the city. He graduated as an elementary and middle school teacher and spent eight years teaching in his hometown. He earned an Associate in Arts and a Bachelor's degree in Cinema Production, both from Los Angeles City College. In 1999, he directed the award-winning short film "My Brother/Mi hermano." Later, he directed the shorts "El Artista" and "The Strange Death of Menfisto Niño." He worked as a script consultant on "Tattooed Love," which premiered in Hollywood and earned him his first IMDb credit. He worked as a journalist for "Al Borde Magazine" and "Kiosko News" in Spanish. In 2014, he founded an English-language website, www.festivalinLA.com, which has received 1.8 million views. He was a juror at Voce Spettacolo Film Festival in Matera, Italy; Feratun Fest 2022 in Michoacán, Mexico; and the Celebrity Film Awards in Italy. In 2025, he was a juror for the prestigious "Shorts Mexico" (International Shot Film Festival of Mexico). Mr. Hermosillo plans to direct an original screenplay he wrote, "The Lady's Corsage/El ramo de la novia," a story of angels in Los Angeles.

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