Festival In LA

Thursday, June 22, 2017

MEXICO'S "THE NIGHT GUARD" WINS LA FILM FESTIVAL

By José Alberto Hermosillo El Vigilante Team Photo by José Hermosillo © 2017 FESTIVAL IN LA Los Angeles, California, June 22, 2017....

Sunday, May 28, 2017

70th Festival de Cannes Award Winners

By Jose Alberto Hermosillo Palm d'Or Winner The Square by Ruben Östlund, Photo Jose Hermosillo © Festival in LA 2017 The 70 th Fe...

Mexico Wins Jury Prize Award Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2017

By Jose Alberto Hermosillo Jury and Winners of Un Certain Regard © Christophe Bouillon/FDC Cannes, 2017 The members of the Jury awa...

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Author's Biography

Festival in LA: José Alberto Hermosillo is a respected journalist and filmmaker based in LA, known for covering the city's film festivals. He graduated as an elementary and middle school teacher and spent eight years teaching in his hometown. He earned an Associate of 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." He directed the shorts "El Artista" & "The Strange Death of Menfisto Niño." He earned his first IMDb credit as script consultant on "Tattooed Love," which premiered in Hollywood. He worked as a journalist for Al Borde and Kiosko News in Spanish. In 2014, he founded a website in English, www.festivalinLA.com, which has received over 2 million views. His YouTube channel, @FestivalinLA1, has 1,100 subscribers and 600,000 views. He served as a juror at the Voce Spettacolo Film Festival & Celebrity Film Awards in Matera, Italy. A juror at Feratun Fest 2022 in Michoacán, Mexico and in 2025 at the prestigious "ShortsMexico" in CDMX. Mr. Hermosillo plans to direct an original screenplay he wrote, "The Lady's Corsage/El ramo de la novia," a story about angels in Los Angeles.

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