Antonio Mendez Esparza Biography

Awards

• 2012New Directions Award - Special Mention-: winner
• 2012Golden Gateway-: winner
• 2012Silver Gateway-Best Director: winner
• 2012Golden Camera-: nominated
• 2012Critics Week Grand Prize-: winner
• 2012Louve d'Or-: winner
• 2012Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Director: nominated
• 2012Coral-Best Work of a Non-Latin American Director on a Latin America Subject: winner
• 2012In Spirit for Freedom Award-Best Feature: winner
• 2012Best Latin-American Film-Latin-American Competition: nominated
• 2012Feature Film Award-Louve d'Or: winner
• 2012Best Director-: winner
• 2012Golden Alexander-: nominated
• 2013SIGNIS Award-: nominated
• 2017Audience Award-American Independents: nominated
• 2017Golden Seashell-Best Film: nominated
• 2017FIPRESCI Prize-: winner
• 2017SIGNIS Award-: winner
• 2018Best American Independent Feature Film-: nominated
• 2018Special Award-: winner
• 2018John Cassavetes Award-: winner
• 2018Audience Award-: nominated
• 2018Independent Visions Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Transilvania Trophy-Best Film: nominated
• 2018Turia Award-Best Spanish Film: winner
• 2019Young Adults Jury Award-Best Film: nominated
• 2019Critics Prize-Best Film: nominated
• 2023Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
• 2024Knight Marimbas Award-: nominated