Theodoros Angelopoulos was born on April 17, 1935 in Athens (Greece). He abandoned his studies to move to Paris where he graduated in literature from the University of the Sorbonne and trained in film at the Film School of Paris before returning to Greece and working as a journalist doing movie reviews.

In the late 60, Angelopoulos directed the short film Ekpombi (1968). Two years later he made ​​and wrote his first feature film, The Reconstruction (1970), winning with this, the prize FIPRESCI at the Berlinale .

From here begins a dizzying career that led him to earn more than 40 international awards among which we would highlight two Golden Lions at Venice, seven awards at the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or including four awards from the Festival Berlin, eight times winner of the FIPRESCI prize …

With the trilogy composed of 36 Days (1972), The Travelling Players (1975), and The Hunters (1977), Angelopoulos was consolidating its reputation as a director and screenwriter.

During the 80 shot Alexander the Great (1980), Journey to Cythera (1984), The Beekeeper (1986) and Landscape in the Mist (1988), one of his most acclaimed internationally.

Released in the 90 Step of the Stork (1991), film in which to collaborate again with Marcelo Mastroianni, Ulysses’ Gaze (1995), and The Eternity and a Day (1998), also participated in the project Lumiere and Company (1995).

Speaking of Theo Angelopoulos film is to speak in capital letters. Angelopoulos has become essential reference for filmmakers of recent decades.

The International Film Festival in Guadalajara receives, edition 24, Theo Angelopoulos , to present their latest work, Trilogy 2: The dust of time , at a Gala to be held on Thursday March 26 at the Teatro Diana and give a lecture to students at theTalent Campus Guadalajara .

Guadalajara 25.02.09 In the sixties, a group of Catalan filmmakers set out to do a movie without economic or stylistic relationship with Madrid. He was baptized by critics as The School of Barcelona . Its main representatives were the directors Vicente Aranda, Jaime Camino, Joaquim Jorda and producers Jacinto Esteva and Pere Portabella.

From 20 to March 24, 2009 .

The International Film Festival in Guadalajara (FICG) will conduct the first T encouraged Guadalajara Campus in collaboration with the Berlinale Talent Campus (BTC) of the International Film Festival of Berlin and with the support of theGoethe-Institute Guadalajara , from 20 to 24th March , 2009 , within the framework of the activities of its issue number 24.

The International Film Festival in Guadalajara announces first guests have already confirmed their attendance at the Festival.

The actor, director and producer John Malkovich will go to Guadalajara to participate in the Talent Campus Guadalajara (TCG). The star of films like Empire of the Sun, Dangerous Liaisons, In the Line of Fire, Mary Reilly, and The Man in the Iron Mask , among others, and has worked with directors such as Stephen Frears, Robert Altman, Steven Spielberg, Jane Campion or Luc Besson, will give a master class at 60 students participating in the TCG on March 20.