About
Julio López is a Mexican-Salvadoran documentary filmmaker. He started his career as a director and producer in 2008 in El Salvador and currently lives in Mexico City. His films have portrayed social issues in all countries of Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and have been screened at festivals such as the HotDocs, Locarno IFF, Visions du Réel, DocsBarcelona, Jihlava IDFF, Ambulante or DocsDF, among others. His production companies are Kino Glaz (El Salvador) and Cine Murciélago (Mexico).
projects in progress
The Battle of the Volcano (documentary) - directed by Julio López Fernández, a documentary about memory and reconciliation of a group of veterans of the Salvadoran civil war (1980–92) that were former enemies; director
Comandos - directed by Marcela Zamora, El Salvador, an intimate portrait of a group of Salvadoran paramedics working in one of the most violent countries in the world; producer
finished projects
The Offended - directed by Marcela Zamora, 80 min, Mexico/El Salvador, 2016; producer
The Room of Bones - directed by Marcela Zamora, 60 min, Mexico/El Salvador, 2015; producer
Absences - directed by Tatiana Huezo, 28 min, Mexico/El Salvador, 2015; producer
The Swirl - directed by Laura Herrero, 73 min, Mexico, 2015; producer
Production company
Name: Kino Glaz
Address: Insurgentes Sur 4411, 35-403. Tlalpan, CP 14430, Mexico City, Mexico
Contact number: +52 1 55 3422 1394
E-mail address: ayutux@gmail.com
Website: www.kinoglazfilms.com
