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Mobile documentary filmmaking workshop
A breeding ground for audiovisual and photographic talent in Mexico
We encourage all our students to continue learning built on ethics and reflection.
The workshop program is a generator of artistic learning and content creation.
We are building ongoing relationships with cultural agents in the communities where we operate, to promote the work of our students.
About the Workshop
At Grupo México, we promote human development in our neighbor communities through artistic activities and from this, the Mobile Workshops program arose.
The Mobile Workshop brings the artistic language of filmmaking and photography, and also learning how to use audiovisual technologies, to the youth in mining communities. This program fosters recording and representing significant social, historical and cultural expressions from their place of origin. The invitation to participate in our Mobile Workshops is open to the public, free of charge, with offering like Documentary Filmmaking, Filmmaking for Children, and Photography.
What the students say
“I went to the workshop because I was interested in showing and expressing my sensitivity through a different artform … in short, the experience has brought me back to life, a second chance to be and to grow with art”
Aydee Bailón
Documentary Film student, Nacozari, Sonora
I went to the workshop by chance as I have always been interested in photography and film. I never thought I would meet such wonderful people as our workshop facilitators. I enjoyed what I learned in the workshop”
Víctor Manuel Soto
Documentary Film student, Charcas, San Luis Potosi
I learned that to take a good photograph, you need to align your mind, heart and spirit”
Delia
Photography student, Hermosillo, Sonora
OUR PROGRAMS
Mobile
Workshop programs:
Documentary Filmmaking Mobile Workshop
This workshop has led to 18 festival selections and is part of the Voces project for youth, promoting citizen participation and social awareness through documentary films.
Started 2019. 
18 festival selections
Photography Mobile Workshop
This successful program develops photographic skills and the exercise of a photographer’s eye, involving the participation of the community in visual creation.
Started 2022.
Filmmaking for Children Mobile Workshop
This workshop brings the language of film to children 9-13 years old in a fun way. The short films the children produce are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), including Climate action (SDG 13), Promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies (SDG 16) and Reducing inequalities (SDG 10). We screen the children’s short films at local Cinemex movie theaters in the communities.
Started in 2023.
Participants in the Documentary Filmmaking and Photography Mobile Workshop programs are 14-60 years of age, while our younger students in the Filmmaking for Children Mobile Workshop program are 9-13 years old.
368
students in the photography mobile workshop in 2022
368
alumnos en el taller ambulante de fotografía durante 2022
31
workshops between
the three programs
31
talleres entre
TACD, TAF y TACI
144
classroom hours per student in the Documentary Filmmaking Mobile Workshop
144
horas de clases dedica un alumno en completar el TACD
3.483
original photographs by students
3.483
fotografías originales de los alumnos
94
short films developed, filmed and edited
94
cortometrajes desarrollados, filmados y editados
129
photography projects in communities
129
proyectos fotográficos personales realizados en comunidades
Awards the Mobile Workshop
programs have received:
Nov 2020
Best Mexican Student Documentary for the short film ‘Corazón de Hermanas’ (Nacozari, 2020) at the 24th UNAM José Rovirosa awards.
Oct 2021
2021 AMCO award given by the Asociación Mexicana de Comunicadores for excellence in corporate communication practices in Mexico.
Oct 2021
2021 AMCO mention for the short film ‘Corazón de Hermanas’ for audiovisual quality.
Community Development is a priority for Grupo México, focusing on the wellbeing and improving the quality of life of the residents of the communities where we operate.
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