Melissa Castañeda

Production

Tijuana, Mexico

Tijuana, 1998. As part of Violeta Cine, she is the producer and co-writer of "Los Fundadores", film awarded at FICUNAM, FIDMarseille, and ZINEBI, and screened at Márgenes, Cámara Lúcida, and Black Canvas. Producer of "Agua Caliente" premiered at FICUNAM and FIDMarseille. Producer and co-writer of "El Mirador", currently in post-production and part of the WIP Competition at the Mar del Plata IFF. All films directed by Diego Hernández. She currently co-produces "Solo tengo sed" (dir. Matt Porterfield), which was part of CineMart Rotterdam, "El fin de la infancia" (dir. Diego Hernández), winner of the Cine Qua Non Lab award at Talents Guadalajara, and Clemente Castor's next feature. She is also developing the documentary short film "Y todo es luz dentro de mí" (Cuōrum Residency, DOCS MX Platform) as a co-director.