Rita Basulto

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A member of the AMACC, winner of four Ariel Awards and a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences, Rita Basulto earned a degree in Fine Arts and Audiovisual Media at the University of Guadalajara.  She has participated as a fine arts artist in more than 20 individual and collective exhibitions. She is specialized in stop motion animation cinematography and has directed the short films The Eighth Day: Creation, Rain in the Eyes, Zimbo, Hatching and Smoke.  As well, she has excelled as cinematographer, art and animation director in short and feature films such as Desierto adentro, Jaulas, Mutatio, The Aeronauts, The Heart Workshop, Tio and Pinocchio directed by Guillermo del Toro, all of which were selected and multi-awarded in more than 50 national and international festivals. Rita is also co-founder and creative director of Outik Animation and Humanimalia Studio, a company that specializes in puppet making. Her most recent short film Smoke is part of the official selection at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and FICG 2023 in Guadalajara.