Director | Screenwriter | Producer Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
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Héctor Hernández is a Mexican filmmaker based in Veracruz, working across fiction and documentary. His work explores memory, landscape, and identity through intimate, visually driven storytelling.
His short films include The Last Cherry Blossom (2022) and the documentary Echoes from the Blue Meadow (2023), supported by PECDA Veracruz. Echoes from the Blue Meadow has been selected and awarded at over 100 film festivals worldwide and was invited to screen at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg by the Cultural Dialogues Forum (2025).
As a producer, he has worked on the stop-motion short film Emilia (2025), winner of the 5C Showcase for Best Animated Short Film, as well as music videos for the ska band La Inminente Sociedad. He is a co-founder of NO Films, programmer of Somos Niebla: Festival de Cine entre Montañas, and has served as a jury member at the Goya Film Festival in Argentina.
  • Writer (5 Credits)
    The Angel of Atonement
    Short Script
    Sangre Nopal2025
    Animation, Music Video
    Echoes From The Blue Meadow2023
    Documentary
    Insomnio 2023
    Music Video
    The Last Cherry Blossom2022
    Short
  • Producer (4 Credits)
    Sangre Nopal2025
    Animation, Music Video
    Echoes From The Blue Meadow2023
    Documentary
    Insomnio 2023
    Music Video
    The Last Cherry Blossom2022
    Short
  • Director (4 Credits)
    Sangre Nopal2025
    Animation, Music Video
    Echoes From The Blue Meadow2023
    Documentary
    Insomnio 2023
    Music Video
    The Last Cherry Blossom2022
    Short
  • Editor (1 Credit)
    Echoes From The Blue Meadow2023
    Documentary
  • Photographer (1 Credit)
    Echoes From The Blue Meadow2023
    Documentary
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Student Cuts Film Festival
Ljutomer
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival de Cortometraje Universitario Premios CEC
Guadalajara, Jalisco
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Cortocoslada Festival de Cortometraje Infantil y Juvenil
Coslada, Madrid
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Kinofestival ''Light of the world''
Rybinsk
2023
Best Sound Solution in a Non Fiction Movie Competition
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
INtonation
San Petersburgo
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Duemila30 International Film Festival & Experience
Milán, Lombardía
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Story? International Student Documentary Festival
Cork, Munster
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival de Cine Colectivo
León, Guanajuato
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Cortocinema Festival Nacional de Cortometraje Universitario
Guanajuato, Guanajuato
2023
Best Production Design Nominee
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival Infantil Tejiendo Cine
Quito, Pichincha
2023
Quarter-Finalist
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival del Cinema Cefalù
Palermo, Sicily
2023
Quarter-Finalist
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Student World Impact Film Festival
New Jersey, New Jersey
2023
Finalist
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Steve Aronson International Film Festival
2023
Finalist
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Biotropo Festival de cortometraje y video corto de Divulgación de la Ciencia y Ambiente
Guadalajara, Jalisco
2023
Honorable Mention
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Muestra 5C Muestra Internacional de Cortometraje Contemporáneo
Morelia, Michoacán
2023
Honorable Mention
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival Internacional de Cine en Axapusco
Axapusco, Estado de México
2023
Winner Best Photography
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Eat My Shorts Festival de Cortometraje Universitario
León, Guanajuato
2023
Winner Best International Documentary
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival Internacional de Cine en las Montañas
Salento, Quindío
2023
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
Kino Maya Festival Internacional de Cine
Mérida, Yucatán
2023
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
ONED Art/Experimental Film Festival
Toulouse, Occitania
2023
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
Festival Internacional de Cine de Tepic
Tepic, Nayarit
2023
Showcase
The Last Cherry Blossom
Primera Muestra de la Cineteca Veracruz
Boca del Río
2023
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
CineCaos
Cuiabá
2023
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
Festival Angaelica
Pasadena
2023
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
WE:NOW International Youth Art Festival
Madrid
2023
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
Cumbre Tajín 2023
Tajín
2023
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
Kalakari Film Festival
Dewas
2023
Winner Best Original Score
The Last Cherry Blossom
7 Colors Lagoon Bacalar International Film Festival
Bacalar
2023
Winner Best Cinematography
The Last Cherry Blossom
El Ajolote Dorado Festival de cortometrajes independientes mexicanos
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
2023
Winner Best Screenplay
The Last Cherry Blossom
El Ajolote Dorado Festival de cortometrajes independientes mexicanos
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
2023
Winner 2nd Place
The Last Cherry Blossom
El Ajolote Dorado Festival de cortometrajes independientes mexicanos
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
2023
Finalist
The Angel of Atonement
FERATUM Film Festival
Pátzcuaro, Michoacán
2023
Official selection
The Angel of Atonement
Espanto Film Festival
Pachuca, Hidalgo
2023
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Muestra EMIA
Morelia, Michoacan
2023
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Shorts Mexico
Ciudad de México
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Stuff MX
Mexico City
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
FICCTerra Festival Itinerante de Cine Comunitario de la Tierra
Xalapa, Veracruz
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Science Film Festival
Bangkok
2023
Best Production Design, Best Sound Engineer, Best Mixing Audio, Best Mastering Engineer, Best Color Correction
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Travancore International Film Awards TIFA
Trivandrum, Kerala
2023
Semi Finalist
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Neum Underwater Film Festival
Neum
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
International Ecological TV Festival TO SAVE AND PRESERVE
Janty-Mansisk
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
One Ocean Film Tour
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival de Cortometraje UVAQ
Morelia, Michoacán
2023
Womans in Science
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
MUNIC Muestra Nacional de Imágenes Científicas
Ciudad de México
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Adventure Movie Awards
San Marcello, Piteglio
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Short Cut
Indija, Vojvodina
2023
International Competence
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival Internacional de Cine Shorts Costa Rica
Mercedes de Montes de Oca, San José
2023
Official Selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Elipsis Encuentro Internacional de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas
Pachuca, Hidalgo
2023
No-Competitive Documentary Section
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Cinemaking International Film Festival
Dhaka, Dhaka Division
2023
Documentary competence
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival de Cine Oro Negro
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz
2023
Best Production Design Nominee
The Last Cherry Blossom
FOCAT Festival Online de Cine Amateur
CDMX
2022
Semi Finalist
The Last Cherry Blossom
The Fear Faire Film Festival
Las Vegas
2022
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
Cortos en Corto
Xalapa
2022
Competencia Veracruzana
The Last Cherry Blossom
Festival de Cine Oro Negro
Coatzacoalcos, Minatitlan, Nanchital
2022
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
First - Time Filmmaker Sessions
Iver Heath
2022
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
Lift - Off Filmmaker Sessions
Iver Heath
2022
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
The Paus Premieres Festival
Manchester
2022
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
Festival del Cinema di Cefalú
Palermo
2022
Competencia Iberoamericana
The Last Cherry Blossom
Festival de Cine de Áncash
Áncash
2022
China Dragon Awards Nominee
The Last Cherry Blossom
China International Conference of Science and Education Producers
Shenzhen
2022
Showcase
The Last Cherry Blossom
Showroom Shorts
Sheffield
2022
Ficciones de Veracruz
The Last Cherry Blossom
17a Bienal Internacional de Cartel en México
Xalapa
2022
Selección Oficial
The Last Cherry Blossom
Muestra Colectiva de Cortos MUCCI HORROR
Querétaro
2022
Selección Cortometraje de Terror
The Last Cherry Blossom
Stuff MX
CDMX
2022
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
Black Cat Award International Film Festival
La Paz
2022
Official Selection
The Last Cherry Blossom
FICMA Festival Internacional de Cine de Medios Alternativos
Ciudad de México
2022
Muestra Lxs Perrxs Sin Frío
The Last Cherry Blossom
Kiltro Cinema
Coatepec
2022
Competencia Cortometraje
The Last Cherry Blossom
FICTA Festival Internacional de Cine y Literatura de Terror Atacama
Copiapó
2022
Live Action Short Film
The Last Cherry Blossom
MAAC-24FPS International Animation Awards
Maharashtra
2022
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival Latinoamericano de Cortos de Olavarría FELCO
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Autors en Curt
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Mexican Outdoor Film Festival
Ciudad de México
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival Internacional de Cine FENAVID
Santa Cruz
Special Mention Cinematography
The Last Cherry Blossom
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Atenas
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Semana ¡Viva el Cine!
San Isidro, Provincia de Buenos Aires
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Porto Cesareo Film Festival
Porto Cesareo
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival
Milan
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Student Live Film Festival
París
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival Film Bahari
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
The Pinx Film Festival
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Festival de Cine Mexicano y Cortometrajes en Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Official selection
Echoes From The Blue Meadow
Violet Film Festival
College
Especialización en Estudios Cinematográficos de la Universidad Veracruzana
20212022
College
Licenciatura en Psicología Universidad Veracruzana
20152021
College
Diplomado en Análisis, Apreciación, y Realización Cinematográfica Universidad Técnica Superior de Xalapa
2013
Birth Date
December 11, 1995
Nickname
Héctor Hernández
Birth City
Xalapa
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Latino
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Director | Screenwriter | Producer Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
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