Ximena Rios

Ximena Rios is a film and music video director from Acapulco, Mexico. She is best known for writing and directing Surreal (2017), Complacency (2018) and Faded (2019). From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a film director after watching Cinema Paradiso (1988), which has remained her favourite film to this day. Ximena is a very methodical and meticulous filmmaker, whose uncompromising vision has allowed her to craft heart felt stories relating to young women and families. Her films have screened in festivals in Vancouver, New York, LA, and London. Ximena is directing a proof of concept short "A Good Night Sleeps" that is set to debut in 2020. She is in the middle of production for her web-series Creative Canvas, which she is directing and producing. Ximena has directed several music videos, using her unique style to create some of the best commercial content from western Canada. Ximena's web-series Complacency has won the award for Best Series at numerous festivals and award shows, and she has been nominated multiple times for her writing and directing.