ABOUT
Josué Déziga is an art director, journalist, fine art photographer, and visual arts professor in Mexico City. His interdisciplinary approach integrates art, anthropology, cultural studies, and philosophy, with a particular emphasis on film theory. He holds a BA in Animation and Digital Art –with a double Major in Cinema Studies and Visual Development- and an MA in VFX Production. He is currently a member of the Mexican Animation Guild (GRAM).
From 2019 to 2022, he worked as a freelancer in art and visual development, participating in animation and graphic visualisation, collaborating with Cartoon Network Latin America, and attending the Annecy International Animation Film Festival several times to attend masterclasses and network with Guillermo del Toro, Genndy Tartakovsky, Mikros Animation, and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
As director and screenwriter of the animated short film "Fade Out," he oversaw the project’s Visual Development and aesthetic. His research, "Universal Monsters: Monstrosity in Horror and Comedy Across Culture," examines 66 films spanning more than a century, exploring the concept of "monster" through teratology, psychoanalysis, and genre theory. He also directed "A Second of Eternity" (2022), which explores the representation of time and memory, drawing on studies of Tarkovsky, Vertov, Deleuze, and Bergson.
After attending the New England School of Art and Design, she expanded her knowledge of art history and delved into fine art photography. He is a member of the PIXAL Catalog and has exhibited internationally, winning awards at the International Color Awards.
In 2024, alongside creative partner Lizuri Torres, he founded the digital magazine Cuadro a Cuadro, focusing on disseminating world cinema through research, design, and editing of visual media. He also published an article on contemporary animation in Peliplat, analyzing its function as a new cultural narrative.

