EL FICG Y LA ESCAC LANZAN LA PRIMERA EDICIÓN DE LA BECA FILM BUSINESS 2026
El Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (FICG), en colaboración con la Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya (ESCAC), anuncia la primera edición de la convocatoria FICG–ESCAC 2026, que otorgará una beca completa para cursar el posgrado en Film Business en Barcelona, España. Esta iniciativa conjunta tiene como objetivo impulsar el talento cinematográfico […]
CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR THE OFFICIAL COMPETITION OF THE 41ST GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS NOW OPEN.
The Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) has opened the call to participate in the Official Competition of its 41st edition, which will take place from Friday, April 17 to Saturday, April 25, 2026. FICG invites producers and filmmakers from Mexico, Ibero-America and other regions of the world to submit their films to the [...]
FICG INDUSTRY CALLS OPEN FOR 41ST EDITION
The Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) announces the opening of the calls for the Industry Programs that will take place in the framework of its 41st edition, to be held from April 17 to 25, 2026. Entries will be available until October 24, 2025, and can be consulted at [...]
FROM PAPER TO LIGHT: FIRST EDITION OF THE CALL FOR FILM ADAPTATIONS
Con la intención de fortalecer el vínculo entre los sectores audiovisual y editorial, y facilitar el acceso a obras literarias susceptibles de ser adaptadas a la pantalla, el Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (FICG) y la Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (FIL) invitan a representantes de casas productoras, plataformas de streaming y contenidos […]
LIST OF FICG40 WINNERS
Mezcal Award Ibero-American Fiction Feature Film Ibero-American Documentary Award Maguey Award International Animated Feature Film Made in Jalisco Socio-environmental Film Award Ibero-American Short Film Rigo Mora Award Young Jury Award Cine de Genre FEISAL FIPRESCI Award
MORE THAN 300 FILMS AND A PASSION FOR STORYTELLING: PAULO BRANCO AT FICG40
As part of the 40th edition of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG40), the renowned Portuguese producer Paulo Branco offered a master class in which he shared his vision of film and independent production. His career includes collaborations with directors such as Raúl Ruiz, Manoel de Oliveira, Wim Wenders and David Cronenberg. [...]
FORMING COMMUNITY: A WEEK AT FICG40
Despite the heat these days, walking through the doors of the Cineteca or the Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas, during the Guadalajara International Film Festival, always feels like a breath of fresh air. It renews my enthusiasm and gives me the certainty of being in the right place. In these spaces [...]
"WE DON'T EXIST WITHOUT MEMORY": MARIA DE MEDEIROS AT THE 40TH EDITION OF THE GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG40) screened the feature film Capitães de Abril (2000), a film about memory and revolution that tells the story of the peaceful military coup d'état against the dictatorial regime of António de Oliveira Salazar in Portugal. The film was directed by the guest of [...]
MOLLUSK: JOSÉ IGNACIO SOLÓRZANO "JIS" AT FICG40
Molusco, the biographical documentary that explores the professional and creative career of José Ignacio Solórzano, Jis, one of Mexico's most influential cartoonists, was presented at the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG40). The screening was held as part of the Galas a Beneficio program, the proceeds of which will be donated to the San Vicente [...]
LATINOS CHANGING HOLLYWOOD
Together with Xolo Maridueña and Joel Novoa, the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG40) aims to challenge Latin American narratives written by and for Hollywood. Xolo is an American actor of Cuban, Ecuadorian and Mexican descent and in his master class: Latinos changing Hollywood, he shared how important it is to tell all those [...]