TALENTS GUADALAJARA 2025 OPENS ITS CALL FOR ENTRIES
Registration will remain open until Monday, March 3, 2025. Talents Guadalajara is an intensive film workshop organized in collaboration with Berlinale Talents of the Berlin International Film Festival, with support from the Goethe-Institut Mexico, the San Antonio de los Baños Film School (EICTV), and the International Federation […]
FICG AND UNIAT ANNOUNCE THE SECOND EDITION OF FICGAMES: PLAYING STORIES
El cierre de inscripciones es el viernes 14 de febrero de 2025 El Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (FICG) y la University of Advanced Technologies (UNIAT) lanzan la convocatoria para la segunda edición de FICGames:Jugando historias, un espacio enfocado en el desarrollo de videojuegos con elementos narrativos. FICGames es una colaboración entre el FICG y […]
EL FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE EN GUADALAJARA CALIFICADOR PARA LOS PREMIOS OSCAR
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has reaffirmed the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) as an Oscar-qualifying festival. Films that win at the FICG in the categories of Best Documentary Feature, Ibero-American Short Film, and the Rigo Mora Award (short film […]
PROGRAMAS DE INDUSTRIA PARA FICG40 ABRE CONVOCATORIAS
Las inscripciones de los diversos programas estarán vigentes a partir del 14 de octubre y cerrarán el 27 de diciembre de 2024 El Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (FICG) abre convocatorias para los Programas de Industria que se llevarán a cabo dentro de las actividades de la edición 40, a realizarse del 6 al […]
FICG39 ANNOUNCES THE FILMS SELECTED FOR THE OFFICIAL IBERO-AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM SECTION
The 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival, to be held from June 7 to 15, 2024, has announced the official selection of films that will compete in the Ibero-American Documentary Feature Film section. This category includes feature-length documentaries produced by countries in Latin America, Spain […]
SURPRISES AND APPLAUSE MARK THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 39TH GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
There was a lot of excitement at the climax of the 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), where the top Mezcal Award for Mexican cinema was presented to *No nos moverán*, directed by Pierre Saint Martin. Prior to the closing ceremony, the red carpet event began just minutes before the […]
“THE 43 FROM AYOTZINAPA: A STATE CRIME,” THE FINAL PROJECT TO BE PRESENTED AT THE FICG39 SERIES SHOWCASE
As part of the activities on the penultimate day of the 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival, the first episode of the HBO documentary series *Los 43 de Ayotzinapa: A State Crime*, directed by José Ortiz, premiered. Nearly 10 years after the forced disappearance of the 43 young teacher-training students […]
PREMIERE OF THE DOCUMENTARY “THE ART OF BUILDING,” A VISUAL TRIBUTE TO RAÚL PADILLA LÓPEZ
On the evening of Thursday, June 13, the documentary *El oficio de construir*, dedicated to the life and work of Raúl Padilla López (1954–2023), former president of the University of Guadalajara and founder of the Festival, premiered at the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG). Minutes before the screening, in front of a […]
A special screening of the film *Abel* will be held at the 39th FICG, with the director in attendance
As part of the 39th edition of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), a special screening of the film *Abel* (2010) was held. The event was notable for the presence of the director himself, Diego Luna, who answered questions from the audience. In this story, Abel, a 9-year-old boy, has been placed in a […]
A PANEL AT FICG39 EXPLORES THE PORTRAYAL OF VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS IN FILM
During the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), a panel discussion titled “Journalism in Film: The Search for Truth” was held, moderated by journalists Marcos Vizcarra and María de Jesús Peters, along with journalist and producer Denise Maerker. Also participating were Santiago Maza and Héctor Lasso, directors of the documentaries *Estado* […]