The 40th edition of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) announces the selection of films that will compete in the International Animated Feature Film section.
International animated feature films in any technique participate and the Best Animated Feature Film is awarded with a Mayahuel statuette and $500,000.00 Mexican pesos.
LIST OF SELECTED
Endless Cookie (2024)
Peter Scriver, Seth Scriver
Canada
Through a series of vignettes, some tragic, some funny, all a little strange, this feature-length animated documentary explores the complex bond between two half-brothers, one indigenous and one white, spanning from the bustling Toronto of the 1980s to the present-day isolated First Nations community of Shamattawa.
The Great History of Western Philosophy (2025)
Aria Covamonas
Mexico
A cosmic animator is hired by the Central Committee of the People's Republic to make a philosophical film based on an original idea of Chairman Mao, who has decided, before starting, that he does not like this film and condemns the animator to death, just like that. Breathe a sigh of relief, for the sentence was never carried out, thanks to the intervention of Monkey and Pig, the heroes of Journey to the West.
Lesbian Space Princess (2025)
Leela Varghese, Emma Hough Hobbs
Australia
In this heartwarming and hilarious space opera, a space princess is thrust out of her safe life and on a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens.
Maya, Give Me A Title (2024)
Michel Gondry
France
Maya and her father live in different countries. To keep in touch with his daughter and keep telling her stories, every night he says: 'Maya, give me a title'. And with that title he creates an animated film starring her. Narrated by Pierre Niney and directed by Michel Gondry.
Olivia & the clouds (2024)
Tomás Pichardo Espaillat
Dominican Republic
Olivia & the clouds explores the complexities of love through the Rashomon effect. Olivia hides the ghost of a past relationship under her bed. She gives him flowers in exchange for clouds that she hangs on her ceiling. Barbara, rejected by Mauricio, escapes from reality through fantastic worlds and stories. Mauricio, repentant after losing Barbara, is swallowed by the earth. Ramón, obsessed with Olivia, cultivates and watches a strange plant that looks like her grow. With surreal elements, Olivia & the clouds shows us the power of memories and love.
Pig That Survived Foot-And-Mouth Disease (2024)
Bum-Wook Hur
South Korea
After surviving foot-and-mouth disease by sheer willpower alone, Pig H swears to himself: he has to become human so he doesn't die like garbage. He knows it's the only way. To become fully human, in body and face, without a doubt. He is willing to give his all, whatever it takes. Having suffered constant harassment since his childhood, Choi Jeong-Seok swears to himself: he will leave this cursed human life behind. He prefers to live as a beast. A beast in its primitive state, faithful to its instincts, incapable of even thinking about death. He is ready to leave everything behind.
I am Frankelda (2025)
Arturo Ambriz, Roy Ambriz
Mexico
Mexico, 19th century. Frankelda is a talented writer whose dark tales are ignored and dismissed. Forced to suppress her voice, she refuses to give up, even when they try to silence her. But when she is pushed into her subconscious, the monsters she created come to life. Guided by Herneval, a tormented prince caught between dreams and nightmares, she must restore the balance between fiction and reality before both realms collapse. Meanwhile, the sinister writer Procustes and his conspirators plot to seize control. As Frankelda and Herneval grow closer, their bond becomes a strength and a curse.
Space Cadet (2025)
Eric San (aka Kid Koala)
Canada
Robot, a first-generation Guardianbot, has raised Celeste to become a brilliant astronaut. When she leaves for her first solo mission, he stays on Earth. As the days pass, the loneliness begins to take its toll on him, wearing down his old technological systems. Robot, struggling to keep up with the modern world, finds solace in reminiscing about the happy and fun times he spent with Celeste.
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