Industry programs are projects of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) that aim to serve different sectors of the Ibero-American film industry. They are platforms for niches that are differentiated by their level of development or their thematic specialization.
In this space we offer a range of opportunities and collaborations between producers, buyers, sellers and others responsible for the different stages of the filmmaking chain.
Our goal has always been to function as a platform that catapults the development, production and distribution of new cinema in Ibero-America.
The Co-Production Meeting takes place during three days of intensive meetings between representatives of our selection of feature films in development and international film professionals working with Ibero-American projects.
In collaboration with the Berlinale Talents of the Berlin International Film Festival, Talents Guadalajara has been part of the activities of the Guadalajara International Film Festival since March 2009.
This is an intensive meeting between actors, film critics, directors, cinematographers, sound designers, editors, screenwriters and producers from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. It is also a space for interaction that generates creative exchanges and establishes networks between the region's promising filmmakers and experts from the world film industry. Beyond being just a film event, Talents Guadalajara has established itself as a point of creative convergence where the next generation of actors, filmmakers and film critics meet, network, gain inspiration and work on their own projects.
Talents Guadalajara offers a range of international opportunities and collaborations, reinforced by the connection with other Talents around the world: Berlinale Talents, Talents Beirut, Talents Buenos Aires, Talents Durban, Talents Sarajevo and Talents Tokyo.
In this edition, the Acting and Directing Studio merge to create a joint space where actors and directors will attend lectures, workshops and practical exercises to interact and reflect on the arduous task of creating characters and telling stories.
It is the meeting point for light lovers, a workshop that merges theoretical and practical sessions in which participants will share their experiences, plan and perform practical exercises guided by a renowned director of photography in a specialized mentorship.
Talent Press Guadalajara is an intensive film critic training. Those selected will have the daily task of writing a review of a feature film screened at the International Film Festival, which will be presented and discussed in front of their peers and mentors.
Talents Guadalajara is a professional pitching experience for feature film projects (documentary or fiction) in development. Participants will receive an intensive workshop, specialized consulting and meetings with representatives of the international film industry. This hands-on pitching experience offers participants the possibility of securing producers and co-producers for their films.
Talents Guadalajara presents a special section in its program dedicated to animation and its creators: Talent Motion Studio, in which talks, workshops and practices are developed for animators to enrich their projects in development and perfect their skills in the arduous task of telling stories with animation.
This workshop is focused on professionals who specialize in the design and development of scenery, costumes and settings, combining advanced technology with an artistic approach in film, television and theater projects.
In this edition, producers and distributors are invited to Talents Guadalajara to advise the projects they are promoting, participate in workshops and talks that reflect on the challenges of our industry and the new paradigms of distribution and exhibition, in order to strengthen and make our films more visible.
DocuLab: Documentary Lab is an industry program of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), whose objective is to promote the development of Ibero-American filmmakers and their documentary films in the editing stage, based on in-depth analysis and discussion with experts in the genre.
Episode 0: Series in Development is a program consisting of intensive meetings between a selection of series in development; and the film and television professionals who are in a position to consolidate these projects on their way to completion.
We offer a range of opportunities and collaborations by bringing the selected candidates face to face with professionals from the audiovisual industry, producers, broadcasters, OTT platforms, sales agents and international distributors.
The first open pitch at the Guadalajara Film Market contributes to the development of projects for their realization, whether they are films or series. The pitch takes place over three days, during which a particular topic is addressed per session.
On the first day, five projects selected by the participating film schools will be discussed. During the second day, horror, science fiction and fantasy will be the protagonists in the genre film pitch that is held in partnership with Feratum, one of the most important genre film festivals in Latin America.
On the third day, publishers bring their best stories to negotiate their adaptation rights and turn them into major productions.
We work to ensure that the Ibero-American films that are about to be completed find their forms of circulation and their audiences.
Guadalajara Construye is an initiative that since 2008 has seen countless films grow and travel around the world. During three days of screenings, feature-length fiction films with a provisional cut will be shown in search of financing for their completion and subsequent distribution. These screenings are held in front of a closed audience of international post-production professionals, including: producers, distributors, sales agents, service companies, aid funds and festival representatives, among others.
Additionally, from the Industry and Market area, we manage important support for the post-production and distribution of our selection, announced and updated in each edition. This support is granted to the films that our collaborators consider deserving according to the profile of the partner and the film.
In this space we offer a range of opportunities and collaborations between producers, buyers, sellers and others responsible for the different stages of the filmmaking chain.
