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* […]
DIEGO LUNA SHARES HIS VISION AS A PRODUCER AT THE SCREENING OF *ESTADO DE SILENCIO*
At one of the most anticipated events of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), Diego Luna appeared in the Plácido Domingo Theater at the Santander Performing Arts Complex for the screening of his latest project as a producer. Diego Luna, along with actor Gael García Bernal, founded the production company La Corriente […]
THE VIGOROUS DESIRE TO IMAGINE ANOTHER BODY: ALFREDO CASTRO’S METHOD FOR ACTING
Alfredo Castro, the most awarded actor at the Platino Awards, led the master class “For me, acting is the intense desire to imagine another body” as part of the 39th edition of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG). Castro discussed the concept of the “third body” as an acting method. With a distinguished career […]
MEXICANOS EN EL CINE, UNA RADIOGRAFÍA DE LA COMUNIDAD CINEMATOGRÁFICA
Con mucha admiración y reconocimiento, en la edición 39 del Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (FICG) se presentó Mexicanos en el Cine, un maravilloso ensayo fotográfico realizado por el autor Fernando Aceves. Además de la mente detrás de este gran trabajo de documentación, Fernando Aceves, la mesa de presentadores estuvo conformada por reconocidas personalidades […]
THE BOOK “DIEGO LUNA: THE TRUTH IS COOL BUT UNATTAINABLE” IS BEING PRESENTED AT FICG39 ALONGSIDE THE ACTOR
“Film is a craft that has everything to do with who we are”: that says a lot about the views of actor Diego Luna, who, prior to receiving the top prize at the Guadalajara International Film Festival—the Silver Mayahuel—at the closing gala of the 39th edition, was part of the […]