2024 film festival
The 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival took place from June 7 to 15, 2024, in Guadalajara , Mexico .[ 1] This Excessive Ambition Telmex Auditorium . Directed by Santos Bacana, Rogelio González and Cristina Trenas, the film follows the tour Sin cantar ni afinar by Spanish rapper C. Tangana . Yorgos Lanthimos anthology film Kinds of Kindness [ 2]
Pierre Saint Martin's We Shall Not Be Moved won the Mezcal Award for Best Film in the Mexican films section. Brazilian-Portuguese film Toll Carolina Markowicz , won Best Ibero-American Film, while Chilean-Dutch film The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine , directed by Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza, won Best Ibero-American Documentary Film.[ 3]
The Community of Madrid was chosen as the guest of honor for this year's edition. Spanish filmmaker Álex de la Iglesia and Spanish directing duo Los Javis (Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi ) will receive the International Mayahuel Tribute and the Maguey Lifetime Achievement, respectively. Additionally, Chilean actor Alfredo Castro will be honored with the Mayahuel Iberoamerican Tribute, Mexican filmmaker and actress Ángeles Cruz will receive the Maguey Activism Award, and Mexican actor Diego Luna will received the Mayahuel Honorary Award (Mayahuel de Plata).[ 2]
The festival will be directed by Estrella Araiza, who took over the festival's direction from Raúl Padilla López, who served as president for the festival until his death in 2023.[ 4]
The festival's poster, featuring a woman surrounded by nopales , was designed by Mexican graphic designer and tattoo artist Tata Mucino, and was inspired by "the facial featured of Mexican women".[ 1]
Official selections [ edit ] The following films were selected for the official competitions:[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
After the Guns Después de las armas Héctor Alfonso Laso Machuca
Mexico
Corina (HeJ)Urzula Barba Hopfner
Mexico
Children of the Coast Los hijos de la costa Bruno Bancalari
Mexico
Dead Man's Switch Arillo de hombre muerto Alejandro Gerber Bicecci
Mexico
Demons at Dawn (MG)Los demonios del amanecer Julián Hernández
Mexico
Después (MG, HeJ)Sofía Gómez Córdova [es ] Mexico
Jíkuri: Journey to the Land of the Tarahumara Jíkuri: Viaje al país de los Tarahumaras Federico Cecchetti
Mexico, United States, France
Lachatao Natalia Bruschtein Erenberg
Mexico
Shame Vergüenza Miguel Salgado Parra
Mexico
State of Silence Estado de silencio Santiago Maza
Mexico
The Invisible Contract Tratado de invisibilidad Luciana Kaplan
Mexico
The Muleteer (MG, HeJ)La arriera Isabel Cristina Fregoso
Mexico
The Weavers' Songs Hilando sones Ismael Vásquez Bernabé
Mexico
We Shall Not Be Moved No nos moverán Pierre Saint Martin Mexico
(MG) LGBTQ+ themes.(HeJ) Ibero-American Fiction Feature Film [ edit ] Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Creatura Elena Martín Gimeno Spain
Delirio Alexandra Latishev Salazar
Costa Rica, Chile
I Saw Three Black Lights Yo vi tres luces negras Santiago Lozano Álvarez
Colombia, Mexico, France, Germany
Natural Phenomena Fenómenos naturales Marcos Díaz Sosa
Cuba, Argentina, France
Prison in the Andes Penal Cordillera Felipe Carmona
Chile, Brazil
Saturn Return Segundo premio Isaki Lacuesta , Pol RodríguezSpain, France
Seaside Avenue Avenida Beira-Mar Bernardo Florim, Maju de Paiva
Brazil
The Dog Thief (MIT)El ladrón de perros Vinko Tomičić Salinas
Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, France, Italy
The Other Way Around Volveréis Jonás Trueba Spain, France
Toll Pedágio Carolina Markowicz Brazil, Portugal
You Burn Me [es ] Tú me abrasas Matías Piñeiro [es ] Argentina, Spain
(MG) LGBTQ+ themes.(MIT) Alfredo Castro .Ibero-American Documentary Feature Film [ edit ] Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Carropasajero Juan Pablo Polanco, César Jaimes
Colombia, Germany
I Am Here Estou aqui Dorian Rivière, Zsófia Paczolay
Portugal
Nights Gone By (GH)Antier noche Alberto Martín Menacho
Switzerland, Spain
Ozogoche Joseph Albert Houlberg Silva
Ecuador, Belgium, Qatar
Souls Las almas Laura Basombrío
Argentina
Stay Still Quédate quieto Joanna Lombardi Pollarolo [es ] Peru, Uruguay, Netherlands
Still Stares Otra piel Patricia Correa Cofré
Chile, Colombia
The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine La fabulosa máquina de cosechar oro Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza Chile, Netherlands
The Undergrowth La hojarasca Macu Machín
Spain
Cyborg Generation Miguel Morrillo Vega
Spain
(GH) Ibero-American Short Film [ edit ] Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
A Rosa Nasce Nas Pedras Sebastian Molina Ruiz Portugal, Mexico, Belgium, Hungary
Blow! Neus Ballús Spain
Chapter 4: Beneath the Waves Naiki weeria. Ka gotti ba´a betuk luula Zyanya López Arámburo
Mexico
Cielo roto Daniela Natacha Mora Villalobos
Costa Rica
Elevation (HeJ)Elevación Gabriel Esdras Hernandez Morales
Mexico
Longing for Light Alhel de llum Alba Cros Pellisé [ca ] Spain
Looks Bad Mala facha Ilén Juambeltz
Uruguay, Brazil
Moon Belly Vientre de luna Liliana K'an
Mexico
Ode to Ghosts Elogio a los fantasmas Facundo Rodríguez Alonso
Argentina
She Stays Ella se queda Marinthia Gutiérrez
Mexico
The Canon El canon Martín Seeger
Chile
The Cascade La cascada Pablo Delgado Sánchez
Mexico
The Custodian El custodio Arturo Franco
Spain, Cuba
The Divine Calling El oficio divino Maria Lorena Lisotti
Mexico
The Howl of the Furies El turno de la aullante Bayron Norman
Mexico
The Masterpiece La gran obra Álex Lora
Spain
The Night Inside La noche dentro Antonio Cuesta
Spain
When Everything Burns Cuando todo arde María Belén Poncio
Argentina, United States
Panadrilo Marcela Heilbron
Panama
Passarinho Natalia Garcia Agraz
Mexico
Pesudo Miquel Díaz Pont
Spain
Spiritum José Adolfo Margulis Noriega
Mexico
Those Next to Us Bernhard Hetzenauer
Mexico, Austria, Germany, Switzerland
(HeJ) The following list consists of the films eligible for the Maguey Award that are not listed in the previous competition tables. The films in contention for both the Maguey Award and other competition section appear with the symbol (MG) next to it.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Crossing Levan Akin Sweden, Denmark, France, Türkiye, Georgia
Desire Lines Jules Rosskam United States
Light Light Light Valoa valoa valoa Inari Niemi
Finland
Neon Purple (HeJ)Púrpura neón Lex Renteria
Mexico
Sebastian Mikko Mäkelä United Kingdom
Sentinel's Heart (HeJ)Corazón de centinela Sergio Rosales, Andoeni Padilla, Alejandro de la Torre
Mexico
Teaches of Peaches Judy Landkammer, Philipp Fussenegger [de ]
Germany
The Astronaut Lovers Los amantes astronautas Marco Berger
Argentina, Spain
The Silence of My Hands (HeJ)El silencio de mis manos Manuel Acuña Arellano
Mexico
The Visitor Bruce LaBruce United Kingdom
Woman Of... Kobieta z... Małgorzata Szumowska , Michał Englert Poland, Sweden
(HeJ) The following list consists of the films eligible for the Hecho en Jalisco that are not listed in the previous competition tables. The films in contention for both the Made in Jalisco and other competition section appear with the symbol (HeJ) next to it.
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
604-A Bus Ruta 604-A Daniel Vega
Mexico
A Mexican on the Moon Un mexicano en la Luna José Luis Yáñez López, Francis Levy Lavalle
Mexico, Italy
Concerto For Other Hands Concierto para otras manos Ernesto González Díaz
Mexico
Good Savage Buen salvaje Santiago Mohar Volkow
Mexico
INGRITO, A Night with Café Tacvba INGRITO, una noche con Café Tacvba Alejandro Tavares López
Mexico
Misoshop Misocompra Andrea Ro Riggen
Mexico
Night Trip Noche de viaje Arleth Gutiérrez
Mexico
The Dog's Highway La carretera de los perros Carlos Rueda
Mexico
The Family's Son Hijo de familia Rafa Lara
Mexico
Bumbumpapá Alexis Gómez Mexico
Sisters Mar Novo
Mexico
Devotion Jonatan Guzmán Reynoso
Mexico
Socio-Environmental Cinema Award [ edit ] The following list consists of the films eligible for the Socio-Environmental Cinema Award that are not listed in the previous competition tables. The films in contention for both the Socio-Environmental Cinema Award and other competition section appear with the symbol (SE) next to it.
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Rising Up at Night Tongo Saa Nelson Makengo
Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgium, Germany, Burkina Faso, Qatar
The Last Los últimos Sebastián Peña Escobar
Paraguay, Uruguay, France
Wild, Wild Salvaxe, Salvaxe Emilio Fonseca Martín
Spain
The Battle for Laikipia Peter Murimi, Daphne Matziaraki Kenya, United States
Betânia Marcelo Botta
Brazil
International Animation Feature Film [ edit ] Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
A Crab in the Pool Un trou dans la poitrine Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte
Canada
Cold Soup Sopa fría Marta Monteiro
Portugal, France
Duck Canard Elie Chapuis
Switzerland, Belgium
Flesh Out Prends chair Armin Assadipour
France
In the Shadow of the Cypress Dar Saaye Sarv Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani
Iran
Peeping Mom Le sexe de ma mère Francis Canitrot
France
Harvey Janice Nadeau Canada, France
El ombligo de la luna (HeJ)Sara Lourenço António, Julia Grupińska, Ezequiel Garibay, Bokang Koatja, Tian Westraad
France
Percebes Alexandra Ramires [pt ] , Laura GonçalvesPortugal, France
The Family Portrait Lea Vidakovic Croatia, France, Serbia
Dolores (HeJ)Cecilia Andalon
Mexico
Wander to Wonder Nina Gantz
Netherlands, Belgium, France
Fox Tossing Zénó Mira
Hungary
Beautiful Men Nicolas Keppens
Belgium
Minus Plus Multiply Chu-Chieh Lee
United Kingdom
Flatastic Alice Saey
France, Netherlands
(HeJ)
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Dying Briefly Seré breve al momento de morir Juan Briseño
Mexico
Night Box Noite Paula Gaitán [pt ] Brazil
Sur sonido negro Tin Dirdamal
Mexico, Kosovo, Albania
The Craft of Building, Raúl Padilla López El oficio de construir, Raúl Padilla López Gabriel Torres, Gabriel Santander
Mexico
The Exchange El intercambio Marco Berger Argentina, Puerto Rico, Uruguay
The Shadow of Catire La sombra del Catire Jorge Hernandez Aldana [es ] Mexico, Venezuela
Wake Up Mom Despierta Mamá Arianne Benedetti
Panama
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Madrid, Guest of Honor
Birth Alumbramiento Pau Teixidor
Spain
Contigo, contigo y sin mí Amaya Villar Navascués
Spain
Eyes of the Soul: Cristina García Rodero Cristina García Rodero: La mirada oculta Carlota Nelson
Spain
Hispanoamérica, Song of Life and Hope Hispanoamérica, canto de vida y esperanza José Luis López-Linares
Spain
Lola, Lolita, Lolaza Mabel Lozano Spain
Madrid Basilio Martín Patino Spain
Madrid, 1987 David Trueba Spain
Moro Pablo Barce
Spain
Piggy Cerdita Carlota Pereda Spain, France
The Crime of Cuenca El crimen de Cuenca Pilar Miró Spain
This Excessive Ambition Esta ambición desmedida Rogelio González, Santos Bacana, Cris Trenas
Spain
Urban Céntrico Luso Martínez
Spain
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios Pedro Almodóvar Spain
Honorary Award: Diego Luna
Abel Diego Luna Mexico
Mister Lonely Harmony Korine United Kingdom, France, Ireland, United States
Y tu mamá también Alfonso Cuarón Mexico
Maguey Lifetime Achievement: Los Javis
Holy Camp! La llamada Javier Calvo , Javier Ambrossi Spain
Industry Tribute: Enrique Cerezo
Stories of Our Cinema Historias de nuestro cine Ana Pérez-Lorente, Antonio Resines
Spain
(MG) LGBTQ+ themes.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
The Black Files, Shadows of Crime Archivo negro, sombras del crimen Emiliano Altuna
Mexico
Toast for Two Dos de copas Érick Virgen
Mexico
Imagenes Restauradas [ edit ]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
A Street Named Cuba Calle Cuba entre Sol y Amargura Vanessa Batista, Guillermo Barbera
Cuba, Spain, Chile
Errant Errante Sofía Betarte
Uruguay, Brazil
Here, the Silence is Heard Aquí se escucha el silencio Picho García, Gabriela Pena
Chile, Spain
Sister Manita Andrés Acevedo Zuleta
Colombia
Olimpia Indira Cato
Mexico
Brujas Andrea Ro Riggen
Mexico
International Panorama [ edit ]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Meanwhile on Earth Pendant ce temps sur Terre Jéremy Clapin [fr ] France
Silence of Reason Kumjana Novakova
North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
No Other Land Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Basel Adra
Norway, Palestine
Guadalajara Construye [ edit ]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
#300 Letters #300 cartas Lucas Santa Ana
Argentina, United Kingdom
Knot Nó Laís Melo
Brazil
Once Upon a Time in Cordisburgo Era uma vez em Cordisburgo Marco Antonio Pereira
Brazil
Raya La raya Yolanda Cruz
Mexico
The Seamstress La costurera Daniel Rodríguez Risco
Peru
The Wig La peluca Emiliano Rocha Minter
Mexico
Tribes Tribus Gory Patiño
Bolivia
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Deep Reverence (2023)Jenise Whitehead
United States
El Maestro. Benjamín Galindo's Film (2024)El Maestro. La película de Benjamín Galindo Gonzalo Lamela
Uruguay, Mexico
Elis and Tom [pt ] Elis e Tom Roberto de Oliveira, Jom Tob Azulay
Brazil
Family Mixtape (2023)Keith Nixon Jr.
United States
Fatfish (2023)Jewells Santos
United States
I Can't Go On Like This (2023)Aria Covamonas
Mexico
In the Garden of Tulips (2023)Julia Elihu
United States
Metal Belt (2023)Blackhorse Lowe
United States
Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound (2024)Antony Crook
United Kingdom
Omar + Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (2023)Nicolas Jack Davies
Germany, United States
Skin (2023)Leo Behrens
United States
Spontaneous Generation: 10 Years of Design in Mexico (2021)Generación espontánea: 10 años de diseño en México Gustavo Castillo Alemán
Mexico
The Book of Life Jorge R. Gutierrez United States
This is a Film About the Black Keys (2024)Jeff Dupre
United States
Você Means You (2023)Mahyar Mandegar
United States
The following awards were given:[ 8]
Best Film: We Shall Not Be Moved by Pierre Saint Martin
Best Directing: Isabel Cristina Fregoso for The Muleteer
Best Performance: Juan Ramón López for Shame
Best Cinematography: María Sarasvati Herrera for The Muleteer Ibero-American Fiction Feature Film [ edit ] Best Film: Toll Carolina Markowicz
Special Mention: The Other Way Around Jonás Trueba
Best Directing: Bernardo Florim & Maju de Paiva for Seaside Avenue
Best Performance: Maeve Jinkings for Toll
Best Screenplay: Fernando del Razo & Santiago Lozano Álvarez for I Saw Three Black Lights
Best Cinematography: Juan Velásquez for I Saw Three Black Lights
Best First Film: Natural Phenomena by Marcos Díaz Sosa
Special Mention for New Actor: Franklin Aro Huasco for The Dog Thief Ibero-American Documentary Film [ edit ] Best Film: The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine by Alfredo Pourailly de la Plaza
Best Directing: Macu Machín for The Undergrowth
Best Cinematography: Laura Basombrío for Souls Best Animated Feature Film: Flow Gints Zilbalodis
Special Mention: Tender Metalheads by Juanjo Sáez, Carlos Pérez-Reche & Joan Tomás Monfort Best Animated Short Film: The Family Portrait by Lea Vidakovic
Special Mention: Percebes by Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves Best Film: Corina by Urzula Barba Hopfner
Best Short Film: Bumbumpapá by Alexis Gómez
Special Mention for Best Short Film: The Dog's Highway by Carlos Rueda Socio-Environmental Cinema Award [ edit ] Best Film: The Battle for Laikipia by Peter Murimi & Daphne Matziaraki
Special Mention:
Wild, Wild by Emilio Fonseca MartínRising Up at Night by Nelson Makengo Best Film: The Invisible Contract by Luciana Kaplan
Special Mention for Best Performance: Luisa Huertas for We Shall Not Be Moved Audience Award: We Shall Not Be Moved by Pierre Saint Martin Best Film: The Invisible Contract by Luciana Kaplan Best Film: The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine by Alfredo Pourailly de la Plaza
Special Mention for Best Film:
Shame by Miguel Salgado ParraWe Shall Not Be Moved by Pierre Saint Martin
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