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2024 film festival
39th Guadalajara International Film Festival
Official poster by Tata Muciño.
Opening filmThis Excessive Ambition
Closing filmKinds of Kindness
LocationGuadalajara, Mexico
AwardsMezcal Award: We Shall Not Be Moved
Best Ibero-American Film: Toll
Festival dateJune 7–15, 2024
Guadalajara International Film Festival
2025 2023

The 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival took place from June 7 to 15, 2024, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Spanish documentary film This Excessive Ambition served as the festival's opening film, screened at the opening ceremony at 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 served as the closing film.

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, directed by 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.

Background

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).

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. Padilla López was honored for his work during the festival's previous edition.

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".

Official selections

The following films were selected for the official competitions:

Mezcal Award

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) indicates eligible for the Maguey Award, for films that include LGBTQ+ themes.
(HeJ) indicates film eligible for the Hecho en Jalisco Award.

Ibero-American Fiction Feature Film

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 (MG) Segundo premio Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez Spain, 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 (MG) Pedágio Carolina Markowicz Brazil, Portugal
You Burn Me [es] (MG) Tú me abrasas Matías Piñeiro [es] Argentina, Spain
(MG) indicates eligible for the Maguey Award, for films that include LGBTQ+ themes.
(MIT) indicates film also screened as a part of the Mayahuel Iberoamerican Tribute, presented to Alfredo Castro.

Ibero-American Documentary Feature Film

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) indicates film also screened as a part of the Madrid, Guest of Honor section.

Ibero-American Short Film

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) indicates film eligible for the Hecho en Jalisco Award.

Maguey Award

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) indicates film eligible for the Hecho en Jalisco Award.

Hecho en Jalisco

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

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

Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Sultana's Dream El sueño de la sultana Isabel Herguera Spain, Germany, India
Tender Metalheads Heavies tendres Joan Tomàs Monfort, Carlos Pérez-Reche, Juanjo Sáez Domper Spain
Fox and Hare Save the Forest Vos & Haas redden het bos Mascha Halberstad Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
Flow Gints Zilbalodis Latvia, France, Belgium
The Glassworker شیشہ گر Usman Riaz Pakistan

Rigo Mora Award

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 Gonçalves Portugal, 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) indicates film eligible for the Hecho en Jalisco Award.

Other sections

Special Screenings

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

Tribute Screenings

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 (opening film) Esta ambición desmedida Rogelio González, Santos Bacana, Cris Trenas Spain
Urban Céntrico Luso Martínez Spain
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (MG) 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) indicates eligible for the Maguey Award, for films that include LGBTQ+ themes.

Series Showcase

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

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
In the Times of Don Porfirio (1939) En tiempos de Don Porfirio Juan Bustillo Oro Mexico
El Norte (1984) Gregory Nava United States, Mexico
Amok (1944) Antonio Momplet Mexico
Nazarín (1959) Luis Buñuel Mexico

Doculab

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

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

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

Cinema Libre

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] (2022) 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 (2014) 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

Official awards

The following awards were given:

Mezcal Awards

  • 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

  • Best Film: Toll by Carolina Markowicz
  • Special Mention: The Other Way Around by 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

  • 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

Maguey Award

Animated Film

  • Best Animated Feature Film: Flow by Gints Zilbalodis
  • Special Mention: Tender Metalheads by Juanjo Sáez, Carlos Pérez-Reche & Joan Tomás Monfort

Rigo Mora Award

  • Best Animated Short Film: The Family Portrait by Lea Vidakovic
  • Special Mention: Percebes by Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves

Hecho en Jalisco

  • 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

  • Best Film: The Battle for Laikipia by Peter Murimi & Daphne Matziaraki
  • Special Mention:
    • Wild, Wild by Emilio Fonseca Martín
    • Rising Up at Night by Nelson Makengo

Young Jury

  • Best Film: The Invisible Contract by Luciana Kaplan
  • Special Mention for Best Performance: Luisa Huertas for We Shall Not Be Moved

Audience Award

  • Audience Award: We Shall Not Be Moved by Pierre Saint Martin

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Awards

  • Best Film: The Invisible Contract by Luciana Kaplan

FEISAL Awards

  • Best Film: The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine by Alfredo Pourailly de la Plaza
  • Special Mention for Best Film:
    • Shame by Miguel Salgado Parra
    • We Shall Not Be Moved by Pierre Saint Martin

References

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