39th Guadalajara International Film Festival

The 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival took place from June 7 to 15, 2024, in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] 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.[2]

39th Guadalajara International Film Festival
Official poster by Tata Muciño.[1]
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

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.[3]

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).[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] 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".[1]

Official selections

The following films were selected for the official competitions:[5][6][7]

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 armasHéctor Alfonso Laso MachucaMexico
Corina (HeJ)Urzula Barba HopfnerMexico
Children of the CoastLos hijos de la costaBruno BancalariMexico
Dead Man's SwitchArillo de hombre muertoAlejandro Gerber BicecciMexico
Demons at Dawn (MG)Los demonios del amanecerJulián HernándezMexico
Después (MG, HeJ)Sofía Gómez CórdovaMexico
Jíkuri: Journey to the Land of the TarahumaraJíkuri: Viaje al país de los TarahumarasFederico CecchettiMexico, United States, France
LachataoNatalia Bruschtein ErenbergMexico
ShameVergüenzaMiguel Salgado ParraMexico
State of SilenceEstado de silencioSantiago MazaMexico
The Invisible ContractTratado de invisibilidadLuciana KaplanMexico
The Muleteer (MG, HeJ)La arrieraIsabel Cristina FregosoMexico
The Weavers' SongsHilando sonesIsmael Vásquez BernabéMexico
We Shall Not Be MovedNo nos moveránPierre Saint MartinMexico
(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)
CreaturaElena Martín GimenoSpain
DelirioAlexandra Latishev SalazarCosta Rica, Chile
I Saw Three Black LightsYo vi tres luces negrasSantiago Lozano ÁlvarezColombia, Mexico, France, Germany
Natural PhenomenaFenómenos naturalesMarcos Díaz SosaCuba, Argentina, France
Prison in the AndesPenal CordilleraFelipe CarmonaChile, Brazil
Saturn Return (MG)Segundo premioIsaki Lacuesta, Pol RodríguezSpain, France
Seaside AvenueAvenida Beira-MarBernardo Florim, Maju de PaivaBrazil
The Dog Thief (MIT)El ladrón de perrosVinko Tomičić SalinasBolivia, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, France, Italy
The Other Way AroundVolveréisJonás TruebaSpain, France
Toll (MG)PedágioCarolina MarkowiczBrazil, Portugal
You Burn Me (MG)Tú me abrasasMatías PiñeiroArgentina, 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)
CarropasajeroJuan Pablo Polanco, César JaimesColombia, Germany
I Am HereEstou aquiDorian Rivière, Zsófia PaczolayPortugal
Nights Gone By (GH)Antier nocheAlberto Martín MenachoSwitzerland, Spain
OzogocheJoseph Albert Houlberg SilvaEcuador, Belgium, Qatar
SoulsLas almasLaura BasombríoArgentina
Stay StillQuédate quietoJoanna Lombardi PollaroloPeru, Uruguay, Netherlands
Still StaresOtra pielPatricia Correa CofréChile, Colombia
The Fabulous Gold Harvesting MachineLa fabulosa máquina de cosechar oroAlfredo Pourailly De La PlazaChile, Netherlands
The UndergrowthLa hojarascaMacu MachínSpain
Cyborg GenerationMiguel Morrillo VegaSpain
(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 PedrasSebastian Molina RuizPortugal, Mexico, Belgium, Hungary
Blow!Neus BallúsSpain
Chapter 4: Beneath the WavesNaiki weeria. Ka gotti ba´a betuk luulaZyanya López ArámburoMexico
Cielo rotoDaniela Natacha Mora VillalobosCosta Rica
Elevation (HeJ)ElevaciónGabriel Esdras Hernandez MoralesMexico
Longing for LightAlhel de llumAlba Cros PelliséSpain
Looks BadMala fachaIlén JuambeltzUruguay, Brazil
Moon BellyVientre de lunaLiliana K'anMexico
Ode to GhostsElogio a los fantasmasFacundo Rodríguez AlonsoArgentina
She StaysElla se quedaMarinthia GutiérrezMexico
The CanonEl canonMartín SeegerChile
The CascadeLa cascadaPablo Delgado SánchezMexico
The CustodianEl custodioArturo FrancoSpain, Cuba
The Divine CallingEl oficio divinoMaria Lorena LisottiMexico
The Howl of the FuriesEl turno de la aullanteBayron NormanMexico
The MasterpieceLa gran obraÁlex LoraSpain
The Night InsideLa noche dentroAntonio CuestaSpain
When Everything BurnsCuando todo ardeMaría Belén PoncioArgentina, United States
PanadriloMarcela HeilbronPanama
PassarinhoNatalia Garcia AgrazMexico
PesudoMiquel Díaz PontSpain
SpiritumJosé Adolfo Margulis NoriegaMexico
Those Next to UsBernhard HetzenauerMexico, 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)
CrossingLevan AkinSweden, Denmark, France, Türkiye, Georgia
Desire LinesJules RosskamUnited States
Light Light LightValoa valoa valoaInari NiemiFinland
Neon Purple (HeJ)Púrpura neónLex RenteriaMexico
SebastianMikko MäkeläUnited Kingdom
Sentinel's Heart (HeJ)Corazón de centinelaSergio Rosales, Andoeni Padilla, Alejandro de la TorreMexico
Teaches of PeachesJudy Landkammer, Philipp FusseneggerGermany
The Astronaut LoversLos amantes astronautasMarco BergerArgentina, Spain
The Silence of My Hands (HeJ)El silencio de mis manosManuel Acuña ArellanoMexico
The VisitorBruce LaBruceUnited Kingdom
Woman Of...Kobieta z...Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał EnglertPoland, 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 BusRuta 604-ADaniel VegaMexico
A Mexican on the MoonUn mexicano en la LunaJosé Luis Yáñez López, Francis Levy LavalleMexico, Italy
Concerto For Other HandsConcierto para otras manosErnesto González DíazMexico
Good SavageBuen salvajeSantiago Mohar VolkowMexico
INGRITO, A Night with Café TacvbaINGRITO, una noche con Café TacvbaAlejandro Tavares LópezMexico
MisoshopMisocompraAndrea Ro RiggenMexico
Night TripNoche de viajeArleth GutiérrezMexico
The Dog's HighwayLa carretera de los perrosCarlos RuedaMexico
The Family's SonHijo de familiaRafa LaraMexico
BumbumpapáAlexis GómezMexico
SistersMar NovoMexico
DevotionJonatan Guzmán ReynosoMexico

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 NightTongo SaaNelson MakengoDemocratic Republic of Congo, Belgium, Germany, Burkina Faso, Qatar
The LastLos últimosSebastián Peña EscobarParaguay, Uruguay, France
Wild, WildSalvaxe, SalvaxeEmilio Fonseca MartínSpain
The Battle for LaikipiaPeter Murimi, Daphne MatziarakiKenya, United States
BetâniaMarcelo BottaBrazil

International Animation Feature Film

Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Sultana's DreamEl sueño de la sultanaIsabel HergueraSpain, Germany, India
Tender MetalheadsHeavies tendresJoan Tomàs Monfort, Carlos Pérez-Reche, Juanjo Sáez DomperSpain
Fox and Hare Save the ForestVos & Haas redden het bosMascha HalberstadNetherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
FlowGints ZilbalodisLatvia, France, Belgium
The Glassworkerشیشہ گرUsman RiazPakistan

Rigo Mora Award

Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
A Crab in the PoolUn trou dans la poitrineJean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra MyotteCanada
Cold SoupSopa fríaMarta MonteiroPortugal, France
DuckCanardElie ChapuisSwitzerland, Belgium
Flesh OutPrends chairArmin AssadipourFrance
In the Shadow of the CypressDar Saaye SarvHossein Molayemi, Shirin SohaniIran
Peeping MomLe sexe de ma mèreFrancis CanitrotFrance
HarveyJanice NadeauCanada, France
El ombligo de la luna (HeJ)Sara Lourenço António, Julia Grupińska, Ezequiel Garibay, Bokang Koatja, Tian WestraadFrance
PercebesAlexandra Ramires, Laura GonçalvesPortugal, France
The Family PortraitLea VidakovicCroatia, France, Serbia
Dolores (HeJ)Cecilia AndalonMexico
Wander to WonderNina GantzNetherlands, Belgium, France
Fox TossingZénó MiraHungary
Beautiful MenNicolas KeppensBelgium
Minus Plus MultiplyChu-Chieh LeeUnited Kingdom
FlatasticAlice SaeyFrance, 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 BrieflySeré breve al momento de morirJuan BriseñoMexico
Night BoxNoitePaula GaitánBrazil
Sur sonido negroTin DirdamalMexico, Kosovo, Albania
The Craft of Building, Raúl Padilla LópezEl oficio de construir, Raúl Padilla LópezGabriel Torres, Gabriel SantanderMexico
The ExchangeEl intercambioMarco BergerArgentina, Puerto Rico, Uruguay
The Shadow of CatireLa sombra del CatireJorge Hernandez AldanaMexico, Venezuela
Wake Up MomDespierta MamáArianne BenedettiPanama

Tribute Screenings

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Madrid, Guest of Honor
BirthAlumbramientoPau TeixidorSpain
Contigo, contigo y sin míAmaya Villar NavascuésSpain
Eyes of the Soul: Cristina García RoderoCristina García Rodero: La mirada ocultaCarlota NelsonSpain
Hispanoamérica, Song of Life and HopeHispanoamérica, canto de vida y esperanzaJosé Luis López-LinaresSpain
Lola, Lolita, LolazaMabel LozanoSpain
MadridBasilio Martín PatinoSpain
Madrid, 1987David TruebaSpain
MoroPablo BarceSpain
PiggyCerditaCarlota PeredaSpain, France
The Crime of CuencaEl crimen de CuencaPilar MiróSpain
This Excessive Ambition (opening film)Esta ambición desmedidaRogelio González, Santos Bacana, Cris TrenasSpain
UrbanCéntricoLuso MartínezSpain
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (MG)Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nerviosPedro AlmodóvarSpain
Honorary Award: Diego Luna
AbelDiego LunaMexico
Mister LonelyHarmony KorineUnited Kingdom, France, Ireland, United States
Y tu mamá tambiénAlfonso CuarónMexico
Maguey Lifetime Achievement: Los Javis
Holy Camp!La llamadaJavier Calvo, Javier AmbrossiSpain
Industry Tribute: Enrique Cerezo
Stories of Our CinemaHistorias de nuestro cineAna Pérez-Lorente, Antonio ResinesSpain
(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 CrimeArchivo negro, sombras del crimenEmiliano AltunaMexico
Toast for TwoDos de copasÉrick VirgenMexico

Imagenes Restauradas

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
In the Times of Don Porfirio (1939)En tiempos de Don PorfirioJuan Bustillo OroMexico
El Norte (1984)Gregory NavaUnited States, Mexico
Amok (1944)Antonio MompletMexico
Nazarín (1959)Luis BuñuelMexico

Doculab

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
A Street Named CubaCalle Cuba entre Sol y AmarguraVanessa Batista, Guillermo BarberaCuba, Spain, Chile
ErrantErranteSofía BetarteUruguay, Brazil
Here, the Silence is HeardAquí se escucha el silencioPicho García, Gabriela PenaChile, Spain
SisterManitaAndrés Acevedo ZuletaColombia
OlimpiaIndira CatoMexico
BrujasAndrea Ro RiggenMexico

International Panorama

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Meanwhile on EarthPendant ce temps sur TerreJéremy ClapinFrance
Silence of ReasonKumjana NovakovaNorth Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
No Other LandYuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Basel AdraNorway, Palestine

Guadalajara Construye

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
#300 Letters#300 cartasLucas Santa AnaArgentina, United Kingdom
KnotLaís MeloBrazil
Once Upon a Time in CordisburgoEra uma vez em CordisburgoMarco Antonio PereiraBrazil
RayaLa rayaYolanda CruzMexico
The SeamstressLa costureraDaniel Rodríguez RiscoPeru
The WigLa pelucaEmiliano Rocha MinterMexico
TribesTribusGory PatiñoBolivia

Cinema Libre

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Deep Reverence (2023)Jenise WhiteheadUnited States
El Maestro. Benjamín Galindo's Film (2024)El Maestro. La película de Benjamín GalindoGonzalo LamelaUruguay, Mexico
Elis and Tom (2022)Elis e TomRoberto de Oliveira, Jom Tob AzulayBrazil
Family Mixtape (2023)Keith Nixon Jr.United States
Fatfish (2023)Jewells SantosUnited States
I Can't Go On Like This (2023)Aria CovamonasMexico
In the Garden of Tulips (2023)Julia ElihuUnited States
Metal Belt (2023)Blackhorse LoweUnited States
Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound (2024)Antony CrookUnited Kingdom
Omar + Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (2023)Nicolas Jack DaviesGermany, United States
Skin (2023)Leo BehrensUnited States
Spontaneous Generation: 10 Years of Design in Mexico (2021)Generación espontánea: 10 años de diseño en MéxicoGustavo Castillo AlemánMexico
The Book of Life (2014)Jorge R. GutierrezUnited States
This is a Film About the Black Keys (2024)Jeff DupreUnited States
Você Means You (2023)Mahyar MandegarUnited States

Official awards

The following awards were given:[8]

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

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