The Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) proudly celebrates its 40th edition with a milestone: the very first animated feature by Mexico, “I am Frankelda” (“Soy Frankelda”), which opens the festival.
Company from June 6 to 14, the country’s most prominent film festival is launching a new genre section which presents five photos led by the dramatic zombie of Pablo Stoll “Summer Hit” (“El Tema del Verano”) and “Don’t Leave the Kids alone” by Emilio Portes. “This new by invitation only The sidebar would be 10th Competitive party section.
“It has never been easy to make a festival in Mexico – there are many people who do not really understand the work that enters there.
Written and directed by the Roy and Arturo Ambriz brothers, “I am Frankelda” which was presented worldwide in Annecy, follows 19 yearsth The Mexican writer Century Frankelda who has trouble being recognized by his dark. When her creations come to life, she fights alongside the tormented prince Herneval to prevent the sinister forces from upsetting reality.
Among the protruding facts of the festival, there is a host of features from Guest Country of Honor, Portugal, led by Maria de Medeiros (“Pulp Fiction”) which presents its beginnings in 2000, “April Captains”.
The Ibero-American photos in competition include the title of Berlinale “Deaf” by Eva Libertad of Spain, “the best mother in the world” of Anna Muylaert du Brazil and “Tiguere” of the Dominican Republic of José María Cabral.
JA BAYONA, nominated for the Oscars in Spain (“Society of the Snow”) will be honored by a retrospective of his work, including an outdoor projection of his horror gem, “the orphanage”, in the emblem of Belén Panthéon of the city.
The festival grants its fee Mayahuel de Plata to actress Dolores Heredia (“Pedro paramo”, “Vantage Point”) which famous for almost four decades in the Biz.
The producer of “Instructions not included”, Monica Lozano, receives the tribute to Mayahuel of the industry while the star of “A Fantastic Woman” Daniela Vega is recognized with the Premio Maguey Queer Award. Meanwhile, the Mexican artist of electropop Denisse Guerrero will receive a life prize at Lifetime Achievement, the Premio Maguey Trayectoria.
The industry section, directed by Ximena Urrutia, is to fall in love with a block with various activities including large-scale co-production meetings, a program of photo pitchs Guadalajara Buildee, a series of epimodio 0 development section, a Ficggates Playtest video game space, a Doculab, talents of networking platform, and of course, its market.
“This year, we are launching something new that is particularly significant for me: the School corner. As a graduate of the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) in Mexico, I know of the first hand how confused it can be to leave the film school without a clear path or to know how to take off a project. This is why we have created this space – this year, it is mainly focused on Mexico and brings together many key cinema schools in the country, large institutions like CCC with several smaller ones, “said Urrutia.
According to Urrutia, each participating school will bring 10 handpicked students at the festival, with more than 100 already confirmed to attend.
“We will guide them through the operation of each of our programs – how to apply, which the application really involves and how a project must be structured to be seriously taken into account.
Araiza said: “What matters most to help people understand that we will always be a space where new filmmakers can grow. A place where emerging careers can take off, where people can discover and discover cinema – not only for cinema lovers, but also for those who dream of making a life in cinema.”
Ibero-American competition fiction films
“The best mother in the world”, Anna Muylaert (Brazil)
“Martina’s search”, Márcia Faria (Brazil, Uruguay)
“The Wild Years” (“The Wild Years”), Andrés Nazazar (Chile)
“Celeste Corps”, Nayra Ilic García (Chile, Italy)
“This island” (“this island”), Lorraine Jones Molina, Cristian Carretero (Puerto Rico)
“Very far”, Gerard Oms (Spain, Netherlands)
“Bitter or” (“Bitter or”), Juan Olea (Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Germany)
“The Blue Trail” (“or Last Blue”), Gabriel Mascaro (Brazil, Mexico, Netherlands, Chile)
“The Cottage” (“La Quinta”), Silvina Schnicer (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain)
“Dreaming of Lions” (“Dreaming of Lions”), Paolo Marinou-Blanco (Portugal, Brazil, Spain)
“Deaf” (“Sorda”), Eva Libertad (Spain)
“Tiger” (“Tiguere”), José Maria Cabral (Dominican Republic)
Ibero-American documentaries in competition
“Savannah and mountain” (“A Savana and Mountain”), Paulo Carneiro (Portugal, Uruguay)
“The twilight of the crickets” (“The Sunbear of the Grillons”), Gonzalo Almeida (Argentina)
“Cais”, Safira Moreira (Brazil)
“Copan”, Carine Wallauer (Brazil, France)
“Croma”, Manuel Abramovich (Argentina, Germany, Austria)
“The flamenco guitar of Yerai Cortés”, Antón Álvarez (Spain)
“Légère Memories” (“Eco de Luz”), Misha Vallejo Prut (Ecuador, Germany)
“Black Gold”, Takashi Sugimoto (Portugal)
“Paradise” (“Paradise”), Ana Riper (Brazil)
“Rune Simi”, Augusto Zegarra Pineda-Arce (Peru)
“Afterons of Solitude” (“late Soberad”), Albert Serra (Spain, France, Portugal)
Premio Mezcal, Mexican films in competition
Fiction
“Rock, Weed and Wheels” (“Cars, Mota and Rocanrol”) José Manuel Cravioto (Mexico)
“Coffee Flesh”, Fernando Barda Luna (Mexico)
“Crocodiles” (“Crocodiles”), J. Xavier Velasco (Mexico, United States)
“Twelve moons” (“Sweet Lunas”), Victoria Franco (Mexico)
“Newborn” (“A world for me”), Alejandro Zuno (Mexico)
Documentaries
“At the end of the world”, Abraham Escobedo-Salas (Mexico, Belgium)
“Boca Vieja”, Yovegami Ascona Mora (Mexico)
“Isleño”, César Talamantes (Mexico)
“I watched the drops fall, lit by lightning, and with each breath I took, I sighed, and each time I thought, I thought of you” (“I looked at the drops illuminated by lightning lightning, Carlos San Juan (Mexico)
“To be named Olympia” (“Call Olimpia”), Indira Cato (Mexico)
