Guadalajara International Film Festival

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Guadalajara International Film Festival

International Film Festival.

About

The Guadalajara International Film Festival is a cultural event of great relevance for Guadalajara and Mexico. It is considered as one of the most important showcases for the appreciation, promotion and distribution of Mexican and Ibero-American films.

Awards

Mezcal Award to the best Mexican Film

  • Best Mexican Film: $500,000.00 Mexican Pesos awarded to the director.
  • Audience Award: $100,000.00 Mexican Pesos awarded to the director.

Ibero-American Narrative Film Awards

  • Best Film: $250,000.00 Mexican Pesos awarded to the main production company.
  • Special Jury Prize: $125,000.00 Mexican Pesos awarded to the main production company
  • Best Director: $150,000.00 Mexican Pesos awarded to the director. 
  • Best First Feature: $125,000.00 Mexican Pesos awarded to the director.

Ibero-American Documentary Awards:

  • Best Documentary: $150,000.00 Mexican Pesos awarded to the director.
  • Special Jury Prize: $100,000.00 Mexican Pesos awarded to the director.

Ibero-American Short Film Awards:

  • Best Short Film: $75,000.00 Mexican Pesos awarded to the director.

Rigo Mora Award to the best Mexican animation short film from the Ibero-American Short Film section.

Best Mexican Animation Short Film: $100,000.00 Mexican Pesos awarded to the director.

 

Rules

Competition programme:

  • Films of Ibero-American filmmakers and producers.
  • Films completed in 2022/2023

Out of competition

  • FICG also has sections with the focus on music, environmental, films for kids, tributes and international panoramas representing the film production from certain countries. The films produced outside Ibero-America may register to participate in these sections.
  •  Culinary Cinema. Through this call for entries may be submitted films wishing to be a part of the culinary cinema section, which will select films that describe a part of the alimentary production chain or showing an important gastronomic culture. 

 Selection Media Type: online

Screening media type: DCP and Blu-ray

Premiere Requirements

National premiere required.

Documents

Place

Mexico
Guadalajara

Official Website

ficg.mx

Contacts

Address:

Guadalajara International Film Festival
Nebulosa 2916
Jardines del Bosque. C.P. 44520
Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

Phone: +52 (33) 31217461
+52 (33) 31216860

Email: programacion@ficg.mx

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Dates & Deadlines
  • Deadline (shorts)
    January 31, 2023
  • Deadline (feature)
    February 17, 2023
  • Event Dates
    3 — 9 June 2023
Categories & Fees

Running time: up to 30 minutes including end credits. Live action, animation and documentary short films.

  • Deadline (shorts) — $2
  • Deadline (feature) — $2

Running time: 45 minutes or more.

  • Deadline (shorts) — $5
  • Deadline (feature) — $5

Running time: 60 minutes or more.

  • Deadline (shorts) — $5
  • Deadline (feature) — $5
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