Guadalajara 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 2024/2025

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.