2024 film festival
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" was 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:
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
 indicates eligible for the Maguey Award, for films that include LGBTQ+ themes.
 indicates film eligible for the Hecho en Jalisco Award.
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
 indicates eligible for the Maguey Award, for films that include LGBTQ+ themes.
 indicates film also screened as a part of the Mayahuel Iberoamerican Tribute, presented to Alfredo Castro.
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
 indicates film also screened as a part of the Madrid, Guest of Honor section.
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
 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.
 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.
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.
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner.
 indicates film eligible for the Hecho en Jalisco Award.
 indicates eligible for the Maguey Award, for films that include LGBTQ+ themes.
Official awards.
The following awards were given:
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