Support Them! 48-Hour Collegiate Rally and Identity and Belonging participants seek financing Thanks to the alliance between GIFF and Kickstarter, young filmmakers begin their campaigns for funding on Monday. All twelve teams from both contests must reach their goal of $30 thousand pesos in order to finance their film projects. Mexico City, April 10...Continue Reading
This section that runs parallel to the Cannes Film Festival celebrates its 49th edition. Created in May of 1968 by the Société des Réalisateurs de Films, the Quinzaine seeks to discover new talents in world cinema.Continue Reading
Academy-Award winners Alejandro González Iñárritu and Emmanuel Lubezki have joined forces once again to create an experimental virtual reality instalation called “Flesh and Sand (virtually present, physically invisible)”.Continue Reading
Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco's latest film “Las hijas de abril (The Daughters of April)” was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section of the 70th Edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which will take place on May 17-28, 2017.Continue Reading
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image source=»external_link» alignment=»center» custom_src=»http://www.giff.mx/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17498551_1496660043685524_6842381770702733234_n-1.jpg»][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Crowdfunding has turned into a popular financing option for all kinds of projects, especially cultural and, of course, film projects. The Kickstarter platform caught sight of this collaborative phenomenon a few years back by giving creators the resources and the necessary support to make their ideas a reality. How does it work?...Continue Reading
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=»15650″ img_size=» 1158 × 351″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]A YEAR OF CELEBRATION With the certainty of strengthening bridges instead of building walls, the Guanajuato International Film Festival is proud to announce Canada as our 2017 Guest Country of Honor, joining the 150th anniversary celebration of their Confederation. GIFF has established an alliance with the Canadian Embassy and Quebec’s...Continue Reading
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image source=»external_link» external_img_size=»2480 × 2480″ custom_src=»http://giff.mx/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/opera-orbis-web.jpg»][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]GIFF, first film festival to produce 3 Virtual Reality films GIFF in association with ONIRIA, presents the Ópera Orbis project to produce 3 RV films. Renowned Mexican filmmakers Roberto Fiesco, Carlos Hagerman and Juan Carlos Rulfo will be the directors of these films. Mexico City, March 22 2017....Continue Reading
[vc_row][vc_column width=»1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/2″][vc_column_text]This is a national competition and you will find the rules & regulations only in Spanish. Let us know if you have any comment or questions at info@guanajuatofilmfestival.com [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/2″][vc_empty_space][eltdf_button size=»large» type=»outline» target=»_self» icon_pack=»linea-icons» linea_icon=»icon-arrows-circle-left» font_weight=»» text=»Click here to see the original announcement» link=»http://www.giff.mx/convocatoria-xvi-concurso-nacional-de-guion/»][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row]Continue Reading
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=»15641″ img_size=»957 × 475″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]ABOUT THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM The Guanajuato International Film Festival is made possible due to the generosity of our tens of volunteers. The search is local, national and international and the main characteristic they all share with us is their commitment to supporting cinema, filmmakers and filmgoers. Volunteers are the engine that...Continue Reading
