Dir. Rania Attieh & Daniel García Official Selection International Feature: Argentina/United States The Richter Scale says: Among the things a woman has in life is motherhood, that feeling of having a baby develop inside you and then come out as a fully formed human being ready to wander the world. It’s this idea that the...Continue Reading
Dir. Sam de Jong Official Selection International Feature: Denmark The Richter Scale says: How does one obtain power? That’s a question we all ask ourselves throughout our lifetime and for each of us, depending on our age or what we’re trying to achieve, it means something different. For Ayoub, a teenager of Moroccan descent, it...Continue Reading
This year, the Guanajuato International Film Festival introduces a new area of opportunity within Industry: The GIFF Series Lab, an intensive and comprehensive lab that includes instruction, consultation and discussion about the contemporary TV series industry, and the opportunities this presents for our filmmakers, screenwriters and producers in this globally growing medium. We are offering...Continue Reading
Dir. Laurette Flores, Edgar Nito, Aaron Soto, Isaac Ezban, Lex Ortega, Jorge Michel Grau, Ulises Guzmán, Gigi Sau Guerrero Special Screening: Movies with Mummy The Richter Scale says: Horror is one of those movie genres that create an experience beyond the movie you’re watching, because people like to go to the movies for a...Continue Reading
Dir. Mark Burton & Richard Starzak Special Screening: Kids in Action The Richter Scale says: Shaun the Sheep made his first appearance in the Wallace & Gromit short “A Close Shave” (Academy-Award winner for Best Animated Short Film 1995) and in 2007 they spun this beloved character off into his own television show in...Continue Reading
We Were All Ayotzinapa Directed by Claudia Santiago, this short film narrates the most moving and crucial moments following the disappearances of the 43 Normalist students, thanks to the first-hand accounts from the protesters who filled the streets of Mexico with candles, images of the disappeared students and an outcry that made the whole country...Continue Reading
The Guanajuato International Film Festival launched a series of conferences and workshops yesterday morning that focus on the creation and production of television series. With the support of screenwriters, directors, showrunners and virtual platforms that specialize in the area, GIFF offered various artists that are already a part of the film industry the opportunity to...Continue Reading
12:00 pm Kids in Action: Home || Cinemex 1:00 pm Everyday Rebellion: The Art of Change (2013) Méxicomorphosis || Bellas Artes 2:00 pm The Salt of the Earth (2014) Oscar´s Night || Cinemex 3:00 pm The Lost Aviator (2014) Special Screening || Bellas Artes 4:00 pm Official Selection Documentary || Cinemex...Continue Reading
Dir. Sibs Shongwe La-Mer Official Selection International Feature: South Africa The Richter Scale says: I don’t know if filmmakers of a certain age realice how ironic it is when their doing a film that critiques their own generation, particularly this generation that usually feels like it’s above everything (and yes, writing a review is putting...Continue Reading
