Dir. Carlos Quintela Official Selection International Feature: Cuba The Richter Scale says: There’s nothing more infuriating than an unrealized future. It’s frustrating to remember that there was once was a promise that things were going to be one way and now, years later, all you can see is how that promise was broken. Carlos Quintela...Continue Reading
1. Everyday Rebellion: The Art of Change As part of Mexicomorphosis, GIFF presents the documentary Everyday Rebellion: The Art of Change. What does the Occupy Wall Street movement have in common with the homeless people in Spain or the Arab Summer? What is the link between Ukranian activists in Femen and an islamic cultura like...Continue Reading
12:00 pm Short Films by Women: Turkey || Bellas Artes Kids in Action: Short Films || Cinemex Méxicomorphosis || Santa Ana Theater 2:00 pm The Butterfly’s Dream / Kelebeğin Rüyasi (2013) Visiting Country: Turkey|| Cinemex Official Selection Shorts: Mexico|| Bellas Artes 3/ 4 (2014) Women in Film and Television || Santa Ana Theater ...Continue Reading
Yesterday afternoon, San Miguel Allende bid farewell to a movie-filled weekend with an outdoor concert. Formed in Istanbul in 1996 and considered one of the most influential alternative bands in Turkey, Baba Zule is a band that mixes traditional Turkish gypsy music with new sounds and genres. Wearing the country’s clothing, the band opened the...Continue Reading
Dir. Joshua Gil Official Selection Mexican Feature The Richter Scale says: Rafael Gil Morán lives in a world of evilness. Where is this evil? Is it in the story he’s telling that he thinks will be the greatest movie ever made? Is it in what he has to do to make that happen? Is it...Continue Reading
Dir. Anwar Safa Official Selection Feature Mexico The Richter Scale says: Where do we belong? We all wonder that. We come into this world as members of a family and a community, but what happens when no one in that family or community understands us, or we don’t understand them? Jeremías (Martín Santiago) is a...Continue Reading
10:00 am Kids in Action: Dream Factory Workshop || Bellas Artes Short Films by Women: Turkey || Santa Ana Theater 11:00 am Official Selection Documentary || Ángela Peralta Theater Conference: Four Presidential Terms and a Golden Age of Cinema || Casa Cultural Banamex Kids in Action: Optic Games Workshop || Bellas Artes 12:00...Continue Reading
Mexicannes: Mexicannes is the product of a partnership between GIFF and Cinefondation –created by the Cannes Film Festival– And the Mexicannes Summer Residency Program in Guanajuato, Mexico. Besides offering workshops and consultations to a dozen new filmmakers, GIFF offers a space where the public can see the outcomes of some of these projects. This Monday,...Continue Reading
One of the activities that launched the second day of activities at the Guanajuato International Film Festival and is considered one of the most important events surrounding the theme of Mexicomorphosis in this edition of GIFF was the Kafka Lecture that was taught by the much lauded Mexican journalist Sergio Sarmiento. The Mayorazgo de la...Continue Reading
