Dir: Nikias Chryssos Official Selection International Feature Film: Germany The Richter Scale says: Klaus (Daniel Fripan) says he’s eight years old, but he looks he’s been shaving his face for a few years. He lives with his Mother (Oona Von Maydell) and Father (David Scheller) in a mansion inside a bunker and it looks he’s...Continue Reading

1. Master Conference with Eric Del Castillo: Eric Del Castillo, premiere actor who began his fruitful career during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. His long career is made up of theater and a lot of work on film and television. Don’t miss this opportunity to listen to this Mexican actor, director and screenwriter in...Continue Reading

An indigenous tradition dictates that when a baby is born, they cut his umbilical chord and bury it in the ground. This symbolizes the roots one plants in the place where one is born and so a part of that person will always remain in that place. Premiere actor Eric Del Castillo’s umbilical cord is...Continue Reading

10:00 A. M. Kids in Action: short films || Santa Ana Theater Official Selection Guanajuato || Ángela Peralta Theater My Child/ Benim Çocuğum (2013) Guest Country: Turkey || Bellas Artes 12:00PM Theeb (2014) Official Selection International Feature || Ángela Peralta Theater Official Selection Documentary Short || Bellas Artes Kids in Action: The Book of Life || Cinemex Official Selection...Continue Reading

These are the 6 things you can´t forget to pack when you come to GIFF 2015 A catalogue of events: either printed or digital, it’s crucial for anyone who wants to experience GIFF to its fullest potential. The Festival offers a wide array of activities and screenings that are free and open to the public...Continue Reading

The Guanajuato International Film Festival is an annual event held in the cities of San Miguel Allende and Guanajuato City. Besides finding nationally and internationally renowned films, the Festival offers an experience that no cinephile should miss. Outdoor concerts, workshops, book presentations and conferences, GIFF is event charged with the same enthusiasm that its founding...Continue Reading

Every year, just to make sure Mexico doesn’t think it’s the only country in the world; The Guanajuato International Film Festival has a Guest Country of Honor with which to make a cultural Exchange through film. Which is why this year, the festival is proud to present a collection of Turkey’s most acclaimed cinema. Here...Continue Reading

For those who enjoy horror films, GIFF presents our segment in the Municipal Cemeteries of San Miguel Allende and Guanajuato City, so you can hang out with the departed (in and out of the screen). Don’t worry, they won’t bother you (just be warned, they’re the ones who scream the loudest at the scary parts)....Continue Reading

Even though GIFF offers plenty of activities you won’t find in most film festivals, it is still a film festival above everything else, and as such it calls for films to compete in an Official Selection. This year’s Official Feature Film Selection features a selection of Mexican films (there are seven competing this year, including...Continue Reading