EDITION 2018
NOVEMBER 7-11
This edition stood out for bringing together major figures in cinema as part of our main guests: Spike Lee, Adam Driver and Terry Gilliam graced the red carpets, Galas and special screenings. This edition film program was made up of 41 national and international titles, of which more than 80% had their premiere in Mexico as part of the Festival.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - COMPETENCIA LOS CABOS
Bisbee ‘17 | Dir. Robert Greene | USA
Cómprame un revólver | Dir. Julio Hernández Cordón | Mexico, Colombia
Genèse (Génesis) | Dir. Philippe Lesage | Canada-Quebec
La Grande noirceur | Dir. Maxime Giroux | Canada-Quebec
Lemonade | Dir. Ioana Uricaru | Romania, Canada-Quebec, Germany, Sweden
Madeline’s Madeline | Dir. Josephine Decker | USA
Pájaros de verano | Dir. Cristina Gallego y Ciro Guerra | Colombia, Denmark, Mexico
Skate Kitchen | Dir. Crystal Moselle | USA
We the animals | Dir. Jeremiah Zagar | USA
OFFICIAL SELECTION - MÉXICO PRIMERO
Cigüeñas | Dir. Heriberto Acosta | Mexico
Clases de Historia | Dir. Marcelino Islas Hernández | Mexico
Fausto | Dir. Andrea Bussmann | Mexico, Canada
Feral | Andrés Kaiser | Mexico
Yo no soy guapo | Joyce García | Mexico
GALAS
The Favourite | Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos | Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
Blackkklansman | Dir. Spike Lee | USA
EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA HISTORY TRIBUTE TO SPIKE LEE
Do the Right Thing | Dir. Spike Lee | USA
EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA HISTORY TRIBUTE TO TERRY GILLIAM
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote | Dir. Terry Gilliam | United Kingdom, Spain, France, Portugal, Belgium
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Dir. Terry Gilliam | USA
OUTSTANDING WORK IN CINEMA TO ADAM DRIVER
Paterson | Dir. Jim Jarmusch| USA, France, Germany
AMERICAN SPECIALS
American Animals | Dir. Bart Layton | United Kingdom, USA
Destroyer | Dir. Karyn Kusama | USA
Widows | Dir. Steve McQueen | United Kingdom, USA
Wildlife | Dir. Paul Dano | USA
WORLD HIGHLIGHTS
At Eternity’s Gate | Dir. Julian Schnabel | United Kingdom, France, USA
Border | Dir. Ali Abbasi | Sweden, Denmark
Sunset | Dir. László Nemes | Hungary, France
The Sisters Brothers | Dir. Jacques Audiard | USA, France, Romania, Spain
Three Faces | Dir. Jafar Panahi | Iran
GREEN
Free Solo | Dir. Jimmy Chin y Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | USA
Into the Okavango | Dir. Neil Gelinas | USA, Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
B-SIDE
Leto | Dir. Kirill Serebrennikov | Russia, France
Lords of Chaos | Dir. Jonas Åkerlund | United Kingdom, Sweden
Quién te cantará | Dir. Carlos Vermut | Spain, France
AFTER DARK
Mandy | Dir. Panos Cosmatos | Belgium, USA
Sorry to Bother You | Dir. Boots Riley | USA
Under the Silver Lake | Dir. David Robert Mitchell | USA
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A 3 Minute Hug | Dir. Everardo González | Mexico, USA
Bayoneta | Dir. Kyzza Terrazas | Mexico, Finland
Las niñas bien | Dir. Alejandra Márquez Abella | Mexico
Roma | Dir. Alfonso Cuarón | Mexico
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF FILM TRIBUTE TO SPIKE LEE
American filmmaker, actor and screenwriter who presented the premiere of his film Blackkklansman, as well as the emblematic Do the right thing.
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO FILM HISTORY TRIBUTE TO TERRY GILLIAM
American-born British screenwriter, director, actor and comedian who presented the premiere of his film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote as well as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
OUTSTANDING WORK IN CINEMA TO ADAM DRIVER
American actor who also presented the films Blackkklansman by Spike Lee, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote by Terry Gilliam and Paterson by Jim Jarmusch.OFFICIAL SELECTION
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LOS CABOS COMPETITION AWARD: Genèse (Dir. Philippe Lesage).
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SPECIAL MENTION LOS CABOS COMPETITION: We, the Animals (Dir. Jeremiah Zagar).
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CINEMEX MEXICO FIRST AWARD, FIPRESCI MEXICO FIRST AWARD AND TRAILER ART KINGDOM AWARD: Feral (Dir. Andrés Kaiser).
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CINEMEX AUDIENCE AWARD: Pájaros de verano (Dir. Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra).
GABRIEL FIGUEROA FILM FUND – FILMS IN DEVELOPMENT STAGE-
CTT EXP & RENTALS + CHEMISTRY AWARD: El hoyo en la cerca (Dir. Joaquín del Paso).
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CTT EXP & RENTALS AWARD: Estado del imperio (Dir. Amat Escalante).
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TALENT ON THE ROAD WORLD TALENT HOUSE AWARD: Viaje al país de los tarahumaras (Dir. Federico Cecchetti).
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MARCHÉ DU FILM - CANNES FESTIVAL granted accreditation for its Producers Network program to producer Gabriela Gavica for Begoña Colomar's Ona Sur.
GABRIEL FIGUEROA FILM FUND – WORK IN PROGRESS-
GABRIEL FIGUEROA FILM FUND AWARD WORK IN PROGRESS &
CHEMISTRY AWARD: Mano de obra (Dir. David Zonana).
CINECOLOR MEXICO AWARD: Ya no estoy aquí (Dir. Fernando Frías).GABRIEL FIGUEROA FILM FUND – TV IN DEVELOPMENT
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BOBO AWARD & PROMO TRAILER ART KINGDOM AWARD: Los abogados del diablo (Prod. Daniela Alatorre).
SECOND FILM CRITICISM COMPETITION
Mentors
Arturo Aguilar (W Radio)
Carlos Gómez Iniesta (SensaCine México)
Erick Estrada (Cinegarage)
Fernando Moreno “El More” (Ibero 90.9)
Juan Meyer y Eythel Aracil (HuffPost México)
Sergio Huidobro (Sector Cine)
WINNER Arantxa Luna.
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