EDITION 2022
NOVEMBER 9 - 13
In its eleventh edition, the Los Cabos International Film Festival returned to physical spaces through the unparalleled collective experience that cinema offers. This year, we presented an unmissable program that the audience could enjoy at Cinemex Puerto Paraíso, as well as in other outdoor spaces: Once Once and the Civic Plaza of La Playa Community. During the festival, the Sin Fronteras Award was presented to Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta, and the Mujeres Fantásticas award was given to actress and producer Karla Souza. This edition also celebrated the return of our Industry activities to a fully in-person edition, through three main programs: the Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund, the Meet-Mart, and a Panel Program: New Cinema Signals and Ephemeral Stories: Cinema Facing New Audiences. Additionally, this year, as a follow-up to the premieres of national films that have been part of the Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund, a new section was added: Encuadres Mexicanos.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - COMPETITION LOS CABOS
Blanquita | Dir. Fernando Guzzoni | Chile, Mexico, Luxembourg, France, Poland
El suplente | Dir. Diego Lerman | Argentina, Italy, France, Spain, Mexico
Falcon Lake | Dir. Charlotte Le Bon | Canada-Quebec, France
I Love My Dad | Dir. James Morosini | United States
Runner | Dir. Marian Mathias | United States, France, Germany
The Origin of Evil | Dir. Sébastien Marnier | France, Canada
Viking | Dir. Stéphane Lafleur | Canada
OFFICIAL SELECTION - LA BAJA INSPIRA COMPETITION
Algún día caerá | Dir. Mateo Vargas | Mexico
Ir y volver | Dir. José Permar | Mexico, Belgium, Hungary
Por los viejos tiempos | Dir. Paula Natalia de Anda Vargas | Mexico
LA BAJA INSPIRA OUT OF COMPETITION
Amores incompletos | Dir. Gilberto González Penilla | Mexico
Las rutas de Harry Crosby | Dir. Isaac Artenstein | United States
GALA
The Whale (La ballena) | Dir. Darren Aronofsky | United States
Women Talking | Dir. Sarah Polley | United States
(Also part of the HerSTORY section)
SIN FRONTERAS AWARD TO TENOCH HUERTA
Días de gracia | Dir. Everardo Gout | Mexico
Güeros | Dir. Alonso Ruizpalacios | Mexico
HerSTORY
She Said (Ella dijo) | Dir. Maria Schrader | United States
One Fine Morning | Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve | France, UK, Germany
Sanctuary | Dir. Zachary Wigon | United States
Women Talking (Ellas hablan) | Dir. Sarah Polley | United StatesWORLD HIGHLIGHTS
As Bestas | Dir. Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Spain, France
Holy Spider | Dir. Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, France
The Banshees of Inisherin (Los espíritus de la isla) | Dir. Martin McDonagh | Ireland, UK, United States
No Bears | Dir. Jafar Panahi | Iran
Peter von Kant | Dir. Francois Ozon | France
GREEN
All that Breathes | Dir. Shaunak Sen | UK, India, United States
Elephant Mother | Dir. Jez Lewis | UK
Patrick and the Whale | Dir. Mark Fletcher | Austria
AFTER DARK
Hatching (Cría siniestra) | Dir. Hanna Bergholm | Finland
Bones and All (Hasta los huesos) | Dir. Luca Guadagnino | Italy, UK
Nanny | Dir. Nikyatu Jusu | United States
Sick of Myself | Dir. Kristoffer Borgli | Norway, Switzerland
ENCUADRES MEXICANOS
Home is Somewhere Else | Dir. Carlos Hagerman and Jorge Villalobos | Mexico, United States
El reino de Dios | Dir. Claudia Sainte-Luce | Mexico
La caída | Dir. Lucía Puenzo | Mexico
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Corazonada. La leyenda del Mexican Dream | Dir. J.M. Cravioto | Mexico
La recua | Dir. Trudi Angell and Darío Higuera Meza | Mexico, United StatesMUJERES FANTÁSTICAS AWARD TO KARLA SOUZA
Mexican actress and producer. This year, we continued the Mujeres Fantásticas initiative, which promotes the recognition and visibility of women's work in the film industry. We awarded this distinction to actress and producer Karla Souza, who has emerged as a brave voice denouncing abuse against women within and outside the film industry; and whose work has placed her in some of the most important projects in the cinema and television industries in the United States.
SIN FRONTERAS AWARD TO TENOCH HUERTA
Mexican actor and producer. For his outstanding career and tireless work in favor of inclusion, diversity, and the visibility of Latin American talent in the global film industry, the Los Cabos International Film Festival honored Tenoch Huerta with the Sin Fronteras Award during its Opening Gala. As part of this tribute, Días de Gracia and Güeros were showcased, the latter of which won the Los Cabos Competition Award in 2014.
PANEL "NEW CINEMA SIGNALS"
Participants:-
Sofía Márquez | Moderator (Mexico) - Founder of Independent Distribution Agency
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Eréndira Ibarra (Mexico) - Actress, screenwriter, and co-founder of Anónima Media
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Anthony Svatek (United States) - Filmmaker and visual artist
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Diego Nájera (Mexico - United States) - Director of Narrative Films at Participant Media
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Claudia Saint-Luce (Mexico) - Screenwriter, director, and actress
In this panel, various members of the film industry discussed the origin of narratives, stories we have left behind, and events worth revisiting through cinema.
PANEL "EPHEMERAL STORIES: CINEMA FACING NEW AUDIENCES"
Participants:-
Arturo Aguilar | Moderator (Mexico) - Researcher and journalist
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Mayra Hermosillo (Mexico) - Actress and filmmaker
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Faridah Gbadamosi (United States) - Senior Programmer at the Tribeca Film Festival
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Gastón Pavlovich (Mexico) - CEO of Fábrica de Cine
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Austin Kennedy (United States) - Manager of International Sales at Magnolia Pictures
A panel discussing the following questions: What does cinema do in the face of the needs of a new present? What possibilities do new exhibition formats offer? How can we engage with new audiences? What do the consumption habits we’ve generated say about us?
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - COMPETITION LOS CABOS
LOS CABOS COMPETITION AWARD: Falcon Lake (Dir. Charlotte Le Bon)
CINECOLOR LOS CABOS COMPETITION AWARD: El suplente (Dir. Diego Lerman)
SPECIAL MENTION to actor James Morosini, who questions and reflects on masculinity through his role in I Love My Dad
OFFICIAL SELECTION - LA BAJA INSPIRA
SHALALA - FIREPIT LA BAJA INSPIRA COMPETITION AWARD: Ir y volver (Dir. José Permar)
LA BAJA INSPIRA AWARD BY THE CENTER FOR STUDY IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCES (CECC): Por los viejos tiempos (Dir. Paula Natalia de Anda Vargas)
GABRIEL FIGUEROA FILM FUND
CTT EXP & RENTALS AWARD: Seis meses en el edificio rosa con azul (Dir. Bruno Santamaría) and El diablo fuma (y guarda la cabeza de los cerillos quemados en la misma caja) by Ernesto Martínez Bucio
CINECOLOR - SHALALA - FIREPIT AWARD: Todos los incendios (Dir. Mauricio Calderón)
CHEMISTRY AWARD: Seis meses en el edificio rosa con azul (Dir. Bruno Santamaría)
PIANO AWARD: El azufre (Dir. Ana Karen Guzmán)
CIELO CONTENT - IRREVERSIBLE PICTURES - ROOM SERVICE CONTENT AWARD: Pía Gómez Escalante, José Luis Isoard, and Gonzalo Romero for the series Mirrey VirreySIXTH FILM CRITICISM COMPETITION
Alejandro Alemán (Filmsteria!)
Cristina Ibañez (Sensacine Mexico)
Erick Estrada (Cinegarage)
Fernando Moreno "El More" (bero 909 FM)
WINNER: Rubí Grecia Juárez Ojeda
Special Mention: Miguel Ángel Domínguez Mancilla.
Special Mention: Gabriela Orihuela López (from Michoacán).
CHRISTMAS SHORT FILM COMPETITION (in collaboration with Studio Universal)
The Los Cabos International Film Festival presented the second edition of the Christmas Short Film Competition, in collaboration with NBCUniversal International Networks through its specialized cinema channel, Studio Universal.
CHRISTMAS SHORT FILM COMPETITION
WINNER: Noel Díaz
Selected: Armando Carrillo, La Caja de Fósforos, Rodante Fílmica Grabando Studios / Tucan Entertainment, Lightoon Films, Preparatoria CAV, Manuel Gómez, Santiago García, Ciana Tejada, and Ralva Álvarez; Pato Mojado Producciones, Gravedad Inversa Producciones.
