Animal / Humano | Dir. Alessandro Pugno | Spain, Italy, Mexico
Corina | Dir. Urzula Barba Hopfner | Mexico
El Jockey | Dir. Luis Ortega | Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Denmark, United States
El ladrón de perros | Dir. Vinko Tomičić | Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, France, Italy
No nos moverán | Dir. Pierre Saint-Martin | Mexico
Nómadas de la 57 | Dir. Alberto Arnaut Estrada, Jose Maria Castro Ibarra | Mexico
La Raya | Dir. Yolanda Cruz | Mexico
Sujo | Dir. Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez | United States, Mexico, France
Tesis sobre una domesticación | Dir. Javier Van De Couter | Argentina, Mexico
Un cuento de pescadores | Dir. Edgar Nito | Mexico
Una historia de amor y guerra | Dir. Santiago Mohar Volkow | Mexico, 2024
ENCUADRES MEXICANOS
MOVIE NIGHT
Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie | Dir. Kirill Serebrennikov | Italy, France | Spain
OPENING
Better Man | Dir. Michael Gracey | USA, Australia, UK, Switzerland, China
CLOSING
Maria | Dir. Pablo Larraín | Italy, Germany, Chile, United States
During its Closing Ceremony, Los Cabos International Film Festival presented the Sin Fronteras Award to Mexican actress Melissa Barrera. After taking her first steps in the film Dos veces tú and the series Club de Cuervos, she made her global breakthrough with her portrayal of Vanessa in In the Heights. She later joined the reboot of the iconic Scream franchise, a role that established her as one of the leading female figures in the representation of Latin culture in the international film industry. Barrera is also known for her work in Vida, Abigail, and her most recent film, Your Monsters.
SIN FRONTERAS AWARD TO MELISSA BARRERA
For his versatility as an actor and his contribution to the prominence of Mexican talent in international productions, the Los Cabos International Film Festival presented the Sin Fronteras Award to Mexican actor Manuel García Rulfo. Rulfo is one of the most versatile actors of his generation, having shone in projects ranging from independent Mexican cinema to major Hollywood productions. His roles in films such as The Magnificent Seven (2016), directed by Antoine Fuqua, A Man Called Otto alongside Tom Hanks, Dos estaciones (2022), and Una historia de amor y guerra (2024), as well as his collaborations with renowned directors like Kenneth Branagh, highlight his ability to portray complex characters in expansive narratives.
SIN FRONTERAS AWARD TO MANUEL GARCÍA RULFO
PIANO AWARD
Donde la vida se contempla, todo está sumergido | Dir. Irving Uribe Nares
SHALALA AWARD
El último rey | Dir. Victor Checa
GABRIEL FIGUEROA FILM FUND AWARDS
SHALALA SPECIAL MENTION
Salvatierra | Dir. Santiago Raphael Priego and Gabriele Licchelli
CTT EXP & RENTALS AWARD
Salvatierra | Dir. Santiago Raphael Priego and Gabriele Licchelli)
CINECOLOR AWARD
Lux Noctis | Damiana Acuña
EDITION 2024
DECEMBER 4-8
In 2024 Los Cabos International Film Festival returned after a forced break in 2023. Under the theme Cinema Encounters, the Festival expanded its reach to San José del Cabo, with new venues like Crania, the Jardín Escultórico Puerto Los Cabos, Hotel El Ganzo, and Plaza Mijares. It also held activities at Cinemex Puerto Paraíso in Cabo San Lucas. This edition focused on national cinema through the Encuadres Mexicanos program, which featured eleven recently produced feature films. In addition, two discussions were held: Mexico: A Cinema Without Borders and From the Cinema to the Pocket: Audiences, Screens, and Accessibility in the Digital Era. The Festival also hosted the Film in Development Workshop for Filmmakers from Baja California Sur to support regional audiovisual creators. This year, the Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund supported debut and second films, while the La Baja Inspira Itinerant free cinema series continued its journey through Cabo San Lucas, Ciudad Insurgentes, El Triunfo, Guerrero Negro, La Paz, Loreto, San José del Cabo, Todos Santos, Tijuana, and Mexicali.
