The 41st Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) took place from 17 to 25 April 2026, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The festival opened with the screening of the drama Flies, directed by Fernando Eimbcke.
The documentary film Dear Fátima, directed by Lorena Gutiérrez Rangel, Su Kim, Jesús Quintana Vega, Rodrigo Reyes, and Dawn Valadez, won the Mezcal Award for Best Mexican Film; Juan Pablo Sallato's international co-production The Red Hangar won Best Ibero-American Film; and Paula Cury's Scarlet Girls won Best Ibero-American Documentary Film.
Background Chile was chosen as the guest country of honor for the 41st edition. The festival will recognise filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and actress with, respectively the International Homage and the Mayahuel Mexican award. Ibermedia executive Elena Vilardell was announced as recipient of the FICG Industry Award, and Lola Dueñas as the recipient of the Maguey Award.
The festival's poster was designed by illustrator Ricardo Luévanos and displays a central human gaze surrounded by weaver birds.
Juries Mezcal Award , Mexican film producer Anita Lee, Canadian film programmer and festival director of Toronto International Film Festival , Spanish journalist and film critic Paulina García, Chilean actress Ignacio Catoggio, Argentine producer and general coordinator of Secretaría Ejecutiva del Cine Iberoamericano (CAACI)
Ibero-American Film Mara Fortes, Mexican film researcher and curator of Telluride Film Festival Sandina Saravia, Uruguayan film producer Juan Antonio Vigar, director of Málaga Procultura Mayes C. Rubeo, Mexican costume designer
Ibero-American Documentary Film Celiana Cárdenas, Mexican cinematographer Consuelo Castillo, director of DOC:CO Beatriz Rosselot, Chilean producer and filmmaker
Official Competition Mezcal Award The films picked up for the selection are listed as follows: Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Celestino Hans Bryssinck City of the Dead Ciudad de muertos José Manuel Cravioto Mexico The Rest is Memory Lo que nos van dejando Issa García Ascot Mexico Karla Badillo Missing Se busca Mexico I Am Mario Soy Mario Sharon Kleinberg Mexico The Son-in-Law El yerno Gerardo Naranjo González Mexico Mickey Dano García Mexico The Same Blood La misma sangre Ángel Ricardo Linares Colmenares Mexico Our Body is an Expanding Star Nuestro cuerpo es una estrella que se expande Semillites Hernández Velasco, Tania Hernández Velasco Mexico Dear Fátima Querida Fátima Lorena Gutiérrez Rangel, Su Kim, Jesús Quintana Vega, Rodrigo Reyes, Dawn Valadez (MG) indicates eligible for the Maguey Award, for films that include LGBTQ+ themes.
Ibero-American Feature Film Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) 18 Holes to Paradise 18 Buracos para o Paraíso Barrio triste Stillz La Couleuvre noire The Red Hangar Hangar rojo Juan Pablo Sallato The Condor Daughter La hija cóndor Álvaro Olmos Torrico Nunkui Verenice Benitez Another League Pioneras Precisamos Falar Rebeca Diniz, Pedro Waddington Brazil He Who Returns El regresado Armando Capó Los renacidos Santiago Esteves (MG) indicates eligible for the Maguey Award, for films that include LGBTQ+ themes.
Ibero-American Documentary Feature Film Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" |- !scope="col" width="25%" | English Title !scope="col" width="25%" | Original Title !scope="col" width="25%" | Director(s) !scope="col" width="20%" | Production countrie(s) |- | || A Fabulosa Máquina do Tempo || || Brazil |- | colspan = "2" | Amílcar || Miguel Eek || |- | Where the Silence is Heard || Aquí se escucha el silencio || Gabriela Pena, Picho García || |- | A Street Named Cuba || Calle Cuba || Vanessa Batista || |- | colspan = "2" | Flores para Antonio || , Isaki Lacuesta || Spain |- | colspan = "2" | || Herman Szwarcbart || |- | colspan = "2" | Mailin || || |-style="background:#EEDD82" | Scarlet Girls || Niñas escarlata || Paula Cury || |- | The Seasons || As Estações || Maureen Fazendeiro ||
(MG) indicates eligible for the Maguey Award, for films that include LGBTQ+ themes.
Ibero-American Short Film Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Agua fría Meme Cabello, Antonia Martínez Valls Chile 1974 José Esteban Pavlovich Mexico Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts Ramón, el que habla con fantasmas Shervin Kermani Miriam Karla Condado Mexico Loreto Daniela Soria Replika Piratá Waurá, Heloisa Passos Talk Me Joecar Hanna Filme Pin María Rojas Arias, Andrés Jurado Apnea Apneia Thales Pessoa Brazil Before We Fade Away Antes de que nos olviden Sebastian Molina Ruiz Bicycle Face Cara de bicicleta Amaia Nerekan Umaran, Itziar Zorita Agirre Dead Tongue Lengua muerta José Jiménez Chile The Emancipation of Mimi A emancipação de Mimi Marcelo Pereira Portugal The End of Times El final de los tiempos Mao Osorio, Ismael Morales Chile The Gift El regalo Lara Izagirre Garizurieta Spain Grief Luto José Antonio Guayasamin Meat Vyann Adolfo Margulis Mexico The Shadows of the Jaguar Las manchas del jaguar Ricardo del Conde Spain Three Tres Juan Ignacio Ceballos Argentina Time to Go La hora de irse Renzo Cozza Argentina The Veil O Véu Gabriel Motta Brazil
International Animation Feature Film Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) 광장 Kim Bo-sol South Korea Coração das trevas Rogério Nunes The Last Blossom ホウセンカ Baku Kinoshita Japan My Friend the Sun Mi amigo el sol Alejandra Pérez González The Treasure of Barracuda El tesoro de Barracuda Adrià García Spain Your Letter 연의 편지 Kim Yong-hwan South Korea
Rigo Mora Award Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) 9 Million Colors Bára Anna Stejskalová Mother's Child Naomi Noir Netherlands Autokar Sylwia Szkiłądź Merrimundi Niles Atallah Chile Hurikán Jan Saska The Bear's River La rivière des ourses Anaïs Mauzat Belgium Dog Alone Cão sozinho Marta Reis Andrade God Is Shy Dieu est timide Jocelyn Charles France Hypersensitive Hypersensible Martine Frossard Canada Little Yellow Amarillito Luis Rentería Mexico Murmuration Zwermen Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger Once in a Body Una vez en un cuerpo María Cristina Pérez González The Quinta's Ghost El fantasma de la quinta James A. Castillo Spain The Scarlet Tamagochi El Tamagochi escarlata Francisco Visceral Rivera Chile A Serious Thought ÖÖmõtted Jonas Taul Estonia With Tapes and Toasts in the Car Im Auto Tapes Und Butterbrot Kiana Naghshineh
Maguey Award The following list consists of the films eligible for the Maguey Award that are not listed in the previous competition tables. The films in contention for both the Maguey Award and other competition section appear with the symbol (MG) next to it. Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) No Dogs Allowed Germany On the Sea Helen Walsh United Kingdom Erupcja Pete Ohs Iván & Hadoum Ian de la Rosa Gugu's World Feito Pipa André Miranda Brazil I Am Going to Miss You Eu Vou Ter Saudades de Você Daniel Ribeiro Brazil Shelter Cobijo Adrián Silvestre Spain Two Dads, and Me Yo tengo dos papás Edgar Reyes Mexico
Cine de Género Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Alpha Julia Ducournau Motherwitch Δωδεκάμερον Minos Papas The Awakening El despertar Jaime Osorio Márquez, José Luis Rugeles, Federico Durán Amorocho Colombia Street Wanderers Los caminantes de la calle Juan Martin Hsu Talking to a Stranger Hablando con extraños Adrián García Bogliano Mexico (HeJ) indicates film eligible for the Hecho en Jalisco Award.
Socio-Environmental Cinema Award The following list consists of the films eligible for the Socio-Environmental Cinema Award that are not listed in the previous competition tables. Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Estados generales Mauricio Freyre Underland Robert Petit Lost for Words Hannah Harper Kikuyu Land Andrew H. Brown, Bea Wangondu Kenya Black Water Natxo Leuza Spain
Hecho en Jalisco The following list consists of the films eligible for the Hecho en Jalisco that are not listed in the previous competition tables. The films in contention for both the Made in Jalisco and other competition section appear with the symbol (HeJ) next to it. Highlighted title indicates section's best film winner. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Blooky: The Book Who Wanted to Be Read Blooky: El librito que quería ser leído Pablo Díaz de León Hicks Radiestesia Jacinto Velasco Mexico The Topography of Bodies Topografía de los cuerpos Sergio Ruiz Velasco, Georgina Snaddon, Karina Russa Another Way of Being Otro modo de ser Olivia García Delgado Mexico Day of the Dead Día de muertos Brian Conley, Nathan Ives Eleven Nine Nueve once Alejandro Flores Mexico Flowers Flores Job Samaniego Rivera Mexico The Honey and the Wound O mel e a ferida Sergio Ruiz Velasco House Taken Over 96/26 Casa tomada 96/26 Alejandro Meludis Mexico The Liar's Circle El círculo de los mentirosos Nancy Cruz Orozco Mexico My Favorite Place Mi lugar favorito Alejandro Hidrogo Arechiga, Luis Zamarroni, Mariana Salazar, Sergio Campestre Mexico No Translation Required No se requieren traducciones Rafael José Altamira Carbajal Mexico One Two Three for You Un dos tres por ti Diana Castro Cabrera Mexico Since Always, Forever Para toda la vida Fernanda Camacho Mexico Us Tu y yo Néstor Orozco Mexico The Water Mark La marca del agua Diego Reynoso Mexico When I Get Home Cuando llegue a casa Edgar Adrián Mexico When I'm Older Cuando sea grande Pamela López Hernández Mexico (MG) indicates eligible for the Maguey Award, for films that include LGBTQ+ themes.
Other sections Charity Galas The following films were selected for Mexican premieres in charity galas () in the Sala Guillermo del Toro of the Cineteca Universidad de Guadalajara: {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" |- !scope="col" width="25%" | English Title !scope="col" width="25%" | Original Title !scope="col" width="25%" | Director(s) !scope="col" width="20%" | Production countrie(s) |- | Orphan || Árva || László Nemes || |- | Bros || Hermanos || , Marina Rodríguez Colás || |- | Hold Onto Me || Κράτα Με || Myrsini Aristidou || |- | || 寒夜灯柱 || Xu Zao || China |- | Deseo || Desire || || |- | colspan = "2" | Michael || Antoine Fuqua || United States |- | colspan = "2" | Obsession || Curry Barker || United States |- |Rebirth || Renacer || Gustavo Loza || |- | colspan = "2" | Rosebush Pruning || Karim Aïnouz ||
(MG) indicates eligible for the Maguey Award, for films that include LGBTQ+ themes.
Chile, Guest of Honor