Overview
- FICG 41, which opened Friday, runs April 17–25 across nearly 30 Guadalajara venues, with the inauguration at Auditorio Telmex and the closing at Conjunto Santander.
- Fernando Eimbcke’s Moscas opens the festival after winning the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Berlinale, underscoring the event’s international reach.
- Organizers released the 15th Premio Maguey slate for queer cinema with documentary and fiction titles such as Calle Cuba, Mickey, Eu Vou Ter Saudades de Você, and Se busca, with EMME statuettes for top honors.
- Regional filmmakers from Sonora are in competition, with Oca contending for the Premio Mezcal and the short 1974 selected for the Ibero-American short program.
- Festival leaders highlight an industry-first shift under Estrella Araiza, citing more than 1,400 registered projects and record response to a new genre cinema call that could expand deals and training.