FICM 2022: These are the first and special guests of the Morelia International Film Festival

The Mexican film scene is preparing for the start of one of the most important film festivals in the country. Let’s talk about Morelia International Film Festivalwhich will celebrate its twentieth edition on 22 October 2022, and here we detail all the selection of films, as well as special guests who will be at the festival

This Monday, September 26, the FICM press conference was held, where the more details on the event programwhere we will have premieres such as the latest film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, as well as a special screening of “Pinocchio” by Guillermo del Toro. Therefore, we invite you to start saving your tickets and dates on the calendar in order to be able to attend this great event that celebrates the best of world cinema.

What are the preview films and the guests of FICM 2022?

This season of festivals around the world has not disappointed and now it will be the turn of the Morelia International Film Festival, where in addition to the premieres of national films, we will have the screening of several international films, which although not in competition, are not. more within the selection.

It should be noted that to inaugurate the festival there will be an extensive menu, since ‘Bardo, false chronicle of few truths’ by Alejandro G. Inarritu will be in charge of opening the ceremony. In addition to this, in the international previews we will have famous films such as ‘Triangle of Sadness’, winner of the Palme d’Or at the last Cannes Film Festival.

For this edition, on the other hand, we will have special guests, leading figures on the cinema scene. To begin with, we will have the presence of Barry JenkinsOscar winner for “Moonlight”, which will present an entire retrospective of his work, which composes tapes such as “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018), “The Underground Railroad” (2021) and “The Gaze” (2021) .

Added to that we will have the presence of Caire Denis, which will present a special cycle of his work. Producer and director Frank Marshal will be another of the stars who will present his documentary “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story”, as well as special screenings of his other works such as “The Other Side of the Wind” and “A Final Cut” . for Orson ‘.

On the other hand, the famous actress Maribel Verdu, will be present to present ‘Raymond and Ray’, a film by Rodrigo Varcía that features the interpretations of Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor. The actress will also open a cycle at the festival dedicated to her career, with films such as ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’, ‘Snow White’ and ‘Seven French Pool Tables’.

Mexican feature films section:

• Blurry Days, by Marie Benito
• Two Seasons, by Juan Pablo González
• The Daughter of All Anger, by Laura Baumeister
• Huesera, by Michelle Garza Cervera
• Cloak of gems, by Natalia López Gallardo
• The north on the void, by Alejandra Márquez Abella
• Noise, by Natalia Beristain
• Santa Barbara, by Anaïs Pareto Onghena
• Wheatgrass, by Anabel Case
• Red shoes, by Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser.

INAUGURAL FUNCTION

• BARDO, False Chronicle of Few Truths, by Alejandro G. Iñárritu

GREAT GALA

• Pinocchio, by the great Guillermo del Toro

International premieres:

• Triangle of Sadness, by Ruben Östlund, winner of the Palme d’Or at the last Cannes Film Festival
• Alcarràs, by Carla Simón, winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival
• James Gray’s Time of Armageddon
• Hirokazu Koreeda broker
• Near Lukas Dhont
• Corsage by Marie Kreutzer
• Decision to leave, by Park Chan-wook
• Sam Mendes’s Empire of Light
• Godland by Hlynur Palmason
• Joyland by Saim Sadiq
• Me, Us, by David Clay Diaz
• Mark Mylod’s menu
• Pacification, by Albert Serra
• The pupils, by Alice Rohrwacher
• Return to Seoul by Davy Chou
• The kings of the world, by Laura Mora
• NMR, by Cristian Mungiu
• Roost by Amy Redford
• Introducing Kelly Reichardt
• Tell it like a woman, by Lucia Puenzo, Maria Sole Tognazzi, Robin Wright, Kátia Lund, Catherine Hardwicke, Patricia Riggen, Malgorzata Szumowska
• The King Woman, by Gina Prince-Bythewood

Documentary

• 1341 Frames of Love and War, by Ran Tal
• Endangered, by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
• Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, a Song, by Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine
• Fabrizio Maltese’s invitation
• Brett Morgan’s Moonage Daydream
• Salvatore: The cobbler of dreams, by Luca Guadagnino

Special guests

For this edition of FICM there will be the presence of acclaimed directors of the seventh art, who have to their credit nominations and awards from the most prestigious festivals in the world.

• Jerry Schatzberg and Pierre Filmon – Jerry Schatzberg: Landscape portrait
• Laurent Cantet as Arthur Rambo
• Luis Mandoki – Appearances
• Fernando León de Aranoa – I am very sorry
• Amy Redford-Roost
• Julie Bertuccelli – Jane Campion: The woman of cinema
• Barnabás Tóth – Those who remained

critical week

• Aftersun, by Charlotte Welles
• Living soul, by Cristèle Alves Meira
• Dalva by Emmanuelle Nicot
• Metsurin Tarina (The Story of the Woodcutter), by Mikko Myllylahti
• Nos ceremonies (Summer Scars), by Simon Rieth
• Tasavor (Imagine) by Ali Behran
• The pack, by Andrés Ramírez Pulido, winner of the Critics’ Grand Prix

The Cinema Ritrovato presents:

• He (1953), by Luis Buñuel
• Sambizanga (1973), by Sarah Maldoror
• One-way street (1951), directed by Hugo Fregonese

“Cinema without borders” program.

• Rebecca Huntt’s baby
• Thank you, good day, by Rodrigo Olivar
• My home is elsewhere, by Carlos Hagerman and Jorge Villalobos
• Split at the Root by Linda Goldstein
• What We Leave Behind, by Iliana Sosa

Program dedicated to Robert Mitchum

• Out of the past (1947), by Jacques Tourneur
• The great theft (1949), by Don Siegel
• His Kind of Woman (1951), directed by John Farrow
• The Wonderful Country (1959), by Robert Parrish

International special features:

• ET (1982), by Steven Spielberg
• The pandemic factory, by Marie-Monique Robin
• Those Who Are Left (2019), by Barnabás Tóth | With the collaboration of the Embassy of Hungary
• Toloka (2020), by Mikhail Ilenko | With the collaboration of the Embassy of Ukraine
• Ukrainians in Exile, by Janek Ambros
• Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), by Béla Tarr

National premieres:

• Yesterday’s dream, by Emilio Maillé
• Steps to fame, by Carlos Carrera
• The mighty Victory, by Raúl Ramón
• The thickness of the dust, by Jonathan Hernández
• Immersion, by Lucia Puenzo
• Make me up again, by Guillermo Calderón
• Bering. Family reunion, by Lourdes Grobet
• Bridget Tichennor. Real Visions, by Tufic Makhlouf

Tribute to Alejandro Galindo

• Champion without crown (1945)
• Corner, get off! (1948)
• A Family of Many (1948)
• There is room for two (1948)
• Four Against the World (1949)
• The Perfect Lady (1951)
• The Devil’s Money (1952)
• The Fernandez de Peralvillo (1953)
• Wet Backs (1953)

Forum of Indigenous Peoples

• Xun Sero’s mom
• My non-place, by Isis Ahumada
• Prayer, by Roberto Olivares
• Ñuhu, by Julio Cesar Saavedra Castro
• The sky is very beautiful, by Aracely Méndez
• 3 days, 3 years, by Florencia Gómez Santiz
• La Baláhna, by Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza
• Mixe Tales, by Galileo Beethoven Genaro Dominguez
• Language and oblivion, by José Lomas Hervert
• Stone, by Salvador Martínez Chacruna

National special functions

• To Whom He Closes His Eyes, by Ana Díez
• Ephemeral, by Luis Mariano García | In collaboration with the Mix Festival: Cinema and Sexual Diversity
• Helguera: the trace of congruence, by Armando Casas | In collaboration with Canale 22 Presenta
• María Izquierdo: Woman and Artist, by Gabriel Santander | In collaboration with Canale 22 Presenta
• Panther women, by René Cardona
• The revolt, by Lucero González
• Documentary series El Tema: CDMX, by Santiago Maza | In collaboration with La Corriente del Golfo
• A costume for Nicolás, by Eduardo Rivero
• Two among many, by Julian Hernández

IMCINE program

• The Cause (1974), by Arturo Ripstein
• Teshuinada (1979), by Nicolás Echevarría
• Mexico Day (1974), by Rubén Gámez
• South: Southeast 2604 (1974), by Paul Leduc
• Peasant Poets (1980), by Nicolás Echevarría

As it happens, this twentieth edition of the Morelia International Film Festival arrives loaded with a variety of proposals with the best of national and international cinema, from fiction to documentary, both in short and long format, to the best of animation. These are undoubtedly reasons to save the dates on the calendar and prepare the trip to the beautiful city of Morelia from 22 to 29 October.