The Guadalajara International Film Festival is a film festival based in the mexican city of Guadalajara, this festival is considered the most prestigious film festival in Latinamerica and the most important spanish language fim festival in the world, ^[1] during a week the festival is the premier showcase for new work from Mexican and international independent filmmakers, the Guadalajara International Film Festival is a promoter of Mexico's and Ibero-America's recent independient film productions also recognizes the importance of opening new doors for national and Iberamerican cinema, increasing the awareness of world film industry by screening the work of noteworthy Ibero-American film directors and presenting other remarkable and innovative films by newcoming filmmakers. A film festival is the presentation or showcasing of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues. ... Guadalajara may refer to: Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco Chivas de Guadalajara, aka Chivas, a Mexican association football team Spain Guadalajara (province), a province in Castile–La Mancha Guadalajara, Spain, the capital of the above province This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages...

The presence in Guadalajara of delegates from other important festivals from around the world has helped Mexican film to have a strong international presence in the last twenty years,^[2] the Festival has also helped to revitalize the careers of some older more established mexican and english speking artists like Arturo Ripstein, Gabriel Figueroa, María Félix, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Silvia Pinal, Ignacio López Tarso, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Felipe Cazals, Jorge Fons, Katy Jurado, and Ismael Rodríguez as well as many others.^[3] The festivals contains a ceremony awards composed by an international jury who grants the "Mayahuel" award to the articipating films. Arturo Ripstein (1943 -) is a Mexican film director. ... Gabriel Figueroa Mateos (*April 24, 1907 Mexico City – April 27, 1997 Mexico City) was a Mexican cinematographer who worked both in Mexican cinema and Hollywood. ... María Félix (8 April 1914 - 8 April 2002) was a Mexican actress, one of the leading figures of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico. ... Jaime Humberto Hermosillo (January 22, 1942 -) is a Mexican film director. ... Silvia Pinal (12 September 1931, Guaymas, Sonora) is a Mexican actress famous for her roles in several of Luis Buñuels movies such as El Ángel exterminador and Viridiana. ... Felipe Cazals (born July 28, 1937) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer born in Guethary, France, but registered as born in Zapopan, Jalisco, where he live his childhood, before being established with his family in Mexico City. ... Jorge Fons Pérez (Tuxpan, Veracruz, 23 April de 1939) is a Mexican director. ... Katy Jurado (January 16, 1924 – July 5, 2002) was a Mexican actress. ... Ismael Rodríguez Ruelas (October 19, 1917 - August 7, 2004) was one of the most popular and important directors in Mexican cinema. ...

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