The 38th Guadalajara International Film Festival took place from June 3 to 9, 2023, in
Guadalajara,
Mexico. Heroic received the Mezcal Award while Costa Rican film I Have Electric Dreams won the Best Ibero-American Film award.[2]
The festival opening ceremony took place at
Telmex Auditorium and was hosted by
Andrés Zuno. At the ceremony,
Raúl Padilla López was honored for his work in the festival. Padilla López served as president for the festival until his death in April 2023. Mexican actress
Arcelia Ramírez and Italian film editor
Roberto Perpignani received special achievement awards.[3] American film Asteroid City, directed by
Wes Anderson, was the festival's opening film.[4]
(MG) indicates film eligible for the Maguey Award 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)
The Things to Come
L'avenir
Santiago Ráfales
Spain
Dust Trails
Caminos de tierra
Miranda Pérez Ledesma
Mexico
The House of Sand
La casa de arena
Luis Vicente Fresno
Chile
Ashen
Cenizo
Gustavo Hernández de Anda
Mexico
Exceptional Tales from a Young Female Team: Reds
Cuentos excepcionales de un equipo juvenil femeino: Las Rojas
Tom Espinoza
Argentina, Venezuela
The Cage
La jaula
Cesar Saldivar
Mexico
Lava
Carmen Jiménez
Spain
Look, Kid
Mira, niño
Sergio Avellaneda Belmonte
Spain
Human Nature
Naturaleza humana
Mónica Lima
Portugal, Germany
Saturn
Saturno
André Guiomar, Luís Costa
Portugal
The Treasure
El tesoro
David Rodríguez Estrada
Mexico, United States
An Avocador Pit
Um Caroço de Abacate
Ary Zara
Portugal
Ice Love
Amor ice
Katy Araiza
Mexico
Aqueronte
Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Spain
Does a Snail Dream of Home?
¿El caracol sueña en casa?
Luis Armando Sosa Gil
Mexico, Portugal, Hungary, Belgium
In My Skin
En mi piel
Sándor M. Salas
Spain
Lucas
Jessica Quiroz
Mexico
Madre nuestra
David Paredes
Colombia, Cuba
The Sea is Also Yours
O Mar Também é Seu
Michelle Coelho
Brazil, Cuba
Your Voice is Within
Su voz está dentro
Mariana Flores Villalba
Mexico
A Robust Heart
Un corazón más contundente
Argentina, United States, United Kingdom
The View from Up Above
La vista desde arriba
Rafael Martínez Sánchez
Mexico
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.
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 (HJ) next to it.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Over There...
Allá, cartas al corazón
Montserrat Larqué
Mexico
Net: Games of Life
Redes: Juegos de la vida
César Aréchiga
Mexico
Telephone
Teléfono
Jerzain Ortega
Mexico
A Territory Without Us
Un territorio sin nosotrxs
Pablo Márquez Cervantes
Mexico
He, Behind the Gun
Él, detrás del arma
Gabriel Esdras
Mexico
The Legacy of Fire
El legado del fuego
Eliseo Chirino Sandoval
Mexico
The Old Had and the Crow
La vieja y el cuervo
María Lucía Bayardo Dodge
Mexico
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. The films in contention for both the Socio-Environmental Cinema Award and other competition section appear with the symbol (SE) next to it.