40th Guadalajara International Film Festival

40th Guadalajara International Film Festival
Official poster by Jis.
Opening filmI Am Frankelda
LocationGuadalajara, Mexico
AwardsMezcal Award: Llamarse Olimpia
Best Ibero-American Film: The Blue Trail
Festival dateJune 6–14, 2025

The 40th Guadalajara International Film Festival is scheduled to take place from June 6 to 14, 2025, in Guadalajara, Mexico. The festival will open with the Mexican Animated film I Am Frankelda, based on the series Frankelda's Book of Spooks and directed by brothers Arturo and Roy Ambriz Rendón.

The documentary film Llamarse Olimpia, directed by Indira Cato, won the Mezcal Award for Best Mexican Film; Gabriel Mascaro's international co-production The Blue Trail won Best Ibero-American Film, and Alberto Serra's Afternoons of Solitude won Best Ibero-American Documentary Film.