The Festival
The Valle de Guadalupe Film Festival (Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe®) is in the heart of the wine country in Baja California, Mexico, ancestral lands of the Kumeyaay. Our annual event is an IMDb qualifier festival.
The festival is instrumental in curating films written and directed by up-and-coming filmmakers working in fiction and in documentary with a strong focus in exploring and sharing people’s individual stories, point of views, social backgrounds and milieu, welcoming productions worldwide.
2nd Edition 2025
The 2nd Edition of Valle de Guadalupe Film Festival will take place during the 2025 Summer Solstice (Thursday June 19th - Sunday 22nd).
Over the course of the shortest nights of the year, films of all genres, lengths and formats will be curated and presented to viewers, inviting them to experience different ways of life and singular perspectives.
Selection & Deadline
The deadline for submissions of the 2nd Edition is on Friday June 9th, 2025. The selection centers on the filmmakers’ cinematic genuine and singular expressions.
Our pannel of Jurors are Emmy-award winning directors, Mexican Society of Cinematography (AMC) cinematographers, Industry professional filmmakers, award-winning documentarians, NY Festival programmers, and High-profile sustainability officers.
Our jurors are looking for character driven emotional experiences, movies that are the authentic expression of the individuals coming from all walks of life, and unique cinematographic language. We are not interested in movies that copy the soulless industry’s narratives. We also welcome filmmakers with disability to share their perspectives.
For the film projects selected we will feature their trailers on our platform for viewers to watch. The films selected will be screened at Casa Kurrak, in the heart of Valle de Guadalupe.
“A popular festival on indigenous lands dedicated to the singular voices of auteur cinema”
1st Edition 2024
The first call to submissions started in November 2023, and the 1st Edition of Valle de Guadalupe Film Festival took place during the 2024 Summer Solstice (Thursday 20th - Sunday 23rd).
The Jurors have selected the Winners and Nominees, and the results are out. Thank you to all who have participated!
We’ll have additional screenings and events during the months to come.