One of FILMéxico’s seven selections, En el Camino, won the Queer Lion and the Orizzonti award for best film at the Venice International Film Festival. It is also Mexico’s official submission seeking a nomination for the 2027 Academy Award for International Feature Film, Panas en Utah reported: Panas en Utah.
The Salt Lake Film Society is presenting the festival with the Mexican Consulate in Salt Lake City and Artes de México en Utah, according to KSL. The event runs Nov. 12 through 19 at Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 E. Broadway, in Salt Lake City; the KSL event listing gives the dates and venue.
Other selections have festival recognition
The program also includes Chicas Tristes, associated with the Berlin Film Festival, and Seis Meses en el Edificio Rosa con Azul, associated with Cannes, KSL reported. Panas en Utah reported that the festival gives local audiences access to films that might otherwise be unavailable to them.
The festival opens and closes with filmmaker events
Los Hijos de la Costa (Children of the Coast) opens the festival on Nov. 12, followed by a live question-and-answer session with director Bruno Bancalari. The Nov. 19 closing screening is Hijas del Bosque (Daughters of the Forest), followed by a panel discussion, according to Panas en Utah and KSL.
