The 19th edition of FICM Opened with the Mexican Premiere of Leos Carax’s Annette

The Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) opened its 19th edition with the Mexican premiere of the film Annette, by French director Leos Carax. This screening could come to be thanks to the invaluable support of Piano, MUBI, the French Embassy in Mexico, and UniFrance.

Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, Cuahutémoc Cárdenas Batel, Alejandro Ramírez

During his contribution, Alejandro Ramírez stressed that cinema has overcome great challenges and "is part of the life that we have gradually recovered. The more than 700 works registered in the FICM competition are testament to this resilience." Ramírez took the opportunity to thank the state's government as well as all the sponsors, allies, producers and distributors that make the festival possible, including Daniela Michel and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Batel.

Prior to the opening screening, Eugenio Caballero, Natalia Lafourcade, Julio Chavezmontes, Sebastián Hoffman, Charles Tesson, Ava Cahen, Ilse Salas, Ximena Urrutia, Santiago Arriaga, among many other personalities in the film industry, paraded on the red carpet.

This year, the Official Selection is made up of 99 films: 13 works in the Michoacan Section, 65 titles in the Mexican Short Film Section, 11 titles in the Mexican Documentary Section and 10 titles in the Mexican Feature Film Section. In total, there will be more than 100 Mexican filmmakers presenting their work.

Of 702 registered works, 27% were realized by female directors (189). In the Official Selection of the 19th edition of FICM, 40% of the works were directed by women.

FICM celebrates 19 years of being a unique platform for the promotion of filmmakers in Mexico. Its competing sections remain the foundation of the festival since our mission is to promote new Mexican talents whose works can cross all cultural and aesthetic borders.