Top Latin America Fest Guadalajara Goes to Berlin With Best of Fest Hits From Mexico’s ‘Amelie’ to Diego Luna Passion Project, the Standout ‘State of Silence’

To celebrate 40 years, Mexico’s Guadalajara Film Festival, based out of Mexico’s second biggest city and Guillermo del Toro’s home town, is doing what it has always done: taking Mexican films and talent, especially new voices, to the world.

In its latest initiative, Berlin’s legendary Kino Babylon will host a showcase of recent notable titles from the Guadalajara Festival, Ficg in popular parlance, and headed from 2019 by Estrella Araiza.

Running Jan. 30-Feb. 8, the Ficg Goes to Berlin showcase will unspool as the Festival gears up for its 2026 edition, taking place April 17-25. The Kino Babylon, opened in…