Film produced by Guillermo Del Toro to compete at GIFF

The documentary “ Ayotzinapa, el paso de la tortuga ,” ( Ayotzinapa: The Turtle’s Steps ), produced by Guillermo del Toro and Bertha Navarro , which deals with the disappearance of 43 teaching students in Mexico four years ago , will compete at the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) starting on July 20 .

Directed by Enrique García Meza , the film has already won the Audience Award at the Guaralajara Film Festival .

“ ’Hasta los dientes,’ (To the Teeth) a documentary by Alberto Arnaud ; ‘M-1,’ made in cooperation with Bosnia , and ‘Niebla de Culpa,’ (Fog of Guilt) made with Germany , will be some of its strongest competitors. There are 15 long-feature films and 33 short-films all made in Mexico ,” stated Ana Lila Altamirano, director of Cultural Promotion at the Mexican Institute of Cinematography .

“They’re all very good, and this was a very careful selection,” added Sarah Hoch, director of the Guanajuato festival .

The GIFF will take place from July 20-29 in Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende

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“There will be 342 films from 40 countries ,” stated Hoch.

Mexican actress Pilar Pellicer (known for “Pedro Páramo”) , and TV producer Carmen Armendáriz will be honored by the Women in Film and TV association , whereas Damián Alcázar (known for Herod’s Law) will receive the Silver Medal from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)’s Film Archives for his long artistic trajectory.

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will be the invited country at the upcoming festival.

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