Attention, movie lovers! The highly anticipated Cineteca Nacional International Film Festival returns to Guadalajara for its 78th edition with a selection of must-see films.
Mark your calendars for January 18–28, 2026, because this great celebration of cinema awaits you at the Cineteca FICG and the Cineforo. Add this to your January to-do list!
🎞 Program for the Cineteca International Film Festival in Guadalajara
Photo from Cineteca FICG on Facebook
This edition features a great selection of films from countries such as Germany, France, Brazil, Norway, and more. It also includes acclaimed feature films like *Dreams (Sex and Love)* by Dag Johan Haugerud and *Two Strangers, Two Seasons* by Shô Miyake. The lineup is as follows:
1. The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
A film inspired by Olivier Guez’s novel, focusing on the life of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele after World War II and his new life in South America.
🎥 Kirill Serebrennikov
Friday, January 16, and Tuesday, January 20
7:00 p.m.; 7:30 p.m.
📍 FICG Film Archive and UDG Cineforo
2. She and Her Son
From renowned Iranian filmmaker Saeed Roustayi comes this film, which explores the social conditions and norms that women must navigate in his country.
🎥 Saeed Roustayi
Saturday, January 17, and Wednesday, January 21
7:00 p.m.; 7:30 p.m.
📍 FICG Film Archive and UDG Cineforo
3. Dreams (Sex and Love)
Winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival, this film tells the story of Johanne, a young woman who experiences her first love with her French teacher.
🎥 Dag Johan Haugerud
Sunday, January 18, and Thursday, January 22
7:00 p.m.; 7:30 p.m.
📍 FICG Film Archive and UDG Cineforo
4. The Red Bishop
A Mexican documentary film by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Francisco Toboada, which uses archival and previously unseen footage to feature people who knew Sergio Méndez Arceo.
🎥 Francisco Toboada
Tuesday, January 20, and Friday, January 23
7:00 p.m.
📍 FICG Film Archive and UDG Cineforo
5. The Last Blue
A drama directed by Gabriel Mascaro that tells the story of Tereza, a woman in her seventies who receives an official order forcing her to move into a senior living facility. However, she sets out on a journey through the Amazon to fulfill one last wish before losing her freedom.
🎥 Gabriel Mascaro
Wednesday, January 21, and Saturday, January 24
7:00 p.m.; 8:00 p.m.
📍 FICG Film Archive and UDG Cineforo
6. A Ghost to Serve You
Winner of the Grand Prize at Cannes’ Critics’ Week, this is the debut feature by Thai filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke. A black comedy, fantasy, and romantic drama about what the system wants you to remember.
🎥 Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Thursday, January 22, and Sunday, January 25
7:00 p.m.; 4:00 p.m.
📍 FICG Film Archive and UDG Cineforo
7. Romería
From Spain comes this feature film about Marina, a girl who is orphaned and, at age 18, decides to embark on a journey to reconnect with her father’s family and obtain a letter of recommendation to study film.
🎥 Carla Simón
Friday, January 23, and Monday, January 26
7:00 p.m.; 8:00 p.m.
📍 FICG Film Archive and UDG Cineforo
8. Two Prosecutors
From Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, this film takes us to the Soviet Union in 1937, where a newly appointed prosecutor receives a letter that will set him on a journey in search of justice.
🎥 Sergei Loznitsa
Saturday, January 24, and Tuesday, January 27
7:00 p.m.; 7:30 p.m.
📍 FICG Film Archive and UDG Cineforo
9. Sirat: Trance in the Desert
Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes, this French-Spanish co-production tells the story of Luis and his son Esteban, who end up at a rave inthe middle of the desert while searching for their daughter and sister, Mar.
🎥 Oliver Laxe
Sunday, January 25, and Tuesday, January 20
7:00 p.m.; 8:00 p.m.
📍 FICG Film Archive and UDG Cineforo
10. Underground
A political satire set in Belgrade during World War II, in which Marko hides his friend Petar from the Nazis in a basement where a group of partisans lives underground and manufactures weapons. What begins as a matter of survival turns into a lucrative farce when Marko convinces the refugees that the war is still going on.
🎥 Emir Kusturica
Tuesday, January 27, and Thursday, January 29
7:00 p.m.
📍 FICG Film Archive and UDG Cineforo
11. Two Strangers, Two Seasons
During a hot summer, Nagisa and Natsuo meet at the beach. Each with their own set of inner conflicts and doubts, they begin to confide in one another. Meanwhile, an unexpected friendship blossoms between Li and Benzo during the cold winter, as they exchange ideas, reflections, and feelings.
🎥 Shô Miyake
Wednesday, January 28, and Friday, January 30
7:00 p.m.; 8:00 p.m.
📍 Cineteca FICG and Cineforo UDG
Tickets for this 78th edition of the Cineteca International Film Festival in Guadalajara are now on sale through the website and at the box office of the Cineteca FICG and the Cineforo. Remember that prices are $60 at the Cineteca and $50 at the Cineforo.
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