Guadalajara 2005

Originally, the Guadalajara Film Festival was founded as a showcase of Mexican cinema. Under the direction of Raul Padilla and Kenya Marquez, it has been extended to an event dedicated to Ibero-American cinemas, and affiliated a market for films from that region. For the first year and to celebrate its 20th anniversary, it was in 2005 renamed as an international film festival. Our jurors saw films from Latin America, Spain and Portugal, and selected an Argentinean film as winner: Pablo Trapero's Rolling Family (Familia rodante). After receiving our prize for Mundo Grua in Rotterdam in 2000, and for El Bonaerense in Chicago in 2002, Trapero is awarded by FIPRESCI for the third time. Details

The FIPRESCI jury: Grégory Valens, Wolfgang Martin Hamdorf, Ana Cavaco, Luciano Castillo, Orlando Mora		Pablo Trapero during the shooting of Rolling Family

Reports:

From Mexican Showcase to International Film Festival. Orlando Mora reflects on the origins of the New International Film Festival in Guadalajara, and wonders if a change of name has really changed its nature.

Viva Latin American Cinema! Wolfgang Martin Hamdorf casts a critical eye over the wide range of Latin American cinema seen in Guadalajara.

The Latin-American Cinema: An Everlasting First Film. Luciano Castillo admires the first bold steps taken by debutant Latin-American film-makers.

Rolling Family: Los matés salvajes. Grégory Valens reviews the beautiful third film by Pablo Trapero, prized by the FIPRESCI jury.

Cronicas: A Sympathetic Monster. Ana Cavaco is intrigued by Sebastian Cordero's film, a subtle portrait of a monster, triple prizewinner at Guadalajara.