List of winners of the 2025 Morelia International Film Festival
The Morelia International Film Festival, in its 23rd edition, which lasts from October 10 to 19, concluded with a ceremony held at the Teatro Melchor Ocampo, after honoring the best works from its official selection and the Impulso Morelia, the 11th edition of its initiative directed towards… Films are in post-production.
The jury, led by Ava DuVernay, selected the best works from among 103 Mexican and international films, which included screenings of Lynne Ramsay’s filmography. Death, my loveGuillermo del Toro FrankensteinBill Condon Spider Woman KissYorgos Lanthimos BugoniaPark Chan Wook There is no other choice And Masha Shilinsky The sound of falling. Guests include Stellan Skarsgård (Emotional value), Juliette Binoche (In-I: In motion), Jodie Foster (private life), Gael Garcia Bernal (Amores Perros25th anniversary) and many more.
Below is the complete list of winners:
Michoacan Short Screenplay Competition: HerculanoMelissa Estefania Sandoval Partida
Special mention: Bastille and ChrysanthemusCarla Martinez
Ojo for Michoacán Department: okayDavid Petron Fernandez
Special mention: corollarioLuz Barragán
Mexican short films section
Special Jury Prize sponsored by Renta Imagen: Sejo Sonyando (Oc nitemiki)micellalfa
Special mention: Edge of the volcanoJorge Granados Ros
Ojo for Best Mexican Animated Short Film: Experimental experienceMariana Mendivil
Ojo for Best Mexican Short Documentary Film: Voices of despairIrving Serrano and Victor Rejon
Ojo for Best Mexican Short Feature Film: Casa ChicaLau Charles
Mexican Documentary Features Section
Special mention: Brigada 2045Olivia lewengas magania
Audience Award for Mexican Feature Documentary Film: Mai BenjaminVictoria Clay Mendoza
Ojo for Best Mexican Documentary Feature: La Mars OlympiaIndira Kato
Mexican Fiction Features Section
Special mention: Basilio Moncada For his performance in The guard
Audience Award for Mexican Feature Film: VanillaMayra Hermosillo
Audience Award for International Feature Film: Nueva Ola Francesa (Nouvelle Vague)Richard Linklater
Ohito for Best Actor (Mexican Feature Film): Victor Miguel Prieto and Osvaldo Sanchez On the camino
Ohito for Best Actress (Mexican Feature Film): Carolina Guzman L La Reserva
Best Mexican Feature Film Screenplay: Karen Plata L El Diablo Fuma (and black rope head protection in the same box)
Best Cinematography for a Mexican Film: Shemina Aman L in the way.
Casa Wabi-Escine Award for Debut Director: Nuria Ibáñez Castañeda The guard
Ojo for Best Director (Mexican Feature Film): Pablo Perez Lombardini La Reserva
Ojo for Best Mexican Film: La ReservaPablo Perez Lombardini
Embolso Morelia 11
Caffeine Post Production Awards:
Workflow design and delivery package: MickeyDano Garcia
Visual effects package: Chicas are sadFernanda Tovar
Graphic design package: La Gran FamiliaMatthias Mayer
Splendor Omnia Studio Awards:
One week of 5.1 audio mixing: MickeyDano Garcia
Color correction for a week: InvisibleMarcela Arteaga
Estudios Churubusco Prize:
375,000 Mexican pesos to That’s what happensJuan Javier Perez
375,000 Mexican pesos to MickeyDano Garcia
Jose Maria Riba Award: Chicas are sadFernanda Tovar
Women in Film and Television Award Mexico
Honorable Mention: La Mars OlympiaIndira Kato
Best Documentary Film Directed by a Woman: Videos in the worldLucia Gaja