Overview

• The international documentary festival runs August 6–10 across 11 venues in Querétaro with a free inaugural screening at Plaza de Armas.
• The selection comprises 79 titles from 13 countries, featuring 27 feature films and 52 shorts, with 68% Mexican productions and 62% directed or co-directed by women.
• The CHIMAL competition will award the best national, university and regional documentaries judged by María Novaro, Ángeles Cruz and Ximena Beltrán.
• Programming includes retrospectives, conversations, performances, a documentary cycling and walking tour, and a tribute to filmmaker Guadalupe Sánchez.
• Sustainability measures include plastic reduction, digital materials and an environmental HÁBITAT axis, and part of the lineup will be free to stream on NuestroCine.mx and Canal 22.