Overview
- Pablo Pérez Lombardini’s La Reserva won El Ojo for Best Mexican Feature and Best Direction, with Carolina Guzmán named Best Actress.
- Indira Cato’s Llamarse Olimpia earned Best Mexican Documentary, recognized for its focus on digital sexual violence and activism.
- Material backing accompanied the awards, including a Churubusco postproduction package worth 1 million pesos plus 300,000 pesos from Mapfre for La Reserva, with Llamarse Olimpia receiving technical services and a 300,000‑peso prize.
- Further jury honors included shared Best Actor for Víctor Miguel Prieto and Osvaldo Sánchez and Best Photography for Ximena Amann for En el camino, Best Screenplay for Karen Plata’s El diablo fuma, and audience awards for Vainilla and Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague.
- Organizers reported more than 68,600 attendees over eight days and used closing remarks to reaffirm solidarity and freedom of expression after a protest briefly interrupted the red carpet.