HIFF has been interacting with Guanajuato International Film Festival (1998～), the largest film festival in Mexico since 2016, and screening works by Mexican directors. This film festival is held in the two beautiful cities of Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende in the Guanajuato State of central Mexico and over 350 long and short films collected from the world are screened every year.
Many companies including Mazda, a Hiroshima, Japan automaker, are in the Guanajuato State, so the State and Hiroshima prefecture have a friendly alliance. Exchange with HIFF started with the proposal of Sarah Hock, an executive director of Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) who felt this kind of relationship. In 2016, Japan was the featured country of GIFF and about 70 Japanese movies were screened, including "Sweet Bean", directed by Kawase Naomi. She was invited as a guest, and screening and workshops were held.
As a result of attracting the International Co-Production Symposium held at this time, we will invite three directors this year. Mauricio Novelo Jarque, who directed "The Place of the Three Waterfalls". It was shot in Hiroshima. José Pablo Estrada Torrescano, who directed "Mamacita"; it is a must-see film. Txema Novelo who directed "Let It Be", he was introduced from GIFF and will present in the International short film competition A. Three directors will join the talk show.

【Screening schedule】
"Mamacita"(2018/Mexico・Germany/75min) Nov 24 (Sat.) 10:00 AM at Yokogawa Cinema

International short film competition A: "Let It Be" (2017/Mexico/23min) Nov 24 (Sat.) 10:00 AM at NTT Cred Hall (A-1)

"The Place of the Three Waterfalls"(2018/Mexico/85min) Nov 24 (Sat.) 16:00 at Yokogawa Cinema
※It will be screened after the screening and talk show of "OBON"

Guanajuato International Film Festival

Guanajuato International Film Festival

"Mamacita"(2018)Directed by José Pablo Estrada Torrescano