The 16th Annual Hola Mexico Film Festival, presented by the "2025 Toyota Camry," announces this year’s selections
September 20-27th during Hispanic Heritage Month
The largest Mexican film festival outside of Mexico, Hola México Film Festival presented by the “2025 Toyota Camry,” returns for its 16th annual edition on September 20 – 27, 2024, during Hispanic Heritage Month.
The festival announces this year’s selections, presenting a diverse range of exciting films, including comedy, horror, social-political interest, LGBTQ themes, and more. The festival will also bring back its 'Special Showcase' night to highlight three of this year’s film selections.
MÉXICO AHORA
*Casi El Paraiso / Almost Paradise Dir. Edgar San Juan
**Todas Menos Tú / Anyone But Her Dir. Luis Kuri
Dante y Soledad / Dante And Soledad Dir. Alexandra De La Mora
Arillo De Hombre Muerto Dir. Alejandro Gerber Bicecci
***Un Actor Malo / Bad Actor Dir. Jorge Cuchí
Todo el Silencio / All the Silence Dir. Diego del Rio
A Cielo Abierto / Upon Open Sky Dir. Mariana Arriaga y Santiago Arriaga
Firma Aquí / Sign Here Dir. Enrique Vázquez
Soy Lo Que Nunca Fui / Broken Borders Dir. Rodrigo Alvarez Flores
The Wingwalker Dir. Alonso Alvarez-Barreda
Buen Salvaje / Good Savage Dir. Santiago Mohar Volkow
Tótem / Totem Dir. Lila Avilés
El Eco / The Echo Dir. Tatiana Huezo
NOCTURNO
***Párvulos: Hijos Del Apocalipsis / Toddlers: Children of the Apocalypse Dir. Isaac Ezban
Masacre en Teques / Massacre in Teques Dir. Rodrigo Hernández Cruz
DOCUMENTAL
Tratado de invisibilidad / Invisibility Treaty Dir. Luciana Kaplan
El Guardián de las Monarcas / The Guardian of the Monarchs Dir. Emiliano Ruprah de Fin
***TransMéxico Dir. Claudia Sanchez
EL OTRO MEXICO
Jíkuri. Journey to the Land of the Tarahumara Dir. Federico Cecchetti
M20 Matamoros Ejido 20 Dir. Leonor Maldonado
[*Opening Night Film / ** Closing Night Screening / *** Special Showcase]
Get your tickets: More information: http://www.holamexicoff.com/
Hola México Film Festival presented by the “2025 Toyota Camry” will feature 20+ films and 20 short films from its filmmaker-focused program Tomorrows Filmmakers Today.
Samuel Douek, the founder and director of HMFF, had this to say about the film festival's celebration. In 16 years of showing Mexican cinema to our community, we've seen the Mexican film industry grow in huge leaps and bounds, with a maturing level of storytelling that coincides with a large growth in audience numbers whose presence shows a love and respect for our Mexican film heritage. Still, through all that growth the essence of HMFF remains the same: fantastic Mexican cinema in luxurious movie theaters surrounded by strangers who become familiar via our shared love of this great art form, and the celebration of it all!
“Supporting cinema provides a unique perspective and cultural insight to U.S. audiences,” stated Andrew George, Sr.
Media Analyst, Toyota. “We’re thrilled to remain a long-time partner of the Hola Mexico Film Festival as it continues to
bring Mexican film and filmmakers to the forefront, showcasing films and themes of identity, history and social issues in
a way that resonates universally.”
For its 8th edition, Tomorrow's Filmmakers Today (TFT), a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the growth of emerging Latine filmmakers, continues its annual partnership with Hola Mexico Film Festival. Each year, TFT selects 20 talented filmmakers based in Southern California to participate in an intensive 10-day program. Each participant will submit a short film as a final project and they will be screened within the framework of HMFF.
This year, Toyota continues its support of the Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today program by working with former program participant, Sofia Garza-Barba, on the creation of a unique short film highlighting the distinctive vibe of the all-new 2025 Toyota Camry in a cool cinematic style. The short will air before each film featured during the festival.
The 10-day program not only provides a platform for these talented individuals but also offers an immersive professional development experience. Participants will have the opportunity to connect with both esteemed Mexican filmmakers and renowned industry professionals based in the U.S., opening doors and expanding networks crucial for their career advancement.
2024 Sponsors of the 16th Annual Hola Mexico Film Festival Presented by the “2025 Toyota Camry”:
DCA (Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles), KCRW, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, McDonald's, Maison Perrier, and presenting sponsor the 2025 Toyota Camry.
About Hola México Film Festival:
Founded in 2008, Hola Mexico Film Festival, the largest Mexican Film Festival outside of Mexico, strives to highlight the best and brightest talents in Mexican cinematography. Spanning comedies, dramas, horror films, and documentaries, the festival showcases high-quality films in a festive atmosphere in conjunction with exclusive parties and outdoor concerts.
Samuel Douek, Founder & Director of the HMFF earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Mexico City's Anahuac University and his master’s degree in Event Management in Sydney, Australia, where he founded Hola Mexico Film Festival. The festival has since grown into the largest of its kind outside of Mexico and is now a celebrated, yearly tradition held in the capital of the worldwide film industry, Los Angeles, CA.
About Toyota:
Toyota (NYSE: TM), the creator of the Prius hybrid and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota and Lexus brands, and directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America (more than 49,000 in the U.S.).
Over the past 65 years, Toyota has assembled nearly 47 million cars and trucks in North America at the company’s 12 manufacturing plants. By 2025, the company’s 13th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles.
Through our more than 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.), Toyota sold more than 2.6 million cars and trucks (more than 2.2 million in the U.S.) in 2023, of which more than one quarter were electrified vehicles (full battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell).
Watch the 2024 promotional video: https://youtu.be/LMl6XQHbAbQ
Media Contacts:
Hola Mexico Film Festival presented by the “2025 Toyota Camry”
Vesper Public Relations
Mariluz González - mgonzalez@vesperpublicrelations.com - (818) 667-6403
Raymond Diaz - raymond@vesperpublicrelations.com - (714) 747-8565
David Monnich - david.h.monnich@gmail.com - (210) 422-1764
Delia López, Conill for Toyota – delia.lopez@conill.com – (424) 239-4078
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