The Hola Mexico Film Festival will return this fall to Los Angeles for its 18th edition, featuring more than 20 Mexican feature films and 20 short films during a nine-day celebration of Mexican cinema, organizers announced Tuesday.
The festival will run Sept. 25 to Oct. 3, with opening night at the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood, according to organizers. Most screenings, along with the closing-night film screening, concert and audience awards presentation, will be held at venues in downtown Los Angeles, including Regal LA LIVE and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes.
Festival organizers said the event will feature dramas, comedies, documentaries and horror films, with many selections making their U.S. or West Coast premieres.
“Eighteen years of celebrating Mexican cinema in LA is a strong statement about the community and their love for Mexican films,” festival founder and director Samuel Douek said in a statement. “At the same time, we’re happy to continue celebrating Mexico’s cinematic achievements worldwide. Los Angeles and Mexico are connected in many ways, but cinema holds the strongest bond.”
Organizers said the festival annually attracts more than 10,000 attendees and will again include Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today, a professional development program that provides mentorship and networking opportunities for emerging Latino filmmakers.
Festival passes are on sale at https://www.holamexicoff.com.
The full lineup and opening-night film will be announced at a later date.
Founded in 2008, the Hola Mexico Film Festival is billed by organizers as the largest Mexican film festival outside Mexico.
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