Mexico’s leading film festivalFounded in the capital of Michoacán in 2003 to celebrate the AUTEUR Cinema, this year welcomes Oscar-nominated filmmakers Ava Duvernay As jury president of the 23rd Morelia International Film Festival. This year’s festival runs October 10 – 19.
Summary by Director General Daniela Michel, President Alejandro Ramírez Magaña and Vice President Cuauhc Cárdenas Batel, Morelia is collected as Mexico’s most important film Festival and one of Latin America’s most important.
As a jury president, Duvernay will lead the panel responsible for choosing this year’s winning films. “Earning as a jury president in Morelia this year is a real privilege,” she told IndieWire. “I admire the power of Mexican cinema. After being formed so beautifully by Alejandro Ramírez Magaña and Daniela Michel, the essential place for this wonderful festival in the film world cannot be overestimated. I am eager to join my esteemed colleagues at the jury and again embraced by Morelia’s warmth and wonder.”
While Morelia does not always appoint a single jury president for its various sections, previous editions have been presented in leading jurors Alexander Payne (2024), Rodrigo Prieto (2023), Paweł Pawlikowski (2022), Volker Schlödorff (2021).
“The Morelia International Film Festival Is honored to have Ava Duvernay-a filmmaker with boundless creative energy and a groundbreaking vision chairman of the festival jury, “said Michel.” Mexican film will benefit greatly from its perspective. It will be a huge privilege to welcome her back to Morelia. “
Further members of the jury include Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger, who will present his Oscar-nominated “robot dreams”; David Linde, co -founder of focus functions and producer of films from Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu; And Italian filmmaker Andrea Pallaoro (“Monica”).
The 2025 program is a mix of Mexican and international feature films, together with special events celebrating cinema. The festival will open with Kleber Mendonça Filhos Brazilian Oscar Post “The Secret Agent” and will also show established festival titles including Lynne Ramay’s “Die, My Love”, Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein”, Bill Condons “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” Yorg Woman, “Yorg Woman,” Yorg Woman, “Yorg Woman. Oscar Oscar’s Park’s Park’s Park’s Park’s Park, No Other Oor Val, “Norway’s Oscar post, Joachim Trier’s” Sentimental Value “, and the German Oscar selection, Mascha Schilinski’s” Sound of Falling. ”
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Duvernay’s movies include “Origin” (Neon), as Duvernay presented at last year’s festival; Best picture nominated “Selma“; BAFTA and EMMY-WINNING OSCAR-NOMINATED DOCUMENTS “13th” (Netflix); Disney’s “A wrinkle in time“And Sundance directs prize winners “In the middle of nowhere.” She also created Bafta, Critics Choice and Emmy-winning series “When they see us.” Duvernay was the first African American woman to direct a movie nominated for best image at the Academy Awards.
The entire set -up, including Mexican films in competition, can be found here.
Duvernay is also the founder of Narrative Change Studio Array, recipient of the Peabody Institutional Award. She has an honorary doctor of art art from Yale University and Morehouse College. Smithsonian assigned her in 2025 with her great Americans medal. Duvernay serves on the Board of Governors at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which represents the director’s branch and has advisory roles with both Director Guild of America and the American Film Institute.
