2026 | Color | 94:37 Daughters of the Forest is an immersive sci-fi documentary following Eliseete and Julieta, indigenous scientists from Oaxaca and Mexico State. As deforestation and social barriers threaten their lands, they unite generational ecological knowledge with Western science to study fungi. Through a mycelial lens, the film explores new possibilities for human and non-human coexistence, resilience, and survival in a changing world. Country: México Direction: Portillo; Otilia Script: Portillo; Otilia Production: Arroio Sandoval; Paula, Fortes; Elena, Portillo; Otilia Photography: Boege; Martín Sound: Umpierrez; Javier Music: Peel; Hannah Participation year at FICM: 2026
2026 | Color | 94:37 Daughters of the Forest is an immersive sci-fi documentary following Eliseete and Julieta, indigenous scientists from Oaxaca and Mexico State. As deforestation and social barriers threaten their lands, they unite generational ecological knowledge with Western science to study fungi. Through a mycelial lens, the film explores new possibilities for human and non-human coexistence, resilience, and survival in a changing world. Country: México Direction: Portillo; Otilia Script: Portillo; Otilia Production: Arroio Sandoval; Paula, Fortes; Elena, Portillo; Otilia Photography: Boege; Martín Sound: Umpierrez; Javier Music: Peel; Hannah Participation year at FICM: 2026
Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More
5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More
The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26 Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26
