2026 | B/N | 81:11 Blending road movie, archival footage, and essayistic elements, this documentary chronicles a filmmaker’s journey through the Balkans in search of the last Yu-Mex singers. Through a lost film by Emilio “El Indio” Fernández, this bittersweet story takes a playful approach in exploring how cinema and music migrate and are reinterpreted in distant contexts. Country: México Direction: Ohem; Francisco Script: Ohem; Francisco Production: Arriaga; Diandra, De Graaf; Alexander, Zamora; Tania, Ohem; Francisco Photography: Stempa; Jose Sound: Altamirano; Sheila, Brković; Dušan Music: Slavko Perovic, Trio Tividi, Novi Fosili, El Combo, Trio Paloma, Nikola Karovic, Los Caballeros, Mariachi Moya, Ansambl Magnifico, Vokalni Trio Jovanović Cast:Mraz; Josip, Todosijević; Rade, Karović; Nikola, Androić; Ivan, Kochovski; Panche, Arsova; Nevenka, Sibić; Lubinka, Jovanović; Milan, Ohem; Francisco Participation year at FICM: 2026
2026 | B/N | 81:11 Blending road movie, archival footage, and essayistic elements, this documentary chronicles a filmmaker’s journey through the Balkans in search of the last Yu-Mex singers. Through a lost film by Emilio “El Indio” Fernández, this bittersweet story takes a playful approach in exploring how cinema and music migrate and are reinterpreted in distant contexts. Country: México Direction: Ohem; Francisco Script: Ohem; Francisco Production: Arriaga; Diandra, De Graaf; Alexander, Zamora; Tania, Ohem; Francisco Photography: Stempa; Jose Sound: Altamirano; Sheila, Brković; Dušan Music: Slavko Perovic, Trio Tividi, Novi Fosili, El Combo, Trio Paloma, Nikola Karovic, Los Caballeros, Mariachi Moya, Ansambl Magnifico, Vokalni Trio Jovanović Cast:Mraz; Josip, Todosijević; Rade, Karović; Nikola, Androić; Ivan, Kochovski; Panche, Arsova; Nevenka, Sibić; Lubinka, Jovanović; Milan, Ohem; Francisco Participation year at FICM: 2026
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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
