The 17th Hola México Film Festival taking place September 12-20, 2025, during Hispanic Heritage Month, will feature 20+ films and 20 short films from its filmmaker-focused program Tomorrows Filmmakers Today.
Hola Mexico Film Festival
Hola Mexico Film Festival
SINCE: 2006
WHERE: Los Angeles, California
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Hola Mexico Film Festival is the largest festival of Mexican cinema outside Mexico!
Hola Mexico Film Festival
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17th Hola Mexico Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with ‘Wheels, Weed & Rock n’ Roll’
Wheels, Weed & Rock n’ Roll: The Legend of the Mexican Woodstock (Autos, Mota y Rocanrol) directed by José Manuel Cravioto
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‘Broken Borders (Soy Lo Que Nunca Fui)’ and ‘Onnamusha’ Win Audience Awards at 16th Hola Mexico Film Festival
The 16th annual Hola Mexico Film Festival announced this year’s award winners, with Rodrigo Alvarez Flores’ ‘Soy Lo Que Nunca Fui’ (Broken Borders) taking home the Audience Award and Ryan Lopez’s short, ‘Onnamusha’ taking home the Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today Audience Award.
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16th Hola México Film Festival Unveils Lineup with Luis Kuri’s ‘Todas Menos Tú (Anyone But Her)’ as Closing Night Film
Todas Menos Tú (Anyone But Her) by Luis Kuri Hola México Film Festival returns for its 16th annual edition on September 20 – 27, 2024, during Hispanic Heritage Month with a diverse lineup of exciting films, including comedy, horror, social-political interest, LGBTQ themes, and more.
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Edgar San Juan’s ‘Casi el Paraíso’ to Open 16th Hola México Film Festival
Casi El Paraiso by Edgar San Juan Hola México Film Festival, the biggest Mexican Film Festival outside of Mexico will hold it’s 16th annual edition of the festival during Hispanic Heritage Month on September 20-27, 2024.
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‘Radical’ and ‘La Bruja’ Win Audience Awards at 15th Hola Mexico Film Festival
Radical directed by Christopher Zalla is the winner of this year’s “Audience Award”, and La Bruja by writer/director Manuel Villareal won the Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today “Audience Award” at the 2023 Hola México Film Festival
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Chava Cartas’ Coming of Age Comedy ‘Surviving My XV’ to Open Hola México Film Festival
Surviving My XV (Sobreviviendo Mis XV) Hola México Film Festival, the largest Mexican film festival outside of Mexico, returns for its 15th annual edition on September 29 – October 7, 2023 during Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Romantic Comedy LOVE SICK (Enfermo Amor) to Close 14th Hola Mexico Film Festival
Enfermo Amor (Love Sick) The 14th Annual Hola Mexico Film Festival will close with the film Enfermo Amor (Love Sick) directed by Marco Polo Constandse and Rodrigo Nava; starring Camila Sodi, Mónica Huarte, Andrés Palacios, Fernanda Castillo, Adriana Louvier, Maya Zapata and Juan Pablo Medina. and an exciting musical performance by Mexican cumbia star Amandititita.
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‘Los Lobos’ and Fernanda Valadez Win Hola Mexico Film Festival 2021 Awards
Los Lobos directed by Samuel Kishi Leopo Samuel Kishi Leopo’s Los Lobos received the most audience votes to win the prestigious Cinelatino & DishLATINO Audience Choice award at the 2021 Hola Mexico Film Festival (HMFF). Los Lobos tells the story of Lucía, a young Mexican mother, who crosses the border from Mexico into the United States with her sons, Max and Leo, in search of a better life. But the transition is difficult for the boys, who spend their days stuck in an unfurnished apartment while Lucía works multiple jobs. Inside their own kingdom of imagination, the adorable Max and Leo create an alternative reality, depicted as animated sequences. Buoyed by the support of some helpful neighbors and their love for each other, this small family tries hard to stay afloat as they await the day when they can finally visit Disneyland together.
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‘Perdida’ Opens Hola México Film Festival 2021 During Hispanic Heritage Month
Perdida directed by Jorge Michel Grau Hola México Film Festival in Los Angeles returns for its 13th annual edition this September 17-25, 2021 during Hispanic Heritage Month. The 2021 Hola México Film Festival will feature 21 films, kicking off with Perdida from Mexican director Jorge Michel Grau.
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Juliana Fanjul’s RADIO SILENCE and Roberto Escamilla’s CHANCES Win Hola Mexico Film Festival’s 2020 Awards
(l to r) Juliana Fanjul and Roberto Escamilla Win Hola Mexico Film Festival’s 2020 Awards Filmmaker Juliana Fanjul recipient of the most audience votes for her film Silencio Radio ‘Radio Silence,’ won the Cinelatino & DishLATINO Audience Choice Award at 2020 Hola Mexico Film Festival (HMFF).
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Gael Garcia Bernal’s CHICUAROTES will Open Virtual 12th Hola México Film Festival
Chicuarotes The 12th annual edition Hola México Film Festival, billed as the largest Mexican film festival outside of Mexico, will make its virtual debut September 11-20 exclusively via the Spanish-language premium streaming service PANTAYA.
