23rd edition November 20th to 28th, 2026
23rd edition
20 to 28 November, 2026
Mexican-born filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has created a distinctive cinematic style mixing the world of horror, fantasy, and exuberant personal visual imagery. Since his 1993 feature debut, Cronos, he has directed and produced numerous acclaimed films including The Devil’s Backbone, Pan’s Labyrinth, Mimic, Hellboy, Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak, and The Shape of Water, which was nominated for thirteen Academy Awards and won four, including Best Picture and Best Director. His first stop-motion feature, Pinocchio, which he directed alongside the late Mark Gustafson, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Film. His latest live-action feature, Frankenstein, had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
In post-Civil War Spain in 1944, Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a brutal captain in Franco’s army. She discovers a mysterious labyrinth, where she meets a faun who tells her she is the reincarnation of a lost princess and must complete three dangerous tasks to reclaim her throne in the underworld. As Ofelia navigates the trials, the lines between her harsh reality and the fantastical world blur.
Director Guillermo del Toro
Producer Guillermo del Toro, Bertha Navarro, Alfonso Cuarón, Frida Torresblanco, Álvaro Augustín, David Ebner
Screenwriter Guillermo del Toro
Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro
Production Designer Eugenio Caballero
Editor Bernat Vilaplana
Music Javier Navarrete
Production Companies Tequila Gang, Estudios Picasso, Esperanto Filmo, Telecinco