The first annual Baja International Film Festival, November 14-17 in Los Cabos, Mexico, has announced the inaugural year’s official sponsors, with presenting sponsors including Los Cabos Arte y Cultura A.C., CPTM, and FITURCA.

Support has been lent by Gobierno Baja California Sur, Gobierno Municipal Los Cabos, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), and Asociación Hotelera de Los Cabos.

Major partners include Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), Pepsi, Proméxico, Labodigital, AM Resorts Zoetry, Secrets and Dreams, Transcabo, Snell Real Estate, and Virgin Produced.

Sponsor partners include Nicksan, Casianos, Grupo Modelo (Corona), Telmex (Infinitum), Variety, Pernod Ricard (Habana Club), CANIRAC, Blue Net Hospitals, Pineda Covalín, Natura Bisse, Airscreen & Outdoor Movie, Mezcal Sacrificio, Easy Cell Rentals, EDUCAL, Woodstock Film Festival, Bar Esquina, Hotel Bahía, Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores Los Cabos, and Universidad de Tijuana.

Hotel partners for the Festival include Ventanas al Paraíso, One & Only Palmilla, El Ganzo, Hilton Los Cabos, Barceló, The Westin, Sheraton Hacienda del Mar, Casa Dorada, Holiday Inn, Posada Real, and Casa Natalia.

Additionally, media partners include MVS Televisión (Cinelatino), Baja Traveler & Mexican Traveler, Grupo Medios (Donde Ir, Deep, Bleu&Blanc), Gringo Gazette, and Baja.com.

The inaugural Baja International Film Festival will showcase 80 films from 18 countries through four days of special presentations and competition screenings of feature films, documentaries, and short films. Guests of the festival will enjoy nightly galas, panel discussions, filmmaker receptions, and award ceremonies at some of the most beautiful spots in Cabo, including the Wirikuta Cactus Garden, a botanical desert garden home to over 1500 varieties of desert plants from around the world, and the Puerto Los Cabos Marina, an ocean cove where dolphins swim in their natural habitat. The majority of screenings, as well as the opening night celebration, panels, industry forums, hospitality lounge, and closing night awards gala, including Tributes to acclaimed filmmakers and actors, will take place at the new, state-of-the-art Cabo Convention Center, a 72,000 square-foot space equipped with solar panels and the latest environmental technology.

ABOUT THE BAJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The inaugural Baja International Film Festival is co-founded by Festival President, Eduardo Sanchez Navarro, longtime supporter of the arts in Los Cabos, BIFF festival directors Scott Cross and Sean Cross, co-founders of the Colorado Film Institute and Vail Film Festival, and business leaders and arts supports Juan Gallardo, Alfonso Pasquel, Eduardo Sanchez Navarro Torres, and Pablo Sanchez Navarro. Scott and Sean Cross also serve as the Festival’s artistic directors alongside Jorge Sanchez Sosa, former director of the Guadalajara Film Festival. Nancy Collet, former Director of Programming at the American Film Institute, serves as Festival Senior International Films Programmer. The Baja International Film Festival will include four days of special presentations, as well as competition screenings of feature films, documentaries, and short films, as well as nightly galas, panel discussions, filmmaker receptions, and award ceremonies. The festival is run by a bi-national team of experienced film and business managers who share a passion for bringing Mexican and U.S. cultures together through film. The Baja International Film Festival is supported by the México Tourism Board and endorsed by the State of Baja California Sur and the Los Cabos Tourism Bureau as the Official Festival of Cabo, México. For more information and to order tickets please visit: www.bajainternationalfilmfestival.com or email info@bajafilmfest.com.