7 events for cinema owners, programmers and technicians in Mexico: exhibitor meetings, trade shows, film markets, festivals with industry programmes and training — with dates where the organiser has published them.
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16 October 2026 – 25 October 2026 · Morelia, Mexico
Mexico's leading showcase for new Mexican cinema, with the Morelia PRO industry area and Impulso Morelia work-in-progress programme. Screenings run largely in Cinépolis venues, and Mexican distributors and programmers attend to spot upcoming national releases.
Festivals with industry programmesFestival Internacional de Cine de MoreliaOfficial site
30 October 2026 – 17 November 2026 · Mexico City, Mexico
A hybrid seminar (three online sessions plus four in-person days during FICUNAM, 6–9 November) on exhibition, programming and audience development, aimed at programmers, curators and exhibitors. Now in its 16th edition and running for 15 years.
Awards, training and educationFICUNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)Official site
5 November 2026 – 8 November 2026 · Mexico
Locarno Pro's intensive workshop for young professionals in sales, marketing, distribution, exhibition and programming, run in Mexico. Relevant to junior programmers and cinema marketers at Mexican circuits and independent screens.
Awards, training and educationLocarno Film Festival (Locarno Pro)Official site
6 March 2027 – 13 March 2027 · Guadalajara, Mexico
Mexico's largest film festival, with an industry directorate running the Guadalajara Film Market, co-production meetings and Talents Guadalajara. A key date for Mexican and Ibero-American distributors and programmers to see and acquire new Latin American cinema.
Festivals with industry programmesFestival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (Universidad de Guadalajara)Official site
Next dates not announced · usually May–August, annually (online) · last held 6 May 2026 · Mexico City, Mexico · Online
A 20-week online certificate course on the business of film, covering financing, distribution, exhibition, programming and audience metrics, taught by executives from Cinépolis, Cinemex and the studios. Useful professional development for cinema programming and marketing staff.
Awards, training and educationCANACINE with TecmilenioOfficial site
Next dates not announced · usually August, annually · last held 20 August 2026 · Pátzcuaro, Mexico
IMCINE's national gathering of community film groups, cineclubs, independent screens and itinerant exhibitors, with panels and workshops on circulation and exhibition strategies. The second edition drew about 200 participants from 18 states.
Independent and art houseIMCINE (Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía)Official site
Next dates not announced · usually August, annually; 2027 edition announced for Jalisco · last held 26 August 2026 · Mexico City, Mexico
The Mexican film industry chamber's annual awards recognising the best-performing Mexican films at the box office and in audience terms. A key networking night for Mexican exhibitors and distributors; the 2027 edition has been announced for Jalisco.
Awards, training and educationCANACINE (Cámara Nacional de la Industria Cinematográfica)Official site