The festival is a unique space for the formation and development of film talent, which takes place in February, in the municipality of Tequila and in some others, which make up the agave landscape, declared a Pueblo Magico and a world heritage site by the State of Jalisco, Mexico.

The Tequila municipality provides different cultural sections, for example: Tequila Express, which consists of making a short film with actors that the festival itself offers, in locations of the agave landscape. There are also short-feature film competitions, cultural events and the Hacienda "Tequileras" giving a unique experience to make and enjoy the film arts.

The festival is on it's 4th year running and is currently in it's 5th edition. Honorary country invitee 2021 is Brazil and will be awarded reduced submission fees as follows. Feature Film: $10 USD, Medium and Short Features will be reduced to student fees.

PDF/Convocatoria 5a Edicion 2021 can be found on the following link:

https://www.fictequila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/convocatoria2021.pdf