2015 film festival
The 19th Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 7 to 15 August 2015 in Lima, Peru.[1][2] The awards were announced on 15 August 2015, with Embrace of the Serpent winning the Trophy Spondylus.[3]
Background
The event paid tribute to the careers of German filmmaker Werner Herzog, Arturo Ripstein and Paz Alicia Garciadiego, renowned figures in Mexican cinema, and Peruvian actor Gustavo Bueno.[1]
Juries
In Competition
Fiction
Documentary
International Critics
- Rodrigo Bedoya, Peruvian journalist[4]
- Edgar Soberón, Panamanian film critic
- Javier Porta Fouz, Argentine film critic
Official Selection
The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[5]
In Competition
Fiction
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
Documentary
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
| English Title
|
Original Title
|
Director(s)
|
Production Countrie(s)
|
| The Barbarian Trotskyism |
El trotskismo bárbaro |
Marcel Gonnet Wainmayer |
Argentina
|
| The Bolivian Case |
El caso boliviano |
Violeta Ayala |
- Bolivia
- Australia
- Colombia
- United States
|
| Tea Time |
La once |
Maite Alberdi |
Chile
|
| Beyond My Grandfather Allende |
Allende, mi abuelo Allende |
Marcia Tambutti Allende |
|
| Carta a una sombra |
Daniela Abad & Miguel Salazar |
Colombia
|
| Burden of Peace |
Joey Bink & Sander Wirken |
- Guatemala
- Netherlands
- Spain
|
| Portraits of a Search |
Retratos de una búsqueda |
Alicia Calderón |
Mexico
|
| Kings of Nowhere |
Los reyes del pueblo que no existe |
Betzabé García |
Mexico
|
| Cloudy Times |
El tiempo nublado |
Arami Ullon |
|
| Dibujando memorias |
Marianne Eyde |
Peru
|
| Your Parents Will Come Back |
Tus padres volverán |
Pablo Martínez Pessi |
Uruguay
|
Parallel Sample
Opening film
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production countrie(s)
|
| Dos besos |
Francisco Lombardi |
Peru
|
Made in Peru
A list of films selected for the 'Made in Peru' lineup is as follows:[5]
Fiction
| English Title
|
Original Title
|
Director(s)
|
Production Countrie(s)
|
| Toxic Jungle |
Planta madre |
Gianfranco Quattrini |
Peru
|
| The Debt |
Barney Elliott |
|
Documentary
| English Title
|
Original Title
|
Director(s)
|
Production Countrie(s)
|
| Te saludan los cabitos |
Luis Cintora |
Peru
|
| Avenida Larco |
Antonio Rodríguez |
Peru
|
| Daughter of the Lake |
Hija de la laguna |
Ernesto Cabellos |
Peru
|
| Following Kina |
Siguiendo a Kina |
Sonia Goldenberg |
Peru
|
Galas
A list of films selected for the 'Galas' lineup is as follows:[5]
| English Title
|
Original Title
|
Director(s)
|
Production Countrie(s)
|
| Last Conversations |
Últimas conversas |
Eduardo Coutinho |
Brazil
|
| Allende en su laberinto |
Miguel Littín |
Chile
|
| Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
Gabo: la magia de lo real |
Justin Webster |
Colombia
|
| The Seed of Silence |
La semilla del silencio |
Juan Felipe Cano |
Colombia
|
| Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso |
Entre Cuba y México, todo es bonito y sabroso |
Idalmis Del Risco |
|
| La imagen reb/velada |
Andrea Vázquez |
Spain
|
| Around the World in 50 Concerts |
Om de wereld in 50 concerten |
Heddy Honigmann |
Netherlands
|
| The Empty Classroom |
El aula vacía |
Gael García Bernal, Pablo Fendrik, Lucrecia Martel, Pablo Stoll, Diego Vega, Daniel Vega, Carlos Gaviria, Mariana Chenillo, Nicolás Pereda, Tatiana Huezo, Flávia Castro & Erik Rocha |
- Argentina
- Brasil
- Colombia
- El Salvador
- Mexico
- Peru
- United States
- Uruguay
|
| Dos besos |
Francisco Lombardi |
Peru
|
Around the World in 8 Days
A list of films selected for the 'Around the World in 8 Days' lineup is as follows:[5]
Awards
In Competition
Fiction
- Trophy Spondylus: Embrace of the Serpent by Ciro Guerra[3]
- Special Jury Prize: The Project of the Century by Carlos M. Quintela
- Best Director: Pablo Larraín for The Club
- Best Actress: María Telón for Ixcanul & Magaly Solier for Magallanes
- Best Actor: Kristyan Ferrer for 600 Miles
- Best Screenplay: Santiago Mitre for Paulina
- Best Cinematography: César Acevedo for Land and Shade
- Best Debut: 600 Miles by Gabriel Ripstein
- Special Mention: Alone by Joanna Lombardi
Documentary
- Trophy Spondylus: Carta a una sombra by Daniela Abad & Miguel Salazar
- Special Mention: Portraits of a Search by Alicia Calderón
International Critics
- International Critics' Jury Award for Best Film: The Fire by Juan Schnitman & The Project of the Century by Carlos M. Quintela
- Special Mention: Embrace of the Serpent by Ciro Guerra & Portraits of a Search by Alicia Calderón
Audience
- First Audience Award: Magallanes by Salvador Del Solar
- Second Audience Award: The Second Mother by Anna Muylaert
Other Awards
- Ministry of Culture Jury Award for Best Peruvian Film: Rosa Chumbe by Jonatan Relayze
- Peruvian School of the Cinematographic Industry - EPIC Award: Ixcanul by Jayro Bustamante
- APC Signis Peru - Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association Award: The Second Mother by Anna Muylaert
- Peruvian Association of Film Press - APRECI Award for Best Film in Competition: The Club by Pablo Larraín
References
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