27th Lima Film Festival

27th Lima Film Festival
Official poster of the 27th Lima Film Festival
Opening filmThe Green Wall
LocationLima, Peru
Founded1997
AwardsTrophy Spondylus: Tótem
DirectorsMarco Mühletaler
Festival date10–18 August 2023
Websitefestivaldelima.com
Lima Film Festival

The 27th Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 10–18 August 2023 in Lima, Peru.[1][2] The awards were announced on 18 August 2023, with Tótem winning the Trophy Spondylus.[3]

Background

On June 27, 2023, the Lima Film Festival officially announced its 27th edition under the motto "#LetsBeProtagonists" (Spanish: #SeamosProtagonistas). The festival took place from August 10 to 18, 2023, featuring both in-person and virtual screenings. Organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and presented by the BBVA Foundation in Peru, the Ministry of Culture of Peru, the Gran Teatro Nacional del Perú, and in collaboration with PromPerú,[4] the complete programming and ticket sales were available starting from July 25, 2023.[5]

In its 27th edition, the film festival paid tribute to the careers of five distinguished personalities: Argentine filmmaker Lita Stantic, Peruvian actor Hernán Romero, Spanish film producer Esther García, French filmmaker Leos Carax, and the BBVA Foundation for its 50th anniversary.[6] On August 8, 2023, a surprise screening for the film The Monroy Affaire (Spanish: El caso Monroy) scheduled to take place on August 17, 2023, was announced, along with a talk featuring the film's director and artistic director of the festival, Josué Méndez, and its protagonist, the Mexican actor Damián Alcázar, on August 18, 2023.[7]

Juries

In Competition

Fiction

  • Maria Carlota Bruno, Brazilian producer - Jury President[3][8]
  • Iván Fund, Argentine filmmaker
  • Claudio Pereira, Chilean film teacher
  • Melania Urbina, Peruvian actress

Fiction Cinematography

  • Micaela Cajahuaringa, Peruvian cinematographer - Jury President[3][9]
  • Mustapha Barat, Brazilian cinematographer
  • Sergio Armstrong, Chilean cinematographer

Documentary

  • Agustina Pérez Rial, Argentine film producer - Jury President[3][10]
  • Tito Catacora, Peruvian filmmaker
  • Inti Cordera, Mexican filmmaker

International Critics

  • Leny Fernández, Peruvian film critic[11]
  • Diego Brodersen, Argentine film critic
  • Denise Tavares, Brazilian teacher and researcher

PUCP Community

  • Maricielo Chilquillo Zuñiga[12]
  • Renata Fernández
  • Alessandro Zevallos Fajardo
  • Carmen Toledo Larios
  • Francisco Rumiche Zapata

Ministry of Culture of Peru

  • Tania Medina Caro[13]
  • Juan Carlos Oganes Oblitas
  • Alberto Castro

Peruvian Association of Film Press - APRECI

  • Alejandra Bernedo - Jury President[3][14]
  • Omar Cáceres
  • Dixia Morales

Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association - APC Signis Peru

  • Marjorie Reffray Vílchez - Jury President[3][15]
  • José Antonio Ulloa Cueva
  • Javier Portocarrero Grados

International Labour Organization - CINETRAB

  • Manuel Siles - Jury President[3][16]
  • Luis González Gómez de Aranda
  • Carmen Esther Benitez Gambirazio

Chronicles of Diversity

  • Gia Lujuria - Jury President[3][17]
  • Alvaro Acosta
  • Ana Karina Barandiarán

Association of Female Film Directors of Peru - NUNA

  • Rocío Lladó[18]
  • Joanna Lombardi
  • Marité Ugás

Creativity and Arts School - ECRAN

  • Gisella Ramírez[19]
  • Daniel Vega
  • Gonzalo Otero

Official Selection

The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[20][21][22]

In Competition

Fiction

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s)
The Punishment El castigo Matías Bize
  • Chile
  • Argentina
I Have Electric Dreams Tengo sueños eléctricos Valentina Maurel
  • Costa Rica
  • Belgium
  • France
Diógenes Leonardo Barbuy
  • Peru
  • France
  • Colombia
Shipibos Stories Historias de shipibos Omar Forero Peru
Yana-Wara Tito Catacora & Óscar Catacora Peru
The Buriti Flower Crowrã João Salaviza & Renée Nader
  • Brazil
  • Portugal
Lost In the Night Perdidos en la noche Amat Escalante
  • Mexico
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Denmark
The Erection of Toribio Bardelli La erección de Toribio Bardelli Adrián Saba
  • Peru
  • Brazil
Tótem Lila Avilés
  • Mexico
  • Denmark
  • France
Eureka Lisandro Alonso
  • Argentina
  • Mexico
  • Germany
  • Portugal
  • France
Memento mori Fernando López Cardona
  • Colombia
  • Germany
Sister & Sister Las hijas Kattia G. Zúñiga
  • Panama
  • Chile
The Delinquents Los delincuentes Rodrigo Moreno
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Luxembourg
The Barbarians La barbarie Andrew Sala
  • Argentina
  • France
Daughter of Rage La hija de todas las rabias Laura Baumeister
  • Nicaragua
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • France
  • Norway
  • Spain
The Settlers Los colonos Felipe Gálvez
  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • United Kingdom
  • Taiwan
  • France
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • Germany

Documentary

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s)
The Eternal Memory La memoria infinita Maite Alberdi Chile
Pictures of Ghosts Retratos fantasmas Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil
Classroom 8 Aula 8 Héctor Gálvez Peru
The Padilla Affair El caso Padilla Pavel Giroud
  • Cuba
  • Spain
A Wolfpack Called Ernesto Una jauría llamada Ernesto Everardo González
  • Mexico
  • France
  • Switzerland
The Echo El eco Tatiana Huezo
  • Mexico
  • Germany
The Trial El juicio Ulises de la Orden
  • Argentina
  • Italy
  • France
  • Norway
Guapo'y Sofía Paoli Thorne
  • Paraguay
  • Argentina
  • Qatar
Loving Martha Amando a Martha Daniela López Osorio
  • Colombia
  • Argentina
Transfariana Joris Lachaise
  • Colombia
  • France
The Castle El castillo Martín Benchimol
  • Argentina
  • France

Made in Peru

Space dedicated to showcasing Peruvian films in their absolute premiere.[23]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Tayta Shanti Hans Matos Cámac Peru
Reinaldo Cutipa Oscar Gonzales Apaza Peru
The Last Laugh Muerto de risa Gonzalo Ladines Peru
Islandia Ina Mayushin Peru
Amazon Sound Sonido amazónico Luis A. Chumbe Peru
Open-Pit Cielo abierto Felipe Esparza
  • Peru
  • France
Deep Red Rojo profundo Maga Zevallos Peru

Samples

Opening film

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Green Wall La muralla verde Armando Robles Godoy Peru

Acclaimed

The most highly anticipated auteur cinema on a worldwide level: Cannes, Berlin, Sundance. A list of films selected for the 'Acclaimed' lineup is as follows:[24]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Corsage Marie Kreutzer
  • Austria
  • Luxembourg
  • Germany
  • France
Passages Ira Sachs France
The Sitting Duck La syndicaliste Jean-Paul Salomé France
Houria Mounia Meddour
  • Algeria
  • France
20,000 Species of Bees 20.000 especies de abejas Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren Spain
Strange Way of Life Extraña forma de vida Pedro Almodóvar Spain
Asteroid City Wes Anderson United States
About Dry Grasses Kuru Otlar Üstüne Nuri Bilge Ceylan
  • Turkey
  • France
  • Germany
  • Sweden
Fallen Leaves Kuolleet lehdet Aki Kaurismäki
  • Finland
  • Germany
Perfect Days Wim Wenders Japan
A Brighter Tomorrow Il sol dell'avvenire Nanni Moretti
  • Italy
  • France
Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet France

Galas

Works starring or created by highly relevant artists. A list of films selected for the 'Galas' lineup is as follows:[25]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Nosari: Impermanent Eternity Nosari no shima Tatsuya Yamamoto Japan
The House of Snails La casa del caracol Macarena Astorga
  • Spain
  • Peru
  • Mexico
Babygirl La hembrita Laura Amelia Guzmán Dominican Republic
Virgilio Alfred Oliveri
  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
The Messenger O mensageiro Lúcia Murat
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
The Most Feared Skin La piel más temida Joel Calero
  • Peru
  • Colombia

Awards

In Competition

Fiction

Fiction Cinematography

  • Best Cinematography: Diego Tenorio for Tótem
    • Honorable Mention: Andrés Felipe Morales for Memento mori

Documentary

International Critics

  • International Critics' Jury Award for Best Film: The Delinquents by Rodrigo Moreno
    • First Honorable Mention: Eureka by Lisandro Alonso
    • Second Honorable Mention: Shipibos Stories by Omar Forero

Audience

  • Audience Award for the Best Voted Film from the Fiction, Documentary, and Made in Peru sections: Rojo profundo by Maga Zevallos

PUCP Community

  • PUCP Community Award for Made in Peru Best Film: Islandia by Ina Mayushin
    • Honorable Mention: Rojo profundo by Maga Zevallos

Other Awards

  • Ministry of Culture Jury Award for Best Peruvian Film: Open-Pit by Felipe Esparza
    • First Honorable Mention: Yana-Wara by Tito Catacora & Óscar Catacora
    • Second Honorable Mention: Rojo profundo by Maga Zevallos
  • International Labour Organization – CINETRAB Award for Best Fiction: Open-Pit by Felipe Esparza
  • International Labour Organization – CINETRAB Award for Best Documentary: The Echo by Tatiana Huezo
  • Peruvian Association of Film Press - APRECI Award for Best Film in Competition: The Settlers by Felipe Gálvez
    • Honorable Mention: The Delinquents by Rodrigo Moreno
  • APC Signis Peru - Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association Award: The Buriti Flower by João Salaviza & Renée Nader
  • Gio Award: Transfariana by Joris Lachaise
  • ECRAN Award: Valentina Maurel for I Have Electric Dreams
  • NUNA Award: Valentina Maurel for I Have Electric Dreams

References

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  2. ^ "Festival de Cine de Lima 2023 se llevará a cabo del 10 al 18 de agosto". TV Perú (in Spanish). 25 July 2023.
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  5. ^ "Programming and Ticket Sales Date for the 27th Lima Film Festival". Centro Cultural PUCP on Twitter (in Spanish). 14 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Homenajes". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Announcement of a surprise screening of El caso Monroy, by Josué Méndez". Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP on Twitter (in Spanish). 8 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Jurado de Competencia Ficción". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Jurado de Fotografía de Ficción". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Jurado de Documental". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Jurado de la Crítica Internacional". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Jurado Comunidad PUCP". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Jurado del Ministerio de Cultura del Perú". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Jurado APRECI". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Jurado APC SIGNIS". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Jurado OIT - CINETRAB". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Jurado Crónicas de la Diversidad". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Jurado NUNA". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Jurado ECRAN". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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  22. ^ "Documental". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Hecho en el Perú". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Aclamadas". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  25. ^ "Galas". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2023.