20th Lima Film Festival
 Official poster of the 20th Lima Film Festival | |
| Opening film | Memories of Underdevelopment |
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| Location | Lima, Peru |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Awards | Trophy Spondylus: Dark Beast |
| Directors | Alicia Morales |
| Festival date | 5–13 August 2016 |
| Website | festivaldelima |
The 20th Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 5 to 13 August 2016 in Lima, Peru.[1][2] The awards were announced on 13 August 2016, with Dark Beast winning the Trophy Spondylus.[3]
Background[edit]
The event paid tribute to the careers of three individuals: Edgar Saba, former director of the Lima Film Festival, Belgian filmmaker Luc Dardenne, and Brazilian actor Lázaro Ramos.[4]
Juries[edit]
In Competition[edit]
Fiction[edit]
- Ciro Guerra, Colombian filmmaker - Jury President[5]
- Ezequiel Acuña, Argentine filmmaker
- Daniela Michel, Mexican film critic
- Karim Aïnouz, Brazilian filmmaker
- Alonso Cueto, Peruvian author
Documentary[edit]
- Nicolás Echevarría, Mexican filmmaker - Jury President[5]
- Gema Juárez Allen, Argentine film producer
- Aldo Garay, Uruguayan filmmaker
International Critics[edit]
- Rosalba Oxandabarat, Uruguayan journalist and film critic - Jury President[5]
- Leonardo D'Espósito, Argentine film critic
- Claudio Cordero, Peruvian journalist
Official Selection[edit]
The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[6]
In Competition[edit]
Fiction[edit]
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
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| Incident Light | La luz incidente | Ariel Rotter |
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| The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis | La larga noche de Francisco Sanctis | Francisco Márquez & Andrea Testa | Argentina |
| Aquarius | Kleber Mendonça Filho |
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| Neon Bull | Boi Neon | Gabriel Mascaro |
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| Oblivious Memory | Quase Memória | Ruy Guerra | Brazil |
| Neruda | Pablo Larraín |
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| Much Ado About Nothing | Aquí no ha pasado nada | Alejandro Fernández Almendras | Chile |
| Lost North | Sin norte | Fernando Lavanderos | Chile |
| Dark Beast | Oscuro animal | Felipe Guerrero |
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| Alba | Ana Cristina Barragán |
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| Semana Santa | Alejandra Márquez Abella |
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| Desierto | Jonás Cuarón | Mexico | |
| Epitaph | Epitafio | Yulene Olaizola & Rubén Imaz | Mexico |
| The Dreamer | El soñador | Adrián Saba | Peru |
| [wi:k] | Rodrigo Moreno del Valle | Peru | |
| One Last Afternoon | La última tarde | Joel Calero |
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| The Apostate | El apóstata | Federico Veiroj |
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| From Afar | Desde allá | Lorenzo Vigas |
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Documentary[edit]
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
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| Somos Cuba: We Are Cuba | Somos Cuba - Wir sind Kuba | Annett Ilijew | Germany |
| The Pretty Ones | Las lindas | Melisa Liebenthal | Argentina |
| Favio: Chronicle of a Director | Favio: Crónica de un director | Alejandro Venturini | Argentina |
| Cinema Novo | Eryk Rocha | Brasil | |
| Curumim | Marcos Prado | Brasil | |
| Jerico: The Infinite Flight of Days | Jericó: el infinito vuelo de los días | Catalina Mesa |
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| A Secret in the Box | Un secreto en la caja | Javier Izquierdo | Ecuador |
| Loneliness Square | Plaza de la soledad | Maya Goded |
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| Tempestad | Tatiana Huezo | Mexico | |
| When Two Worlds Collide | Mathew Orzel & Heidi Brandenburg |
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| Eldorado XXI | Salomé Lamas |
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Parallel Sample[edit]
Opening film[edit]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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| Memories of Underdevelopment | Memorias del subdesarrollo | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Cuba |
Made in Peru[edit]
A list of films selected for the 'Made in Peru' lineup is as follows:[6]
Fiction[edit]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Light on the Hill | La luz en el cerro | Ricardo Velarde | Peru |
| Old Town | Pueblo Viejo | Hans Matos Cámac | Peru |
Documentary[edit]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| La señal | Leandro Pinto Le Roux | Peru | |
| Sarita Colonia, the Moral Truce | Sarita Colonia, la tregua moral | Javier Ponce Gambirazio | Peru |
| The Little Firemen | Los bomberos | Quincy Perkins |
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Galas[edit]
A list of films selected for the 'Galas' lineup is as follows:[6]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
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| My Friend from the Park | Mi amiga del parque | Ana Katz |
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| Campo Grande | Sandra Kogut |
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| Real Beleza | Jorge Furtado | Brazil | |
| The Memory of Water | La memoria del agua | Matías Bize |
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| Between Fences | בין גדרות | Avi Mograbi |
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| A Monster with a Thousand Heads | Un monstruo de mil cabezas | Rodrigo Plá | Mexico |
| Vanity | La Vanité | Lionel Baier |
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Essential: The Ones from 2016[edit]
A list of films selected for the 'Essential: The Ones from 2016' lineup is as follows:[6]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
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| Slack Bay | Ma Loute | Bruno Dumont |
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| Elle | Paul Verhoeven |
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| The Salesman | فروشنده | Asghar Farhadi |
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| Sweet Dreams | Fai bei sogni | Marco Bellocchio |
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| Loving | Jeff Nichols |
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Around the World in 8 Days[edit]
A list of films selected for the 'Around the World in 8 Days' lineup is as follows:[6]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
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| All of a Sudden | Auf Einmal | Aslı Özge |
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| Girl Asleep | Rosemary Myers | Australia | |
| Karadima Forest | El bosque de Karadima | Matías Lira | Chile |
| Rara | Pepa San Martín |
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| Perros | Harold Trompetero |
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| Kiki, Love to Love | Kiki, el amor se hace | Paco León | Spain |
| Captain Fantastic | Matt Ross | United States | |
| Pelé: Birth of a Legend | Jeff Zimbalist & Michael Zimbalist | United States | |
| Pinches actores | Guillaume Dufour & Jerome Dufour | France | |
| One Man and His Cow | La Vache | Mohamed Hamidi | France |
| All Roads Lead to Rome | Ella Lemhagen |
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| Rumbos paralelos | Rafael Montero | Mexico | |
| Above and Below | Nicolas Steiner |
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Awards[edit]
In Competition[edit]
Fiction[edit]
- Trophy Spondylus: Dark Beast by Felipe Guerrero[3]
- Special Jury Prize: Aquarius by Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Best Director: Lorenzo Vigas for From Afar
- Best Actress: Sonia Braga for Aquarius
- Best Actor: Lucho Cáceres for One Last Afternoon
- Best Screenplay: Guillermo Calderon for Neruda
- Best Cinematography: Diego García for Neon Bull
- Best Debut: Alba by Ana Cristina Barragán
- Special Mention: The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis by Francisco Marquez & Andrea Testa
Documentary[edit]
- Trophy Spondylus: Tempestad by Tatiana Huezo
- Special Mention: Eldorado XXI by Salomé Lamas
International Critics[edit]
- International Critics' Jury Award for Best Film: Dark Beast by Felipe Guerrero
- Special Mentions: The Dreamer by Adrián Saba, Neon Bull by Gabriel Mascaro & The Apostate by Federico Veiroj
Audience[edit]
- First Audience Award: One Last Afternoon by Joel Calero
- Second Audience Award: La señal by Leandro Pinto Le Roux
Other Awards[edit]
- Ministry of Culture Jury Award for Best Peruvian Film: The Dreamer by Adrián Saba
- Honorable Mention: The Light on the Hill by Ricardo Velarde
- Peruvian School of the Cinematographic Industry - EPIC Award: The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis by Francisco Marquez & Andrea Testa
- APC Signis Peru - Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association Award: Alba by Ana Cristina Barragán
References[edit]
- ^ "Festival de Cine de Lima: todos los detalles del evento". RPP (in Spanish). 5 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Vélez, Luis (31 July 2016). "Guía para el 20 Festival de Cine de Lima". La Mula (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d De La Fuente, Anna Marie (13 August 2016). "'Oscuro Animal' Wins 2016 Lima Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Bienvenidos al 20 Festival de Cine de Lima". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Ganadores del 20 Festival de Cine de Lima". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). 13 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Programacion 20 Festival de Cine de Lima" (PDF). festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2024.