On July 3, 2024, the Lima Film Festival officially announced its 28th edition under the motto "The Ritual of Cinema" (Spanish : El Ritual del Cine ). The festival will take place from August 8 to 17, 2024. 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, the complete programming and ticket sales were available starting from July 24, 2024.[ 6]
In its 28th edition, the film festival paid tribute to the careers of three distinguished personalities: French filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin , Peruvian filmmaker Mary Jiménez, and former Lima Film Festival director Marco Mühletaler.[ 7] A new official section called "Peruvian Competition" (Spanish : Competencia Peruana ) was introduced, highlighting the best Peruvian cinema of the year and providing an exclusive competitive space for national films of various genres and themes.[ 8]
On August 8, 2024, during the festival's opening ceremony at the Gran Teatro Nacional, attendees booed Minister of Culture Leslie Urteaga [es ] during her speech. This reaction was attributed to her handling of the New Film Law, which has been criticized for limiting support for auteur, regional, and indigenous cinema and for imposing content-based restrictions that could lead to censorship.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Latin American Fiction
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Lila Avilés , Mexican filmmaker - Jury President[ 5] [ 12]
Daniela Vega , Chilean actress
Juan Antonio Vigar, Spanish cultural manager
Rocío Jadue, Chilean film producer
Karina Pacheco, Peruvian author
Latin American Documentary
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Carla Gutiérrez, Peruvian filmmaker - Jury President[ 5] [ 13]
María Victoria Peña, Uruguayan cultural manager
Pavel Giroud, Cuban filmmaker
Peruvian Competition
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Melina León , Peruvian filmmaker - Jury President[ 5] [ 14]
Ricardo Pacheco, Mexican film distributor
Carlos Moreno Calderón, Colombian film promotions director
Fiction Cinematography
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Alfonso Parra Redondo, Spanish cinematographer - Jury President[ 5] [ 15]
Enrica Pérez, Peruvian filmmaker
Juan Durán, Peruvian filmmaker
International Critics
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Ana Josefa Silva, Chilean journalist - Jury President[ 5] [ 16]
Raúl Cachay, Peruvian journalist
Sofía Ferrero Cárrega, Argentine film critic
Víctor Vich
Vanesa Arenas
Jared Albornoz
Sha Sha Gutiérrez
Adrián Cerna
Ministry of Culture of Peru
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Natalia Maysundo[ 18]
James A. Dettleff
Gianfranco Brero
Peruvian Association of Film Press - APRECI
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Pablo Hernández[ 19]
Laslo Rojas
Gisella Barthé
Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association - APC Signis Peru
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Rocío Mendoza Vásquez[ 20]
María Rosa Lorbés Iñiguez
Mónica Villanueva Galdos
International Labour Organization - CINETRAB
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Teresa Torres[ 21]
Rodrigo Portales
Carmen Benitez
Chronicles of Diversity
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Gustavo Ochoa - Jury President[ 5] [ 22]
Lesly Quispe Taco
Aaran Ochante Wilson
Association of Female Film Directors of Peru - NUNA
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Victoria Guerrero Peirano - Jury President[ 5] [ 23]
Sofía Carillo Zegarra
Cordelia Sánchez
The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[ 24]
Latin American Fiction
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Highlighted title indicates award winner.[ 5]
English Title
Original Title
Director(s)
Production Countrie(s)
Baby
Marcelo Caetano
The Dog Thief
El ladrón de perros
Vinko Tomičić
Bolivia Chile Mexico France Ecuador Italy
The Freshly Cut Grass
El aroma del pasto recién cortado
Celina Murga
Argentina Uruguay Germany Mexico United States
History and Geography
Historia y geografía
Bernardo Quesney
Chile
The Hyperboreans
Los hiperbóreos
Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña
Chile
Memories of a Burning Body
Memorias de un cuerpo que arde
Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
Motel Destino
Karim Aïnouz
Motherland
Kinra
Marco Panatonic
Peru
The Other Son
El otro hijo
Juan Sebastián Quebrada
Pepe
Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias
Dominican Republic Namibia Germany France
Reinas
Klaudia Reynicke
Simon of the Mountain
Simón de la montaña
Federico Luis
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed
Algo viejo, algo nuevo, algo prestado
Hernán Rosselli
Sujo
Astrid Rondero & Fernanda Valadez
Mexico United States France
Through Rocks and Clouds
Raíz
Franco García Becerra
Wild Woman
La mujer salvaje
Alán González
Cuba
Latin American Documentary
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Highlighted title indicates award winner.[ 5]
English Title
Original Title
Director(s)
Production Countrie(s)
The Bastard Images
El archivo bastardo
Marianela Vega Oroza
Peru
Behind Closed Doors
A Portas Fechadas
João Pedro Bim
Brazil
A Boat Departed from Me Taking Me Away
Partió de mí un barco llevándome
Cecilia Kang
Carropasajero
César Alejandro Jaimes & Juan Pablo Polanco
The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine
La fabulosa máquina de cosechar oro
Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza
The Falling Sky
A Queda do Céu
Eryk Rocha & Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha
God Is a Woman
Dieu est une femme
Andrés Peyrot
Landrián
Ernesto Daranas
Mexican Dream
Sueño mexicano
Laura Plancarte
Reas
Lola Arias
Argentina Germany Switzerland
Peruvian Competition
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Highlighted title indicates award winner.[ 5]
English Title
Original Title
Director(s)
Production Countrie(s)
Alone Together
Compartespacios
Carmen Rojas Gamarra
Peru
The Daughter of the Moon
Killapa Wawan
César Galindo
Peru
Family Album
Álbum de familia
Joel Calero
Peru
El huaro
Patricia Wiesse Risso
Peru
Karuana, People of the River
Karuara, la gente del río
Miguel Araoz Cartagena & Stephanie Boyd
Peru
The Legend of the Last Inca
Los indomables
Tito Catacora
Peru
The Social Sin
El pecado social
Juan Carlos Goicochea
Peru
The Uncle Lino
El Tío Lino
Omar Forero
Peru
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Frida
Carla Gutierrez
United States
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
Alemania
María Zanetti
Argentina
The Animal Kingdom
Le règne animal
Thomas Cailley
A Blue Bird
Un pájaro azul
Ariel Rotter
Argentina
Borderland
Pamela Yates
United States
By the Sea
Como el mar
Nicolás Gil Lavedra
The Color of the Sky
El color del cielo
Francisco Adrianzén Merino
Peru
Ongoing Cave
La gruta continua
Julián D'Angiolillo
Pachacútec, The Improbable School
Pachacútec, la escuela improbable
Mariano Carranza
Prison in the Andes
Penal Cordillera
Felipe Carmona
The Rescue: The Weight of the World
El rapto
Daniela Goggi
The Rye Horn
O corno
Jaione Camborda
Stay Still
Quédate quieto
Joanna Lombardi
Fiction Cinematography
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Best Cinematography: Lorenzo Casadio Vanucci for Wild Woman
Trophy Spondylus: The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine by Alfredo Pourailly de la Plaza
Peruvian Competition
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Best Film: Karuara, People of the River by Miguel Araoz Cartagena & Stephanie Boyd
Special Jury Prize: The Social Sin by Juan Carlos Goicochea
Best Director: Patricia Wiesse Risso for El huaro
International Critics
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International Critics' Jury Award for Best Film: Motherland by Marco Panatonic
Audience Award for the Best Voted Film from the Fiction, Documentary, and Made in Peru sections: Karuara, People of the River by Miguel Araoz Cartagena & Stephanie Boyd
PUCP Community Award for Made in Peru Best Film: El huaro by Patricia Wiesse Risso
Ministry of Culture Jury Award for Best Peruvian Film: Motherland by Marco Panatonic
International Labour Organization – CINETRAB Award for Best Fiction: Motherland by Marco Panatonic
International Labour Organization – CINETRAB Award for Best Documentary: The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine by Alfredo Pourailly de la Plaza
Peruvian Association of Film Press - APRECI Award for Best Film in Competition: Motherland by Marco Panatonic
APC Signis Peru - Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association Award: Motherland by Marco Panatonic
Gio Award: Baby by Marcelo Caetano
NUNA Award: El huaro by Patricia Wiesse Risso