19th Lima Film Festival
 Official poster of the 19th Lima Film Festival | |
| Opening film | Dos besos |
|---|---|
| Location | Lima, Peru |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Awards | Trophy Spondylus: Embrace of the Serpent |
| Directors | Edgar Saba |
| Festival date | 7–15 August 2015 |
| Website | festivaldelima |
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
[edit]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
[edit]In Competition
[edit]Fiction
[edit]- Antonio Saura, Spanish producer[2]
- Javier Fuentes-León, Peruvian filmmaker
- Diego Quemada-Díez, Mexican filmmaker
- Angie Cepeda, Colombian actress
- Gastón Pauls, Argentine actor
Documentary
[edit]- Justin Webster, British producer[3]
- Eugenio Polgovsky, Mexican filmmaker
- Heddy Honigmann, Peruvian filmmaker
International Critics
[edit]- Rodrigo Bedoya, Peruvian journalist[4]
- Edgar Soberón, Panamanian film critic
- Javier Porta Fouz, Argentine film critic
Official Selection
[edit]The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[5]
In Competition
[edit]Fiction
[edit]- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fire | El incendio | Juan Schnitman | Argentina |
| Paulina | Santiago Mitre |
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| The Second Mother | Que Horas Ela Volta? | Anna Muylaert | Brazil |
| Casa Grande | Fellipe Barbosa | Brazil | |
| Aurora | Rodrigo Sepúlveda | Chile | |
| The Club | El club | Pablo Larraín | Chile |
| Land and Shade | La tierra y la sombra | César Acevedo |
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| Embrace of the Serpent | El abrazo de la serpiente | Ciro Guerra |
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| Alias Maria | Alias María | José Luis Rugeles Gracia |
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| The Project of the Century | La obra del siglo | Carlos M. Quintela |
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| The Wall of Words | La pared de las palabras | Fernando Pérez | Cuba |
| Ixcanul | Jayro Bustamante |
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| 600 Miles | 600 millas | Gabriel Ripstein | Mexico |
| Carmin Tropical | Carmín tropical | Rigoberto Pérezcano | Mexico |
| The Chosen Ones | Las elegidas | David Pablos | Mexico |
| The Last News | La última noticia | Alejandro Legaspi | Peru |
| Alone | Solos | Joanna Lombardi | Peru |
| Rosa Chumbe | Jonatan Relayze | Peru | |
| Magallanes | Salvador del Solar |
| |
Documentary
[edit]- 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 |
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| Tea Time | La once | Maite Alberdi | Chile |
| Beyond My Grandfather Allende | Allende, mi abuelo Allende | Marcia Tambutti Allende |
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| Carta a una sombra | Daniela Abad & Miguel Salazar | Colombia | |
| Burden of Peace | Joey Bink & Sander Wirken |
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| 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 |
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| Dibujando memorias | Marianne Eyde | Peru | |
| Your Parents Will Come Back | Tus padres volverán | Pablo Martínez Pessi | Uruguay |
Parallel Sample
[edit]Opening film
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dos besos | Francisco Lombardi | Peru | |
Made in Peru
[edit]A list of films selected for the 'Made in Peru' lineup is as follows:[5]
Fiction
[edit]| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxic Jungle | Planta madre | Gianfranco Quattrini | Peru |
| The Debt | Barney Elliott |
| |
Documentary
[edit]| 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
[edit]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 |
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| 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 |
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| Dos besos | Francisco Lombardi | Peru | |
Around the World in 8 Days
[edit]A list of films selected for the 'Around the World in 8 Days' lineup is as follows:[5]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| As We Were Dreaming | Als wir träumten | Andreas Dresen | Germany |
| Volley | Voley | Martín Piroyansky | Argentina |
| No Kids | Sin hijos | Ariel Winograd |
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| Felix and Meira | Félix et Meira | Maxime Giroux | Canada |
| Mommy | Xavier Dolan | Canada | |
| Jerez y el misterio del Palo Cortado | José Luis López-Linares | Spain | |
| She's Funny That Way | Peter Bogdanovich | United States | |
| 5 Flights Up | Richard Loncraine | United States | |
| The 33 | Los 33 | Patricia Riggen |
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| Little Boy | Alejandro Monteverde |
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| Eisenstein in Guanajuato | Peter Greenaway |
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| Tales | قصهها | Rakhshān Banietemad | Iran |
| Desert Dancer | Richard Raymond | United Kingdom | |
| Mustang | Deniz Gamze Ergüven |
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| Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories | Cha và con và | Phan Đăng Di |
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Awards
[edit]In Competition
[edit]Fiction
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Trophy Spondylus: Carta a una sombra by Daniela Abad & Miguel Salazar
- Special Mention: Portraits of a Search by Alicia Calderón
International Critics
[edit]- 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
[edit]- First Audience Award: Magallanes by Salvador Del Solar
- Second Audience Award: The Second Mother by Anna Muylaert
Other Awards
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b "El Ministerio de Cultura presenta el 19 Festival de Cine de Lima". DAFO (in Spanish). 31 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Lo que trae el 19 Festival de Cine de Lima: Programación y entradas". TVPerú Noticias (in Spanish). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "¡EL 19 FESTIVAL DE CINE DE LIMA SE DESPIDIÓ CON UNA GRAN CEREMONIA DE CLAUSURA!". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). 15 August 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Jurado de la Crítica Internacional". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Programacion 19 Festival de Cine de Lima" (PDF). festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2024.