20th Lima Film Festival

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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]

20th Lima Film Festival
Opening filmMemories of Underdevelopment
LocationLima, Peru
Founded1997
AwardsTrophy Spondylus: Dark Beast
DirectorsAlicia Morales
Festival date5–13 August 2016
Websitefestivaldelima.com
Lima Film Festival

Background

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

In Competition

Fiction

Documentary

  • Nicolás Echevarría, Mexican filmmaker - Jury President[5]
  • Gema Juárez Allen, Argentine film producer
  • Aldo Garay, Uruguayan filmmaker

International Critics

  • Rosalba Oxandabarat, Uruguayan journalist and film critic - Jury President[5]
  • Leonardo D'Espósito, Argentine film critic
  • Claudio Cordero, Peruvian journalist

Official Selection

The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[6]

In Competition

Fiction

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s)
Incident Light La luz incidente Ariel Rotter
  • Argentina
  • France
  • Uruguay
The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis La larga noche de Francisco Sanctis Francisco Márquez & Andrea Testa Argentina
Aquarius Kleber Mendonça Filho
  • Brazil
  • France
Neon Bull Boi Neon Gabriel Mascaro
  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Netherlands
Oblivious Memory Quase Memória Ruy Guerra Brazil
Neruda Pablo Larraín
  • Chile
  • Spain
  • France
  • Argentina
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
  • Colombia
  • Argentina
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Greece
Alba Ana Cristina Barragán
  • Ecuador
  • Mexico
  • Greece
Semana Santa Alejandra Márquez Abella
  • Mexico
  • France
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
  • Peru
  • Colombia
The Apostate El apóstata Federico Veiroj
  • Uruguay
  • Spain
From Afar Desde allá Lorenzo Vigas
  • Venezuela
  • Mexico

Documentary

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s)
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
  • Colombia
  • France
A Secret in the Box Un secreto en la caja Javier Izquierdo Ecuador
Loneliness Square Plaza de la soledad Maya Goded
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
Tempestad Tatiana Huezo Mexico
When Two Worlds Collide Mathew Orzel & Heidi Brandenburg
  • Peru
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
Eldorado XXI Salomé Lamas
  • Portugal
  • France

Parallel Sample

Opening film

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Memories of Underdevelopment Memorias del subdesarrollo Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Cuba

Made in Peru

A list of films selected for the 'Made in Peru' lineup is as follows:[6]

Fiction
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
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
  • Peru
  • United States

Galas

A list of films selected for the 'Galas' lineup is as follows:[6]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s)
My Friend from the Park Mi amiga del parque Ana Katz
  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
Campo Grande Sandra Kogut
  • Brazil
  • France
Real Beleza Jorge Furtado Brazil
The Memory of Water La memoria del agua Matías Bize
  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • Spain
  • Germany
Between Fences בין גדרות Avi Mograbi
  • France
  • Israel
A Monster with a Thousand Heads Un monstruo de mil cabezas Rodrigo Plá Mexico
Vanity La Vanité Lionel Baier
  • Switzerland
  • France

Essential: The Ones from 2016

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)
Slack Bay Ma Loute Bruno Dumont
  • Germany
  • France
Elle Paul Verhoeven
  • France
  • Germany
  • Belgium
The Salesman فروشنده Asghar Farhadi
  • Iran
  • France
Sweet Dreams Fai bei sogni Marco Bellocchio
  • Italy
  • France
Loving Jeff Nichols
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Around the World in 8 Days

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)
All of a Sudden Auf Einmal Aslı Özge
  • Germany
  • France
  • Netherlands
Girl Asleep Rosemary Myers Australia
Karadima Forest El bosque de Karadima Matías Lira Chile
Rara Pepa San Martín
  • Chile
  • Argentina
Perros Harold Trompetero
  • Colombia
  • Argentina
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
  • Italy
  • United States
Rumbos paralelos Rafael Montero Mexico
Above and Below Nicolas Steiner
  • Switzerland
  • Germany

Awards

In Competition

Fiction

  • 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

  • Trophy Spondylus: Tempestad by Tatiana Huezo
    • Special Mention: Eldorado XXI by Salomé Lamas

International Critics

  • 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

  • First Audience Award: One Last Afternoon by Joel Calero
  • Second Audience Award: La señal by Leandro Pinto Le Roux

Other Awards

  • 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

  1. ^ "Festival de Cine de Lima: todos los detalles del evento". RPP (in Spanish). 5 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ Vélez, Luis (31 July 2016). "Guía para el 20 Festival de Cine de Lima". La Mula (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d De La Fuente, Anna Marie (13 August 2016). "'Oscuro Animal' Wins 2016 Lima Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Bienvenidos al 20 Festival de Cine de Lima". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Ganadores del 20 Festival de Cine de Lima". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). 13 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ 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.