2015 film festival
The19th Lima Film Festival, organized by thePontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 7 to 15 August 2015 inLima,Peru.[1][2] The awards were announced on 15 August 2015, withEmbrace of the Serpent winning theTrophy Spondylus.[3]
The event paid tribute to the careers of German filmmakerWerner Herzog,Arturo Ripstein andPaz Alicia Garciadiego, renowned figures in Mexican cinema, and Peruvian actorGustavo Bueno.[1]
International Critics
[edit]- Rodrigo Bedoya, Peruvian journalist[4]
- Edgar Soberón, Panamanian film critic
- Javier Porta Fouz, Argentine film critic
The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[5]
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
- 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 | - Bolivia
- Australia
- Colombia
- United States
|
| Tea Time | La once | Maite Alberdi | Chile |
| Beyond My Grandfather Allende | Allende, mi abuelo Allende | Marcia Tambutti Allende | |
| Carta a una sombra | Daniela Abad & Miguel Salazar | Colombia |
| Burden of Peace | Joey Bink & Sander Wirken | - Guatemala
- Netherlands
- Spain
|
| 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 | |
| Dibujando memorias | Marianne Eyde | Peru |
| Your Parents Will Come Back | Tus padres volverán | Pablo Martínez Pessi | Uruguay |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|
| Dos besos | Francisco Lombardi | Peru |
A list of films selected for the 'Made in Peru' lineup is as follows:[5]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|
| Toxic Jungle | Planta madre | Gianfranco Quattrini | Peru |
| The Debt | Barney Elliott | |
| 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 |
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 | |
| 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 | - Argentina
- Brasil
- Colombia
- El Salvador
- Mexico
- Peru
- United States
- Uruguay
|
| 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]
- 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 forThe Club
- Best Actress: María Telón forIxcanul & Magaly Solier forMagallanes
- Best Actor: Kristyan Ferrer for600 Miles
- Best Screenplay: Santiago Mitre forPaulina
- Best Cinematography: César Acevedo forLand and Shade
- Best Debut:600 Miles by Gabriel Ripstein
- Special Mention:Alone by Joanna Lombardi
- 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
- First Audience Award:Magallanes by Salvador Del Solar
- Second Audience Award:The Second Mother by Anna Muylaert
- 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
