![]() Official poster of the 25th Lima Film Festival | |
Opening film | Cholo |
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Location | Lima, Peru |
Founded | 1997 |
Awards | Trophy Spondylus: Clara Sola |
Directors | Marco Mühletaler |
Festival date | 19–29 August 2021 |
Website | festivaldelima |
The 25th Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 19 to 29 August 2021 in Lima, Peru.[1][2] The awards were announced on 29 August 2021, with Clara Sola winning the Trophy Spondylus.[3]
On July 19, 2021, the Lima Film Festival officially announced its 25th edition, celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary under the motto "#25YearsOfLatinCinema" (Spanish: #25AñosDeCineLatino).[4] The festival took place virtually for the second consecutive year, under the title "En Casa," from August 19 to 29, 2021.[2] Organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and presented by the BBVA Foundation in Peru,[4] the festival offered pre-sales from August 4 to 11 through its official website.[2]
This edition marked the return of the sections "Made in Peru," which promotes the latest in national cinema, and "Acclaimed," showcasing the best films from the world's most important festivals.[1] On August 4, 2021, the festival announced a tribute to the career of French director and screenwriter Laurent Cantet, along with a masterclass he offered. The film Cholo by Bernardo Batievsky opened the festival as the inaugural film, in a digitally restored presentation.[2]
The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[13][14][15]
English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
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The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet | El perro que no calla | Ana Katz | Argentina |
The Siamese Bond | Las siamesas | Paula Hernández | Argentina |
The New Girl | La chica nueva | Micaela Gonzalo | Argentina |
Memory House | Casa de antiguidades | João Paulo Miranda Maria |
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Madalena | Madiano Marcheti | Brazil | |
La Verónica | Leonardo Medel | Chile | |
Amparo | Simón Mesa Soto |
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Longing Souls | El alma quiere volar | Diana Montenegro |
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Clara Sola | Nathalie Álvarez Mesén |
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Prayers for the Stolen | Noche de fuego | Tatiana Huezo |
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50 or Two Whales Meet on the Beach | 50 (o Dos ballenas se encuentran en la playa) | Jorge Cuchí | Mexico |
The Best Families | Las mejores familias | Javier Fuentes-León |
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Autoerotic | Autoerótica | Andrea Hoyos | Peru |
LXI (61) | Rodrigo Moreno del Valle | Peru | |
Liborio | Nino Martínez Sosa |
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English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
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Splinters | Esquirlas | Natalia Garayalde | Argentina |
The Last Forest | A última floresta | Luiz Bolognesi | Brazil |
Threshold | Limiar | Coraci Ruiz | Brazil |
Secrets from Putumayo | Segretos de Putumayo | Aurélio Michiles | Brazil |
The Sky Is Red | El cielo está rojo | Francina Carbonell | Chile |
Songs that Flood the River | Cantos que inundan el río | Germán Arango Rendón | Colombia |
Rebel Objects | Objetos rebeldes | Carolina Arias Ortiz |
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Option Zero | La opción cero | Marcel Beltrán |
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Songs of Repression | Undertrykkelsens sang | Marianne Hougen-Moraga & Estephan Wagner |
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The Silence of the Mole | El silencio del topo | Anaïs Taracena | Guatemala |
A Cop Movie | Una película de policías | Alonso Ruizpalacios | Mexico |
The Night Flowers | Las flores de la noche | Eduardo Esquivel & Omar Robles | Mexico |
I'll Wait Until They Call My Name | Esperaré aquí hasta oír mi nombre | Héctor Gálvez | Peru |
Veins of the Amazon | Odisea amazónica | Álvaro & Diego Sarmiento | Peru |
Only the Ocean Between Us | Solo el mar nos separa |
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Space dedicated to showcasing Peruvian films in their absolute premiere.[16]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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In Between Invented Trees | Entre estos árboles que he inventado | Martín Rebaza Ponce de León | Peru |
There is No Way Back Home | No hay regreso a casa | Yaela Gottlieb | Peru |
Hatun Phaqcha, The Healing Land | Hatun phaqcha, tierra sana | Delia Ackerman | Peru |
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Cholo | Bernardo Batievsky | Peru |
The most highly anticipated auteur cinema of the last two years worldwide: Cannes, Berlin, and Venice. A list of films selected for the 'Acclaimed' lineup is as follows:[17]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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First Cow | Kelly Reichardt | United States | |
This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection | Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese | Lesotho | |
La civil | Teodora Mihai | Mexico | |
There Is No Path | No hay camino | Heddy Honigmann | Netherlands |
Dear Comrades! | Dorogie tovarishchi | Andrei Konchalovsky | Russia |