# 21st Lima Film Festival

The 21st Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 4 to 12 August 2017 in Lima, Peru. The awards were announced on 12 August 2017, with The Family winning the Trophy Spondylus.

## Background

In July 2017, the Lima Film Festival officially announced its 21st edition, under the motto "Latin America without borders" (Spanish: Latinoamérica sin fronteras). The festival took place from Friday, August 4th to Saturday, August 12th, 2017. Tickets for the event went on sale from July 27th, 2017, at the festival's official venues.
The event paid tribute to the careers of two individuals: Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan, and Peruvian actor Gianfranco Brero.

## Juries
### In Competition
#### Fiction

* Martina Gusmán, Argentine actress - Jury President
* Lorenzo Vigas, Venezuelan filmmaker
* Daniel Vega, Peruvian filmmaker
* Matías Bize, Chilean filmmaker
* Peter Scarlet, American artistic director

#### Documentary

* Joan Gonzales, Spanish director - Jury President
* Paola Castillo, Chilean filmmaker
* Paulina Suárez, Mexican writer

### International Critics

* Eduardo Antin, Argentine film critic - Jury President
* Ricardo Bedoya, Peruvian film critic
* Carlos Bonfil, Mexican film critic

## Official Selection

The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:

### In Competition
#### Fiction

    Highlighted title indicates award winner.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
| The Desert Bride | La novia del desierto | Cecilia Atán & Valeria Pivato | ArgentinaChile |
| The Idea of a Lake | La idea de un lago | Milagros Mumenthaler | ArgentinaQatarSwitzerland |
| The Lost Brother | El otro hermano | Adrián Caetano | ArgentinaSpainFranceUruguay |
| Vazante | Vazante | Daniela Thomas | BrazilPortugal |
| Joaquim | Joaquim | Marcelo Gomes | BrazilPortugal |
| Gabriel and the Mountain | Gabriel e a montanha | Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa | BrazilFrance |
| Los perros | Los perros | Marcela Said | ChileFrance |
| A Fantastic Woman | Una mujer fantástica | Sebastián Lelio | ChileUnited StatesGermanySpain |
| Chameleon | Camaleón | Jorge Riquelme Serrano | Chile |
| The Dragon Defense | La defensa del dragón | Natalia Santa | Colombia |
| Medea | Medea | Alexandra Latishev | Costa RicaArgentinaChile |
| Santa & Andres | Santa y Andrés | Carlos Lechuga | CubaFranceColombia |
| Last Days in Havana | Últimos días en La Habana | Fernando Pérez | CubaSpain |
| The Night Guard | El vigilante | Diego Ros | Mexico |
| The Untamed | La región salvaje | Amat Escalante | MexicoDenmarkFranceGermanyNorwaySwitzerland |
| Retablo | Retablo | Alvaro Delgado Aparicio | PeruGermanyNorway |
| Woodpeckers | Carpinteros | José María Cabral | Dominican Republic |
| The Family | La familia | Gustavo Rondón Córdova | ChileVenezuelaNorway |

#### Documentary

    Highlighted title indicates award winner.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
| Orione | Orione | Toia Bonino | Argentina |
| Soldier | Soldado | Manuel Abramovich | Argentina |
| In the Intense Now | No Intenso Agora | João Moreira Salles | Brazil |
| The Color of the Chameleon | El color del camaleon | Andrés Lübbert | ChileBelgiumGermany |
| Adriana's Pact | El pacto de Adriana | Lissette Orozco | Chile |
| The Grown-Ups | Los niños | Maite Alberdi | Chile |
| El silencio de los fusiles | El silencio de los fusiles | Natalia Orozco | ColombiaFranceCuba |
| My Aunt Toty | Mi tía Toty | León Felipe Troya | Mexico |
| In One Corner of the Soul | En un rincón del alma | Jorge Dalton | El Salvador |
| Devil's Freedom | La libertad del diablo | Everardo González | Mexico |
| Green River: The Time of the Yakurunas | Río verde : El tiempo de los Yakurunas | Alvaro Sarmineto & Diego Sarmiento | Peru |
| We Are All Stars | Todos somos estrellas | Patricia Wiesse Risso | Peru |

### Parallel Sample
#### Opening film

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| A Concrete Cinema | Un cine en concreto | Luz Ruciello | Argentina |

#### Galas

A list of films selected for the 'Galas' lineup is as follows:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
| Los ganadores | Los ganadores | Néstor Frenkel | Argentina |
| Regreso a Coronel Vallejos | Regreso a Coronel Vallejos | Carlos Castro | Argentina |
| Flavia de la Fuente's Short Films Program | Flavia de la Fuente's Short Films Program | Flavia de la Fuente | Argentina |
| Roberto Bolaño: La batalla futura | Roberto Bolaño: La batalla futura | Ricardo House | ChileSpain |
| The Animal's Wife | La mujer del animal | Víctor Gaviria | Colombia |
| Terminal | Terminal | Christian Meier | United States |
| An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power | An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power | Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk | United States |
| The Orchid Seller | El vendedor de orquideas | Lorenzo Vigas | VenezuelaMéxico |

#### Made in Peru

A list of films selected for the 'Made in Peru' lineup is as follows:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
| The Eyes of the Journey | Los ojos del camino | Rodrigo Otero Heraud | Peru |
| Nada queda sino nuestra ternura | Nada queda sino nuestra ternura | Sébastien Jallade | Peru |
| Pacificum, Return to the Ocean | Pacificum, el retorno al océano | Mariana Tschudi | Peru |
| Deliciosa fruta seca | Deliciosa fruta seca | Ana Caridad Sánchez | Peru |
| El Abuelo | El Abuelo | Gustavo Saavedra | Peru |
| Eternity | Wiñaypacha | Óscar Catacora | Peru |

#### Essential: The Ones from 2017

A list of films selected for the 'Essential: The Ones from 2017' lineup is as follows:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
| In the Fade | Aus dem Nichts | Fatih Akin | Germany |
| Good Time | Good Time | Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie | United States |
| The Beguiled | The Beguiled | Sofia Coppola | United States |
| The Other Side of Hope | Toivon tuolla puolen | Aki Kaurismäki | FinlandGermany |
| Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc | Jeannette, l’enfance de Jeanne d’Arc | Bruno Dumont | France |
| I Am Not Your Negro | I Am Not Your Negro | Raoul Peck | FranceBelgiumSwitzerland |
| On Body and Soul | Testről és lélekről | Ildikó Enyedi | Hungary |
| A Ciambra | A Ciambra | Jonas Carpignano | Italy |
| 11th Hour | 11th Hour | Jim Sheridan | IrelandMexico |

#### Around the World in 8 Days

A list of films selected for the 'Around the World in 8 Days' lineup is as follows:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
| Maracaibo | Maracaibo | Miguel Ángel Rocca | Argentina |
| Armero | Armero | Christian Mantilla-Vargas | Colombia |
| Amityville: The Awakening | Amityville: The Awakening | Franck Khalfoun | United States |
| Saved by Grace | Saved by Grace | Johnny Remo | United States |
| Solace | Solace | Afonso Poyart | United States |
| It Comes at Night | It Comes at Night | Trey Edward Shults | United States |
| The Glass Castle | The Glass Castle | Destin Daniel Cretton | United States |
| Mr. Stein Goes Online | Un profil pour deux | Stéphane Robelin | France |

## Awards
### In Competition
#### Fiction

* Trophy Spondylus: The Family by Gustavo Rondón Córdova
* Special Jury Prize: A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio
* Best Director: Natalia Santa for The Dragon Defense
* Best Actress: Daniela Vega for A Fantastic Woman
** Special Mention: Liliana Biamontem for Medea
* Best Actor: Gonzalo de Sagarminaga for The Dragon Defense
* Best Screenplay: Amat Escalante & Gibrán Portela for The Untamed
* Best Cinematography: Pedro Sotero for Gabriel and the Mountain
* Best Debut: The Desert Bride by Cecilia Atán & Valeria Pivato

#### Documentary

* Trophy Spondylus: Devil's Freedom by Everardo González
** Special Mention: The Grown-Ups by Maite Alberdi

### International Critics

* International Critics' Jury Award for Best Film: The Night Guard by Diego Ros
** Special Mention: The Idea of a Lake by Milagros Mumenthaler

### Audience

* First Audience Award: Pacificum, Return to the Ocean by Mariana Tschudi
* Second Audience Award: El Amparo by Rober Calzadilla

### Other Awards

* Ministry of Culture Jury Award for Best Peruvian Film: Retablo by Alvaro Delgado Aparicio
** Honorable Mention: Eternity by Óscar Catacora & We Are All Stars by Patricia Wiesse Risso
* Cine del Mañana Award: Complex Cases by Omar Forero
* Peruvian School of the Cinematographic Industry - EPIC Award: Santa & Andres by Carlos Lechuga
* APC Signis Peru - Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association Award: Gabriel and the Mountain by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa