# 28th Lima Film Festival

The 28th Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 8–17 August 2024 in Lima, Peru. The awards were announced on 17 August 2024, with Simon of the Mountain winning the Trophy Spondylus.

## Background

On July 3, 2024, the Lima Film Festival officially announced its 28th edition under the motto "The Ritual of Cinema" (Spanish: El Ritual del Cine). The festival will take place from August 8 to 17, 2024. Organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and presented by the BBVA Foundation in Peru, the Ministry of Culture of Peru, the Gran Teatro Nacional del Perú, and in collaboration with PromPerú, the complete programming and ticket sales were available starting from July 24, 2024.
In its 28th edition, the film festival paid tribute to the careers of three distinguished personalities: French filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin, Peruvian filmmaker Mary Jiménez, and former Lima Film Festival director Marco Mühletaler. A new official section called "Peruvian Competition" (Spanish: Competencia Peruana) was introduced, highlighting the best Peruvian cinema of the year and providing an exclusive competitive space for national films of various genres and themes.
On August 8, 2024, during the festival's opening ceremony at the Gran Teatro Nacional, attendees booed Minister of Culture Leslie Urteaga [es] during her speech. This reaction was attributed to her handling of the New Film Law, which has been criticized for limiting support for auteur, regional, and indigenous cinema and for imposing content-based restrictions that could lead to censorship.

## Juries
### In Competition
#### Latin American Fiction

* Lila Avilés, Mexican filmmaker - Jury President
* Daniela Vega, Chilean actress
* Juan Antonio Vigar, Spanish cultural manager
* Rocío Jadue, Chilean film producer
* Karina Pacheco, Peruvian author

#### Latin American Documentary

* Carla Gutiérrez, Peruvian filmmaker - Jury President
* María Victoria Peña, Uruguayan cultural manager
* Pavel Giroud, Cuban filmmaker

#### Peruvian Competition

* Melina León, Peruvian filmmaker - Jury President
* Ricardo Pacheco, Mexican film distributor
* Carlos Moreno Calderón, Colombian film promotions director

### Fiction Cinematography

* Alfonso Parra Redondo, Spanish cinematographer - Jury President
* Enrica Pérez, Peruvian filmmaker
* Juan Durán, Peruvian filmmaker

### International Critics

* Ana Josefa Silva, Chilean journalist - Jury President
* Raúl Cachay, Peruvian journalist
* Sofía Ferrero Cárrega, Argentine film critic

### PUCP Community

* Víctor Vich
* Vanesa Arenas
* Jared Albornoz
* Sha Sha Gutiérrez
* Adrián Cerna

### Ministry of Culture of Peru

* Natalia Maysundo
* James A. Dettleff
* Gianfranco Brero

### Peruvian Association of Film Press - APRECI

* Pablo Hernández
* Laslo Rojas
* Gisella Barthé

### Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association - APC Signis Peru

* Rocío Mendoza Vásquez
* María Rosa Lorbés Iñiguez
* Mónica Villanueva Galdos

### International Labour Organization - CINETRAB

* Teresa Torres
* Rodrigo Portales
* Carmen Benitez

### Chronicles of Diversity

* Gustavo Ochoa - Jury President
* Lesly Quispe Taco
* Aaran Ochante Wilson

### Association of Female Film Directors of Peru - NUNA

* Victoria Guerrero Peirano - Jury President
* Sofía Carillo Zegarra
* Cordelia Sánchez

## Official Selection

The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:

### In Competition
#### Latin American Fiction

    Highlighted title indicates award winner.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
| Baby | Baby | Marcelo Caetano | BrazilFranceNetherlands |
| The Dog Thief | El ladrón de perros | Vinko Tomičić | BoliviaChileMexicoFranceEcuadorItaly |
| The Freshly Cut Grass | El aroma del pasto recién cortado | Celina Murga | ArgentinaUruguayGermanyMexicoUnited States |
| History and Geography | Historia y geografía | Bernardo Quesney | Chile |
| The Hyperboreans | Los hiperbóreos | Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña | Chile |
| Memories of a Burning Body | Memorias de un cuerpo que arde | Antonella Sudasassi Furniss | Costa RicaSpain |
| Motel Destino | Motel Destino | Karim Aïnouz | BrazilFranceGermany |
| Motherland | Kinra | Marco Panatonic | Peru |
| The Other Son | El otro hijo | Juan Sebastián Quebrada | ColombiaFranceArgentina |
| Pepe | Pepe | Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias | Dominican RepublicNamibiaGermanyFrance |
| Reinas | Reinas | Klaudia Reynicke | PeruSwitzerlandSpain |
| Simon of the Mountain | Simón de la montaña | Federico Luis | ArgentinaChileUruguay |
| Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed | Algo viejo, algo nuevo, algo prestado | Hernán Rosselli | ArgentinaPortugalSpain |
| Sujo | Sujo | Astrid Rondero & Fernanda Valadez | MexicoUnited StatesFrance |
| Through Rocks and Clouds | Raíz | Franco García Becerra | PeruChile |
| Wild Woman | La mujer salvaje | Alán González | Cuba |

#### Latin American Documentary

    Highlighted title indicates award winner.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
| The Bastard Images | El archivo bastardo | Marianela Vega Oroza | Peru |
| Behind Closed Doors | A Portas Fechadas | João Pedro Bim | Brazil |
| A Boat Departed from Me Taking Me Away | Partió de mí un barco llevándome | Cecilia Kang | ArgentinaSingapore |
| Carropasajero | Carropasajero | César Alejandro Jaimes & Juan Pablo Polanco | ColombiaGermany |
| The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine | La fabulosa máquina de cosechar oro | Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza | ChileNetherlands |
| The Falling Sky | A Queda do Céu | Eryk Rocha & Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha | BrazilItaly |
| God Is a Woman | Dieu est une femme | Andrés Peyrot | PanamaFranceSwitzerland |
| Landrián | Landrián | Ernesto Daranas | ColombiaGermany |
| Mexican Dream | Sueño mexicano | Laura Plancarte | MexicoUnited Kingdom |
| Reas | Reas | Lola Arias | ArgentinaGermanySwitzerland |

#### Peruvian Competition

    Highlighted title indicates award winner.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
| Alone Together | Compartespacios | Carmen Rojas Gamarra | Peru |
| The Daughter of the Moon | Killapa Wawan | César Galindo | Peru |
| Family Album | Álbum de familia | Joel Calero | Peru |
| El huaro | El huaro | Patricia Wiesse Risso | Peru |
| Karuana, People of the River | Karuara, la gente del río | Miguel Araoz Cartagena & Stephanie Boyd | Peru |
| The Legend of the Last Inca | Los indomables | Tito Catacora | Peru |
| The Social Sin | El pecado social | Juan Carlos Goicochea | Peru |
| The Uncle Lino | El Tío Lino | Omar Forero | Peru |

### Samples
#### Opening film

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Frida | Frida | Carla Gutierrez | United States |

#### Acclaimed

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Caught by the Tides | 风流一代 | Jia Zhangke | China |
| Eyes of the Soul: Cristina García Rodero | Cristina García Rodero: La mirada oculta | Carlota Nelson | Spain |
| Filmlovers! | Spectateurs! | Arnaud Desplechin | France |
| The Girl with the Needle | Pigen med nålen | Magnus von Horn | DenmarkPolandSweden |
| Grand Tour | Grand Tour | Miguel Gomes | PortugalItalyFrance |
| It's Not Me | C'est pas moi | Leos Carax | France |
| Saturn Return | Segundo premio | Isaki Lacuesta & Pol Rodríguez | SpainFrance |
| The Story of Souleymane | L'histoire de Souleymane | Boris Lojkine | France |
| The Substance | The Substance | Coralie Fargeat | United StatesUnited KingdomFrance |

#### Galas

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Alemania | Alemania | María Zanetti | Argentina |
| The Animal Kingdom | Le règne animal | Thomas Cailley | FranceBelgium |
| A Blue Bird | Un pájaro azul | Ariel Rotter | Argentina |
| Borderland | Borderland | Pamela Yates | United States |
| By the Sea | Como el mar | Nicolás Gil Lavedra | ArgentinaUruguay |
| The Color of the Sky | El color del cielo | Francisco Adrianzén Merino | Peru |
| Ongoing Cave | La gruta continua | Julián D'Angiolillo | ArgentinaCuba |
| Pachacútec, The Improbable School | Pachacútec, la escuela improbable | Mariano Carranza | PeruUnited States |
| Prison in the Andes | Penal Cordillera | Felipe Carmona | ChileBrazil |
| The Rescue: The Weight of the World | El rapto | Daniela Goggi | ArgentinaUnited States |
| The Rye Horn | O corno | Jaione Camborda | SpainPortugalBelgium |
| Stay Still | Quédate quieto | Joanna Lombardi | PeruUruguayNetherlands |

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

* Trophy Spondylus: Simon of the Mountain by Federico Luis
* Special Jury Prize: The Dog Thief by Vinko Tomičić
* Best Director: Franco García Becerra for Through Rocks and Clouds
* Best Actress: Maribel Felpeto for Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed
* Best Actor: Lorenzo Ferro for Simon of the Mountain
* Best Screenplay: Klaudia Reynicke & Diego Vega for Reinas
* Best Debut: Motherland by Marco Panatonic

#### Fiction Cinematography

* Best Cinematography: Lorenzo Casadio Vanucci for Wild Woman

#### Documentary

* Trophy Spondylus: The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine by Alfredo Pourailly de la Plaza
** Special Mention: Reas by Lola Arias

#### Peruvian Competition

* Best Film: Karuara, People of the River by Miguel Araoz Cartagena & Stephanie Boyd
* Special Jury Prize: The Social Sin by Juan Carlos Goicochea
* Best Director: Patricia Wiesse Risso for El huaro

#### International Critics

* International Critics' Jury Award for Best Film: Motherland by Marco Panatonic

#### Audience

* Audience Award for the Best Voted Film from the Fiction, Documentary, and Made in Peru sections: Karuara, People of the River by Miguel Araoz Cartagena & Stephanie Boyd

#### PUCP Community

* PUCP Community Award for Made in Peru Best Film: El huaro by Patricia Wiesse Risso

### Other Awards

* Ministry of Culture Jury Award for Best Peruvian Film: Motherland by Marco Panatonic
* International Labour Organization – CINETRAB Award for Best Fiction: Motherland by Marco Panatonic
* International Labour Organization – CINETRAB Award for Best Documentary: The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine by Alfredo Pourailly de la Plaza
* Peruvian Association of Film Press - APRECI Award for Best Film in Competition: Motherland by Marco Panatonic
** Honorable Mention: Simon of the Mountain by Federico Luis
* APC Signis Peru - Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association Award: Motherland by Marco Panatonic
* Gio Award: Baby by Marcelo Caetano
* NUNA Award: El huaro by Patricia Wiesse Risso