| Opening: | The Journey of Javier Heraud |
| Directors: | Marco Mühletaler |
| Location: | Lima, Peru |
| Founded: | 1997 |
| Awards: | Trophy Spondylus |
| Date: | 9–17 August 2019 |
| Main: | Lima Film Festival |
| Previous: | 22nd |
| Next: | 24th |
The 23rd Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 9 to 17 August 2019 in Lima, Peru.[1] [2] The awards were announced on 17 August 2019, with Bacurau winning the Trophy Spondylus.[3]
In July 2019, the Lima Film Festival officially announced its 23rd edition, under the motto "Escape to the Festival" (Spanish; Castilian: Escápate al Festival) The festival took place from Friday, August 9th to Saturday, August 17th, 2019. Organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, through its Cultural Center, and presented in collaboration with the BBVA Foundation, the Ministry of Culture of Peru, the Gran Teatro Nacional del Perú, and El Comercio, tickets for the event went on sale from August 2nd, 2019, at the festival's official venues.
The festival welcomed back Ambulante for another year, a collective founded by Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Pablo Cruz, and Elena Fortes, dedicated to promoting documentary films to new audiences. In this edition, seven documentaries from different countries were showcased. The film documentary The Journey of Javier Heraud by Javier Corcuera served as the opening film, which took place at the Gran Teatro Nacional.
The event paid tribute to the careers of three individuals: French filmmaker Claire Denis, Bolivian documentarian Jorge Sanjinés, and the production group Grupo Ukamau on their 25th anniversary. Marianne Eyde and Mikael Wiström were the directors who received recognition for their careers. Additionally, Mexican actor Gael García Bernal visited the festival to present Chicuarotes, his second film as a director, and also conducted an open masterclass for the general public on Sunday, August 11th.
The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis Dream | Spanish; Castilian: Sueño Florianópolis | |||
| A Family Submerged | Spanish; Castilian: Familia sumergida | María Alché | ||
| Bacurau | Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles | |||
| Portuguese: A vida invisível | ||||
| Sick, Sick, Sick | Portuguese: Sem seu sangue | Alice Furtado | ||
| Alexandre Moratto | Brazil | |||
| Enigma | Ignacio Juricic | Chile | ||
| Litigante | Franco Lolli | |||
| Land of Ashes | Spanish; Castilian: Ceniza negra | Sofía Quirós Ubeda | ||
| Our Mothers | Spanish; Castilian: Nuestras madres | |||
| Li Cheng | ||||
| Spanish; Castilian: La camarista | ||||
| Spanish; Castilian: Las niñas bien | Alejandra Márquez Abella | Mexico | ||
| Song Without a Name | Spanish; Castilian: Canción sin nombre | Melina León | ||
| The Clash | Spanish; Castilian: La bronca | Daniel Vega & Diego Vega | Peru | |
| Miriam Lies | Spanish; Castilian: Miriam miente | Natalia Cabral & Oriol Estrada | ||
| Spanish; Castilian: Los tiburones | Lucía Garibaldi | |||
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausencia de mí | Melina Terribili | |||
| Spanish; Castilian: Las facultades | Eloísa Solaas | Argentina | ||
| Summer Days | Spanish; Castilian: Días de temporada | Pablo Stigliani | Argentina | |
| Let It Burn | Portuguese: Diz a ela que me viu chorar | Maíra Bühler | Brazil | |
| Lemebel | Joanna Reposi Garibaldi | |||
| Los sueños del castillo | René Ballesteros | |||
| La paz | Tomás Pinzón Lucena | Colombia | ||
| A Wild Stream | Spanish; Castilian: Una corriente salvaje | Nuria Ibañez | Mexico | |
| O amor é único | Marina Meijer | |||
| By the Name of Tania | ||||
| Spanish; Castilian: La revolución y la tierra | Gonzalo Benavente Secco | Peru | ||
Space dedicated to showcasing Peruvian films in their absolute premiere. Both this section and the 'Irresistible' section competed for the Audience Award.
Highlighted title indicates award winner.| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the Middle of the Labyrinth | Spanish; Castilian: En medio del laberinto | Salomón Pérez | Peru | |
| La cantera | Miguel Barreda Delgado | Peru | ||
| Mapacho | Carlos Marín Tello | Peru | ||
| Hugo Blanco, Deep River | Spanish; Castilian: Hugo Blanco, río profundo | Malena Martínez Cabrera | Peru | |
| Mi Barrios Altos Querido | Jimmy Valdivieso | Peru | ||
| Máxima | Claudia Sparrow | |||
| Yutupis | Luis Pizarro Pérez | |||
Latin American films for all tastes that you won't want to miss. Both this section and the 'Made in Peru' section competed for the Audience Award.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rojo | ||||
| Aire | Arturo Castro Godoy | Argentina | ||
| Método Livingston | Sofía Mora | Argentina | ||
| Portuguese: Divino amor | ||||
| Domingo | Clara Linhart & Fellipe Barbosa | |||
| La venganza de Jairo | Simón Hernández | |||
| Spanish; Castilian: El despertar de las hormigas | Antonella Sudasassi | |||
| Isaac Cherem | Mexico | |||
| This Is Not Berlin | Spanish; Castilian: Esto no es Berlín | Hari Sama | Mexico | |
| Midnight Family | Spanish; Castilian: Familia de medianoche | Luke Lorentzen | ||
| Long Distance | Larga distancia | Franco Finocchiaro | Peru | |
Films in which the author's freedom of exploration triumphs over the use of more conventional narratives. A list of films selected for the 'Searches' lineup is as follows:[9]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brief Story from the Green Planet | Spanish; Castilian: Breve historia del planeta verde | |||
| Silvia | María Silvia Esteve | Argentina | ||
| Soft Rains Will Come | Spanish; Castilian: Vendrán lluvias suaves | Argentina | ||
| Lapü | César Alejandro Jaimes & Juan Pablo Polanco | Colombia | ||
| Vida a bordo | Emiliano Mazza De Luca | Uruguay | ||
The most highly anticipated auteur cinema of the past year worldwide: Cannes, Berlin, San Sebastián. A list of films selected for the '2019 Acclaimed' lineup is as follows:[10]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Ahmed | French: Le jeune Ahmed | |||
| The Wild Goose Lake | Chinese: 南方车站的聚会 | |||
| Spanish; Castilian: El reino | ||||
| Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | United States | |||
| French: Grâce à Dieu | France | |||
| Varda by Agnès | French: Varda par Agnès | France | ||
| French: Jeanne | France | |||
| It Must Be Heaven | ||||
| Oh Mercy! | French: Roubaix, une lumière | France | ||
| Russian: Дылда | ||||
Stories of diversity and gender-based violence. A list of films selected for the 'Pride and Prejudice' lineup is as follows:[11]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let It Be Law | Spanish; Castilian: Que sea ley | Argentina | ||
| Greta | Armando Praça | Brazil | ||
| A Thousand Women | Portuguese: As mil mulheres | Rita Toledo | Brazil | |
| Cachada: The Opportunity | Spanish; Castilian: Cachada | Marlén Viñayo | El Salvador | |
| Niña sola | Javier Ávila | Mexico | ||
| One Taxi Ride | Spanish; Castilian: Un viaje en taxi | |||
Works starring or created by artists with a great trajectory. A list of films selected for the 'Galas' lineup is as follows:[12]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men of Hard Skin | Spanish; Castilian: Hombres de piel dura | José Celestino Campusano | Argentina | |
| Spanish; Castilian: El Pepe, una vida suprema | ||||
| Joel | Argentina | |||
| Introduzione all'oscuro | ||||
| Mario y los perros | Chema de la Peña | Spain | ||
| ¡He matado a mi marido | Francisco Lupini Basagoiti | United States | ||
| Santiago, Italia | ||||
| Chicuarotes | Mexico | |||
| Buddy | ||||
| Fallen from Heaven | Spanish; Castilian: Caídos del cielo | Peru | ||
| Defiant Souls | Spanish; Castilian: Insumisas | Fernando Pérez & Laura Cazador | ||
| Madame Cinéma | Jonathan Reverón | Venezuela | ||
A tour of the international billboard, prioritizing those films that will soon be released in Lima. A list of films selected for the 'Around the World in 8 Days' lineup is as follows:[13]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delfín | Gaspar Scheuer | Argentina | ||
| The Nightshifter | Portuguese: Morto Não Fala | Dennison Ramalho | Brazil | |
| Danish: Den skyldige | Gustav Möller | Denmark | ||
| United States | ||||
| Remi, Nobody's Boy | French: Rémi sans famille | Antoine Blossier | France | |
| Rolling to You | French: Tout le monde debout | France | ||
| Norwegian: Askeladden - I Dovregubbens Hall | Mikkel Brænne Sandemose | Norway | ||
| United Kingdom | ||||
| United Kingdom | ||||