 Official poster of the 29th Lima Film Festival | |
| Opening film | Deaf |
|---|---|
| Location | Lima, Peru |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Awards | Trophy Spondylus: The Secret Agent |
| Directors | Edward Venero |
| Festival date | 7–16 August 2025 |
| Website | festivaldelima |
The 29th Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 7–16 August 2025 in Lima, Peru. Spanish drama Deaf, directed by Eva Libertad, served as the festival's opening film.[1]
The awards were announced on 16 August 2025, with Brazilian political thriller film The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, winning the Trophy Spondylus.[2] The Innocents by Germán Tejeda won Best Film in the Peruvian Competition while Under the Flags, the Sun by Juanjo Pereira won for Best Documentary.[3]
Background
In July 2025, the Lima Film Festival officially announced its 29th edition under the motto "Different perspective, one meeting point" (Spanish: Distintas miradas, un punto de encuentro) and revealed the complete lineup.[4] The festival was 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.
In its 29th edition, the film festival paid tribute to the careers of three distinguished personalities: Peruvian actress Haydeé Cáceres, Chilean actor Alfredo Castro, and executive from Programa Ibermedia Elena Vilardell.[5][6][7]
Juries
In Competition
Latin American Fiction
- Celina Murga, Argentine filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer[8]
- Hebe Tabachnik, Argentine film director and screenwriter
- Natalia Ames, Peruvian academic
- Rodrigo Teixeira, Brazilian film producer
- Vinko Tomičić, Chilean film director
Latin American Documentary
- Heather Haynes, Canadian producer
- Jenny Velapatiño, Peruvian academic
- Néstor Frenkel, Argentine film director and editor
Peruvian Competition
- Estrella Araiza, Mexican cultural manager and director of the Guadalajara International Film Festival
- Giovanna Pollarolo, Peruvian poet and screenwriter
- Laura Astorga, Costa Rican film director
Fiction Cinematography
- Dariela Ludlow, Mexican director of photography
- Luisa Cavanagh, Argentine director of photography
- Patricio Fuster, Peruvian director of photography
International Critics
- Ivonete Pinto
- Luis Véles
- Marisol Aguila
PUCP Community
- Raschid Rabi Hirata
- Mariela del Águila Reátegui
- Gianela Kattya Ildefonso Lazo
- Rómulo Sulca Ricra
- Sandra Yulisa Tullume Limachi
Ministry of Culture of Peru
- Angie Bonino
- Peruska Chambi Echegaray
- Angela Ponce Romero
Peruvian Association of Film Press - APRECI
- Carolina Urdánegui
- Juan José Beteta
- Marcelo Paredes
Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association - APC Signis Peru
- José Antonio Ulloa Cueva
- Mónica Villanueva Galdós
- Joaquín Portocarrero Guevara
Best LGTBIQ+ Film
- Romina Badoino
- Isa Abad Pinedo
- Gonzalo Rodríguez Risco
OIT - CINETRAB
- Teresa Torres
- Henry Vallejo
- Rossana Díaz Costa
Association of Female Film Directors of Peru - NUNA
- Sonia Llosa
- Mayella Lloclla
- Mariale Bernedo
Official Selection
The lineup of titles selected for the official selection is as follows:[9][10][8]
In Competition
Latin American Fiction
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Night Without Me | La noche sin mí | María Laura Berch, Laura Chiarabrando | Argentina |
| Beloved Tropic | Querido trópico | Ana Endara | Panama, Colombia |
| The Barbarians | Los bárbaros | Javier Barbero, Martín Guerra | Peru, Spain |
| Zafari | Mariana Rondón | Peru, Mexico, Brazil, France, Chile, Dominican Republic, Venezuela | |
| Sugar Island | Johanné Gómez Terrero | Dominican Republic, Spain | |
| The Blue Trail | O Último Azul | Gabriel Mascaro | Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands |
| Designation of Origin | Denominación de origen | Tomás Alzamora Muñoz | Chile |
| Cuerpo celeste | Nayra Ilic García | Chile, Italy | |
| A Poet | Un poeta | Simón Mesa Soto | Colombia, Germany, Sweden |
| The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) | El diablo fuma | Ernesto Martínez Bucio | Mexico |
| Suçuarana | Clarissa Campolina, Sérgio Borges | Brazil | |
| Punku | Juan Daniel Fernández Molero | Peru, Spain | |
| The Secret Agent | O agente secreto | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil, France, Netherlands, Germany |
| The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo | La misteriosa mirada del flamenco | Diego Céspedes | Chile, France, Germany |
| A House with Two Dogs | Una casa con dos perros | Matías Ferreyra | Argentina |
Latin American Documentary
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Prince of Nanawa | El príncipe de Nanawa | Clarisa Navas | Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia, Germany |
| Runa Simi | Augusto Zegarra | Peru | |
| The Memory of Butterflies | La memoria de las mariposas | Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski | Peru, Portugal |
| Under the Flags, the Sun | Bajo las banderas, el sol | Juanjo Pereira | Paraguay, Argentina, United States, Panama, Germany |
| The Freedom of Fierro | La liberta de Fierro | Santiago Esteinou | Mexico, Canada, Greece |
| Soul of the Desert | Alma del desierto | Mónica Taboada-Tapia | Colombia, Brazil |
| Fate of Pines | Suerte de pinos | Lorena Muñoz | Argentina, Spain |
| Niñxs | Kani Lapuerta | Mexico, Germany | |
| Night Has Come | Vino la noche | Paolo Tizón | Peru, Mexico, Spain |
| To the West, in Zapata | Al oeste, en Zapata | David Bim | Cuba, Spain |
| An Oscillating Shadow | Una sombra oscilante | Celeste Rojas Mugica | Chile, Argentina, France |
Peruvian Competition
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[3]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashes, the Movie | Uchpa, la película | Antonio Rodríguez Romaní | Peru |
| Halfway Down the Street | A media calle | Eduardo Orcada | Peru |
| Intercontinental | Salomón Pérez | Peru | |
| Family Politics | Políticas familiares | Martín Rebaza Ponce de León | Peru |
| Flor Pucarina, Rebel to the Bones | Flor Pucarina, rebelde hasta los huesos | Geraldine Zuasnabar | Peru |
| The Innocents | Los inocentes | Germán Tejeda | Peru, Mexico |
| 1982 | García JC | Peru | |
| Astronaut | Astronauta | Paul Vega | Peru, Uruguay, Colombia |
Muestras
Opening film
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaf | Sorda | Eva Libertad | Spain |
Acclaimed
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreams (Sex Love) | Drømmer | Dag Johan Haugerud | Norway |
| The Mastermind | Kelly Reichardt | United States | |
| Sentimental Value | Affeksjonsverdi | Joachim Trier | Norway, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, France |
| It Was Just an Accident | یک تصادف ساده / Un simple accident | Jafar Panahi | Iran, France, Luxembourg |
| Enzo | Robin Campillo | France, Italy, Belgium | |
| Undercover | La infiltrada | Arantxa Echevarría | Spain |
| The Life of Chuck | Mike Flanagan | United States | |
| Hard Truths | Mike Leigh | United Kingdom | |
| Yes | Ken | Nadav Lapid | France, Israel, Cyprus, Germany |
| Promised Sky | Promis le ciel | Erige Sehiri | France, Tunisia, Qatar |
Galas
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huaquero | Juan Carlos Donoso | Ecuador, Peru, Romania | |
| Ramón and Ramón | Ramón y Ramón | Salvador del Solar | Peru, Spain, Uruguay |
| Mistura | Ricardo de Montreuil | Peru | |
| Good Morning, Wiraqocha | Buenos días, Wiraqocha | Mauricio Godoy | Peru |
| Uyariy (Escuchar) | Javier Corcuera | Spain, Peru | |
| Las muertes de Chantyorinti | Hermes Paralluelo | Peru, Spain | |
| Amores perros | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Mexico | |
| After 'Un buen día' | Después de un buen día | Néstor Frenkel | Argentina |
| All the Strength | Todas las fuerzas | Luciana Piantanida | Argentina, Peru |
| Hearth of the Wolf | El corazón del lobo | Francisco J. Lombardi | Peru |
Awards
The following awards were presented:[3][11]
In Competition
Fiction
- Trophy Spondylus: The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Special Jury Prize: A Poet by Simón Mesa Soto
- Honorable Mention: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego Céspedes
- Best Director: Johanné Gómez Terrero for Sugar Island
- Best Screenplay: Tomás Alzamora Muñoz and Javier Salinas for Designation of Origin
- Best Actor: Ubeimar Ríos for A Poet
- Best Actress: Jenny Navarrete for Beloved Tropic
- Best Debut: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego Céspedes
Fiction Cinematography
- Best Cinematography: Juan Sarmiento for A Poet
- Special Mention: Johan Carrasco for Punku and Alván Prado for Sugar Island
Documentary
- Trophy Spondylus: Under the Flags, the Sun by Juanjo Pereira
- Special Mention: Runa Simi by Augusto Zegarra
Peruvian Competition
- Best Film: The Innocents by Germán Tejeda
- Special Jury Prize: Family Politics by Martín Rebaza Ponce de León
- Best Director: Germán Tejeda for The Innocents
International Critics
- International Critics' Jury Award for Best Film: The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Audience
- Audience Award: Runa Simi by Augusto Zegarra
PUCP Community
- PUCP Community Award for Made in Peru Best Film: 1982 by García JC
Other Awards
- Ministry of Culture Jury Award for Best Peruvian Film: The Memory of Butterflies by Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski
- International Labour Organization – CINETRAB Award for Best Fiction: Sugar Island by Johanné Gómez Terrero
- International Labour Organization – CINETRAB Award for Best Documentary: Runa Simi by Augusto Zegarra
- Peruvian Association of Film Press - APRECI Award for Best Film in Competition: A Poet by Simón Mesa Soto
- APC Signis Peru - Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association Award: Beloved Tropic by || Ana Endara
- NUNA Award: The Prince of Nanawa by Clarisa Navas
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