30th Lima Film Festival

30th Lima Film Festival
Official poster of the 30th Lima Film Festival
Opening filmThe Match
LocationLima, Peru
Founded1997
AwardsTrophy Spondylus: Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building
DirectorsEdward Venero
Festival date6–15 August 2025
Websitefestivaldelima.com

The 30th Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 6–15 August 2026 in Lima, Peru.[1] Argentine sports documentary film The Match, directed by Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco, served as the opening film for the festival.[2]

The awards were announced on 16 August 2026, with Mexican film Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building, directed by Bruno Santamaría Razo, winning the Trophy Spondylus. How to Live with...? by Luisa García Alva won Best Film in the Peruvian Competition while Relict by Guillermo Quintero won for Best Documentary.[3]

Background

In late July 2026, the full lineup for the festival was announced.[4] This years' motto is "We'll see each other" (Spanish: Vamos a vernos).[5] The festival will be directed by Edward Venero, with Josué Méndez as the festival's artistic director. A new section titled Música was introduced, destined to films where music is a prominent theme.[6]

Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho and filmmaking duo Mariana Rondón and Marité Ugás are among this year's honorees. Additionally, Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr will also be honored with a special retrospective of his work.[7]

Official Selection

The lineup of titles selected for the official selection is as follows:[8]

In Competition

Latin American Fiction

Highlighted title indicates award winner.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s)
The Anatomy of the HorsesLa anatomía de los caballosDaniel Vidal TochePeru, Spain, Colombia, France
The Condor DaughterLa Hija CóndorÁlvaro Olmos TorricoBolivia, Peru, Uruguay
The CurrentsLas corrientesMilagros MumenthalerArgentina, Switzerland
Death Has No MasterLa muerte no tiene dueñoJorge Thielen ArmandVenezuela, Canada, Italy, Luxembourg
FliesMoscasFernando EimbckeMexico
Forever Your Maternal AnimalSiempre soy tu animal maternoValentina MaurelBelgium, France, Mexico
If I Were AliveSe eu fosse vivo... viviaAndré Novais OliveiraBrazil
The IvyHiedraAna Cristina BarragánEcuador, Mexico, France, Spain
The Night is Fading AwayLa noche está marchándose yaRamiro Sonzini, Ezequiel SalinasArgentina
On the RoadEn el caminoDavid PablosMexico
The Red HangarHangar rojoJuan Pablo SallatoChile, Argentina, Italy
The River TrainEl tren fluvialLorenzo Ferro, Lucas A. VignaleArgentina
NovemberNoviembreTomás CorredorMexico, Brazil, Norway, Colombia
Sad GirlzChicas tristesFernanda TovarMexico, Spain, France
Six Months in a Pink and Blue BuildingSeis meses en el edificio rosa con azulBruno Santamaría RazoMexico, Brazil, Denmark

Latin American Documentary

Highlighted title indicates award winner.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s)
Black CocaineCocaína negraCristóbal ValenzuelaChile, Uruguay
DecemberDiciembreLucas GalloArgentina, Uruguay
A Bigger PlaceUn lugar más grandeNicolás DéfosséMexico, France
El coloquio de los pájarosSofía Velázquez NúñezPeru
ComparsaVickie Curtis, Doug AndersonGuatemala, United States
JaripeoEfraín Mojica, Rebecca ZweigUnited States, France, Mexico
Our Body is an Expanding StarNuestro cuerpo es una estrella que se expandeSemillites Hernández Velasco, Tania Hernández VelascoMexico
RelictRelictoGuillermo QuinteroColombia, France
A Street Named CubaCalle CubaVanessa BatistaCuba, Chile, Mexico
The VictorsLos vencedoresPablo AparoArgentina
A Writing in AppearancesUna escritura en aparienciasNicolás Cifuentes GonzalezColombia, France

Peruvian Competition

Highlighted title indicates award winner.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s)
General StatesEstados generalesMauricio Freyre Peru, Spain
The Girls GardenEllasEduardo Mendoza de Echave Peru
How to Live with...?Manuales de supervivienciaLuisa García Alva
Red Soil: An Audiovisual Ecopoetics of the Peruvian AmazonTierra roja: Ecopoética audiovisual de la amazonía peruanaPedro Favarin
That Shadow FadingAquella sombra desvanecíaSamuel Urbina
Where Dreams SleepDonde duermen los sueñosDaniel Riglos
Where Shadows Are BornDonde nacen las sombrasVioleta Rodríguez Ríos

Muestras

Opening film

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The MatchEl partidoJuan Cabral, Santiago FrancoArgentina

Acclaimed

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
CowardLukas DhontBelgium, France, Netherlands
FatherlandPaweł PawlikowskiPoland, Germany, Italy, France
FjordCristian MungiuRomania, France, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
Hope호프Na Hong-jinSouth Korea
The Man I LoveIra SachsUnited States, France
MinotaurМинотаврAndrey ZvyagintsevFrance, Latvia, Germany
The OdysseyChristopher NolanUnited States, United Kingdom
Paper TigerJames GrayUnited States, Brazil, Italy
Parallel TalesHistoires ParallèlesAsghar FarhadiFrance, United States, Italy, Belgium
A Woman's LifeLa Vie d'une FemmeCharline Bourgeois-TacquetFrance, Belgium

Out of competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Being HamletSer HamletChela de FerrariPeru
BelénDolores FonziArgentina
Comandante FritzPavel GiroudSpain, Germany
Lady NazcaDamien DorsazFrance, Germany
A Loose EndUn cabo sueltoDaniel HendlerUruguay, Argentina, Spain
Marching to Victory: The Route of the BycenntenialA paso de vencedores: La ruta del bicintenarioNatalia Sobrevilla Perea Peru
MatapankiDiego "Mapache" FuentesChile

Preview Screenings

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Colony 군체 Yeon Sang-ho South Korea
The End of Oak Street David Robert Mitchell United States
Forgotten Island Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado
Holiness Santidad Rodolfo Espinoza Rios Peru
The Invite Olivia Wilde United States
Saccharine Natalie Erika James Australia
Street Wanderers Los caminantes de la calle Juan Martín Hsu Argentina, Peru

Cinema and music

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Circular Ruins Ruinas Circulares Delia Ackerman Peru
Let's Lose Our Heads Vamos a perder la cabeza Nicolás Saba Salem, Jorge Pablo Quiroz Salem
Q-POP Adri Murguía United States, Peru, South Korea
When No One Sees Me (episodes 1 and 2) Cuando nadie me ve Álvaro Ron Spain

Cinema and gastronomy

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Bunka Means Culture Bunka significa cultura Omar Young United States
Ceviche: A Gastronomic Journey by Rodrigo Fernandini Ceviche: Un viaje gastronomico de Rodrigo Fernandini Fernando Landavere Peru, Brazil
Food for Those in Need Comida para quien la necesita Leonardo Brant Brazil
Jota Urondo, An Impertinent Chef Jota Urondo, un cocinero impertinente Mariana Erijimovich, Juan Villegas Argentina

Retrospectives

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Pictures of Ghosts (2023)Retratos fantasmasKleber Mendonça FilhoBrazil
Neighboring Sounds (2012)O som ao redor
Bacurau (2019)Brazil, France
At Midnight and a Half (1999)A la media noche y mediaMariana RondónVenezuela, Peru, Mexico, France
Bad Hair (2013)Pelo maloVenezuela, Germany, Peru, Argentina
Contactado (2020)Marité UgásPeru, Venezuela, Brazil, Norway
It Would Be Night in Caracas (2025)Aún es de noche en CaracasMariana Rondón, Marité UgásMexico, Venezuela
Damnation (1988)KárhozatBéla TarrHungary
The Turin Horse (2011)A torinói ló
The Man from London (2007)A londoni férfiHungary, France, Germany
Sátántangó (1994)Hungary, Germany, Switzerland
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)Werckmeister harmóniákHungary

References

  1. ↑ Navarro, Ángel (22 July 2026). "De Christopher Nolan a Kleber Mendonça Filho: las grandes apuestas del Festival de Cine de Lima 2026". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Festival de Cine de Lima 2026: 'El Partido', la película que repasa el Argentina-Inglaterra inaugura la edición 30". La Radio del Mercosur (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Festival de Cine de Lima premia a 'Seis meses en el edificio rosa con azul' y reconoce a lo mejor del cine latinoamericano". RPP Noticias (in Spanish). Agencia EFE. 16 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Barrientos, Estefany (28 July 2026). "Festival de Cine de Lima 2026: las películas peruanas en competencia". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Festival Internacional de Cine de Lima PUCP celebra sus 30 años". Fundación BBVA (in Spanish). 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  6. ↑ García, Oscar (22 July 2026). "Del 6 al 15 de agosto, vamos a vernos en el 30 Festival Internacional de Cine de Lima PUCP". PUCP (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Zúñiga, Luis (24 July 2026). "30 Festival Internacional de Cine de Lima: las películas, homenajes y novedades que marcarán esta edición". Cine O'Culto (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Toda la programación del 30° Festival Internacional de Cine de Lima PUCP 2026". Escribiendo Cine (in Spanish). 25 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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