| Opening: | Ruben Blades Is Not My Name |
| Directors: | Marco Mühletaler |
| Location: | Lima, Peru |
| Founded: | 1997 |
| Awards: | Trophy Spondylus |
| Date: | 3–11 August 2018 |
| Main: | Lima Film Festival |
| Previous: | 21st |
| Next: | 23rd |
The 22nd Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 3 to 11 August 2018 in Lima, Peru.[1] [2] The awards were announced on 11 August 2018, with The Dead and the Others winning the Trophy Spondylus.[3]
In July 2018, the Lima Film Festival officially announced its 22nd edition, under the motto "Look with Freedom" (es|Mira con Libertad) The festival took place from Friday, August 3rd to Saturday, August 11th, 2018. 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,[4] tickets for the event went on sale from July 27th, 2018, at the festival's official venues.[5]
The event paid tribute to the careers of three individuals: Argentine filmmaker Fernando Solanas, Portuguese film producer Paulo Branco, and Peruvian cinematographer Pili Flores Guerra. Additionally, Alicia Morales and Ana María Teruel, both founders of the Lima Film Festival, received a special tribute.
The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[6] [7] [8] [9]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish; Castilian: La reina del miedo | ||||
| Murder Me, Monster | Spanish; Castilian: Muere, monstruo, muere | Alejandro Fadel | ||
| Spanish; Castilian: El motoarrebatador | Agustin Toscano | |||
| Spanish; Castilian: Temporada de caza | Natalia Garagiola | |||
| Portuguese: As Boas Maneiras | Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutra | |||
| Los silencios | ||||
| Portuguese: Chuva é Cantoria na Aldeia dos Mortos | João Salaviza & Renée Nader Messora | |||
| Oblivion Verses | Spanish; Castilian: Los versos del olvido | Alireza Khatami | ||
| Birds of Passage | Spanish; Castilian: Pájaros de verano | |||
| Killing Jesus | Spanish; Castilian: Matar a Jesús | |||
| Sergio and Sergei | Spanish; Castilian: Sergio & Sergei | |||
| Spanish; Castilian: Los adioses | ||||
| Spanish; Castilian: Las herederas | ||||
| Complex Cases | Spanish; Castilian: Casos complejos | Omar Forero | Peru | |
| What Couples Do | Spanish; Castilian: Los helechos | Antolín Prieto | Peru | |
| Indigenous' Slayer | Spanish; Castilian: Mataindios | Oscar Sánchez Saldaña & Robert Julca Motta | Peru | |
| We're All Sailors | Spanish; Castilian: Todos somos marineros | Miguel Angel Moulet | ||
| Silence of the Wind | Spanish; Castilian: El silencio del viento | Álvaro Aponte | ||
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre of War | Spanish; Castilian: Teatro de guerra | |||
| Primas | ||||
| Silence Is a Falling Body | Spanish; Castilian: El silencio es un cuerpo que cae | Agustina Comedi | Argentina | |
| Cocaine Prison | Spanish; Castilian: Los burritos | Bolivia | ||
| Tranny Fag | Portuguese: Bixa Travesty | Claudia Priscilla & Kiko Goifman | Brazil | |
| Stealing Rodin | Spanish; Castilian: Robar a Rodin | Cristóbal Valenzuela | ||
| El testigo: Caín y Abel | Kate Horne | |||
| Ayotzinapa: The Turtle’s Pace | Spanish; Castilian: Ayotzinapa, el paso de la tortuga | Enrique García Meza | Mexico | |
| Away From Meaning | Spanish; Castilian: Lejos del sentido | Olivia Luengas Magaña | Mexico | |
| Spanish; Castilian: La búsqueda | Mariano Agudo & Daniel Lagares | |||
| Seeing Again | Spanish; Castilian: Volver a ver | Judith Vélez | Peru | |
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangra. Grita. Late | Peru | |||
| Southern Winds | Spanish; Castilian: Vientos del sur | Franco García Becerra | Peru | |
| Blue Frontier | Spanish; Castilian: Frontera azul | Jorge Carmona & Tito Köster | ||
| Spanish; Castilian: La hija del maestro del puente | Matthew Leahy & Elisa Stone Leahy | |||
| Prueba de fondo | Oscar Bermeo & Christian Acuña | Peru | ||
| Las hijas de Nantu | Willy Guevara | Peru | ||
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La educación del rey | Santiago Esteves | Argentina | |||
| Recreo | Hernán Guerschuny & Jazmín Stuart | Argentina | |||
| Spanish; Castilian: El futuro que viene | Constanza Novick | Argentina | |||
| I Will Not Travel Hidden | Spanish; Castilian: No viajaré escondida | Pablo Zubizarreta | |||
| Portuguese: O Filme da Minha Vida | Selton Mello | Brazil | |||
| Just Like Our Parents | Portuguese: Como Nossos Pais | Brazil | |||
| Dry Martina | Che Sandoval | ||||
| Damn Kids | Spanish; Castilian: Cabros de mierda | Chile | |||
| Spanish; Castilian: La última vedette | Edwin Oyarce | Chile | |||
| Virus Tropical | Santiago Caicedo | Colombia | |||
| ¡Las Sandinistas | Jenny Murray | ||||
A list of films selected for the 'Galas' lineup is as follows:[10]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish; Castilian: Todo el año es Navidad | Argentina | |||
| Portuguese: O Grande Circo Místico | Brazil | |||
| Praça Paris | Brazil | |||
| And Suddenly the Dawn | Spanish; Castilian: ...Y de pronto el amanecer | Chile | ||
| 500 Years | United States | |||
| French: Les Grands Esprits | France | |||
| Eternity Never Surrendered | Spanish; Castilian: No sucumbió la eternidad | Daniela Rea Gómez | Mexico | |
A list of films selected for the '2018 Acclaimed' lineup is as follows:[11]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit | Germany | |||
| German: Der Hauptmann | Germany | |||
| Spanish; Castilian: El autor | Spain | |||
| BlacKkKlansman | United States | |||
| French: La villa | France | |||
| Italian: Una questione privata | Italy | |||
| Arabic: قضية رقم ٢٣ | Lebanon | |||
| Turkish: Ahlat Ağacı | ||||
A list of films selected for the 'Around the World in 8 Days' lineup is as follows:[12]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Airport THF | German: Zentralflughafen THF | |||
| Argentina | ||||
| Fisherman | Spanish; Castilian: Pescador | José Glusman | Argentina | |
| My Best Friend | Spanish; Castilian: Mi mejor amigo | Martín Deus | Argentina | |
| Sinfonía | Gilbert Arroyo & Andrés Locatelli | |||
| Hacker | United States | |||
| French: La prière | France | |||
| Coexister | Fabrice Eboué | France | ||
| Humboldt in Mexico: The Gaze of the Explorer | Spanish; Castilian: Humboldt en México: La mirada del explorador | Ana Cruz | Mexico | |
| Sweden | ||||
A list of films selected for the 'Searches' lineup is as follows:[13]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malambo, the Good Man | Spanish; Castilian: Malambo, el hombre bueno | Argentina | ||
| Recetas para microondas | Matías Szulanski | Argentina | ||
| The Bed | Spanish; Castilian: La cama | Mónica Lairana | Argentina | |
| The Endless Day | Spanish; Castilian: El día que resistía | Alessia Chiesa | Argentina | |
| Princesita | Chile | |||
| Sal | William Vega | Colombia | ||
| Chuquiragua | Mateo Herrera | Ecuador | ||
| Yesterday Wonder I Was | Spanish; Castilian: Ayer maravilla fui | Gabriel Mariño | Mexico | |