Film Week Celebrates 8th Edition: 19 International Film Premieres, Free Access & More

Film week organized by University of Lima having free access to the general public, he returns in person. Its eighth edition will run from October 29 to November 5 and will feature 19 international premier films, a varied Peruvian cinema list including world premieres among other events.

In a press release Ricardo BedoyaThe director of this selection of films, which has become an annual event to discover the best of global and local cinema, stated: “We will meet in front of the big screen to learn about the best cinema that is made in Peru and to see a wide selection of international films coming from film festivals around the world.

“This year, as in previous years, there will be various talks and meetings with filmmakers, as well as the Corto de Boleto event, a cinematic resistance competition submitted by students from the Faculty of Communications of the University of Lima. They have to make a short film in a few hours,” Bedoya said.

Film Week International Exhibition

‘Replacement’, a film by an Argentine director Diego Lermann who won Best Supporting Actress at the recent San Sebastian Film Festival for actress Renata Lerman, will open the program on October 29. It tells the story of a university professor who takes a replacement job at a school in the area where he grew up, in a suburb of Buenos Aires. There he tries to help a student who is being chased by a mob. This is a thriller that combines suspense and police intrigue with social drama.

Among the premiere titles of international standard – “Cathedral’, an American production directed by Ricky D’Ambrose, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was included in the official selection of the latest Sundance Film Festival; ‘Burning days’, a Turkish drama directed by Emin Alper; ‘Lamb’ (The Lamb), a fantasy story by director Valdimar Johannsson, winner of the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival and winner of the 2021 Sitges Film Festival. The latter is the highest grossing Icelandic film in its country and was nominated for an Oscar. for the best international film. It is necessary to emphasize the presenceGodland’ directed by Hlinur Palmason, who participated in the Cannes Film Festival this year.

The famous Italian director Nanni Moretti is participating in the program with his latest film “Three floors”‘, in which he also starred. The film was selected to participate in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival 2021. Its story tells the life of three families who live in a three-story building in Rome for more than a decade. From director Gaspard Noe, one of the most sought-after in modern cinema, we’ll see’Vortex’.

Other tapes are available in movie week this is ‘small, slow but steady’ by Japanese director Sho Miyake about a deaf boxer who, overcoming obstacles, manages to become a professional fighter. This film stood out in the Encounters section of the 72nd Berlinale. They will alsofalcon lake’, the first feature film by Canadian Charlotte Le Bon; “Alive soul”, the directorial debut of Franco-Portuguese actress Christel Alves Meira; and”Heartbeast’, Finnish Aino Suni

The list of premieres includesafter the sun’Charlotte Wells is considered the revelation of this year’s English film, and Spanish’little pig’, directed by Carlota Pereda, who won Best Horror Film at the Fantastic Fest and Méliès d’Or for Best Film at the Sitges Festival.

‘Trenke Lauken’ Argentine director Laura Citarella will be introduced at the closing session movie week. Told in 12 chapters divided into two parts, this story mixes romance, historical drama and even science fiction.

National Exhibition and Dialogue Tables

National sample movie week combines several recent productions of Peruvian cinema. There are titles such as “The World for Julius” by Rossana Diaz Costa; Bantamweight Hans Matos; “Journey” by José Fernandez del Rio; “Dance of the Thrushes” by Alvaro Luque; The Silent Trilogy by Daniel Rodriguez; and “Uncovered” by Paola Molina. The award-winning sci-fi film Future Time by Viktor Chek will also be presented; “Iron Life” by Manuel Bauer; “Pampa” by Dorian Fernandez and the documentary “Bruma” by José Balado.

Of particular note is Exiting the Closet, a documentary film directed by Alberto Castro that will be presented as a world premiere.

Reflections and debates about Peruvian and international cinema will be accompanied by eight dialogue tables that will take place during movie week. Distinguished guests will discuss topics of interest to communicator students, producers, directors, technicians and film fans. Some of these tables are: “No Borders: Peruvian Cinematography in Latin America”, “Current Special Effects in Fantasy Cinema”, “Off-Road Cinema: Filmmaking in Peru in 2022”, “Creating Space: Promoting Co-Production Ulima Community”, among other things.

The full program of Film Week can be found at https://www.semanadelcine.ulima.edu.pe.

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