ElCine Festival – 10th Lima Festival of Latin American Cinema

Once again Lima will turn into the epicentre of Latin American cinema (from August, 3rd to 12th), when some of the finest films and moviemakers of the region compete in the 10th edition of Lima’s ElCine Festival.

Organized by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, the present edition of the festival displays an extraordinary program, with three official competitions: Films, First Films, and Documentaries.

15 Films from 6 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba, and Peru) contend the festival’s Film award. Argentina is the most represented country, with 6 films in competition.

Last year’s 9th edition of the festival was a big success of both public and critics. The winners were:
Best Movie (Audience Award): “El matrimonio de Romeo y Julieta” de Bruno Barreto (Brazil)
Best Movie (Critics Award): “Batalla en el cielo” de Carlos Reygadas (Mexico)
Best First Movie: “Temporada de Patos” de Fernando Eimbcke (Mexico)
Best Documentary: “Soy Cuba, el mamut siberiano” de Vicente Ferraz (Brazil)

Some of the best and most remembered Latin American films of the last few years have been awarded in Lima’s Festival. Some include “El hijo de la novia” by Juan José Campanella, “Martín Hache” by Adolfo Aristarain, “Ciudad de Dios” by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, and “Nueve Reinas” by the recently disappeared director, Fabián Bielinsky.

For further information check ElCine Film Festival Website.

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Independence Day!

Peru celebrates its Independence today, Friday, July 28th.
And this year, an election year in Peru, Alan García, elected last June as Peru’s new president, will take charge in a ceremony to be held in Lima. Leaders from Latin America (including Brazil’s president Ignazio Lula Da Silva) and other regions (most notably Felipe, Prince of Spain) are arriving for Garcia’s presidential inauguration. Some news coverage by BBC, CNN.

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