Film Invasion – L.A. & Lima

The Awards Juries for FI-Lima have determined the following awards for the 2026 Festival. Here they are, sorted by film title!

ALLURE – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Originality – Short Film
Ananias – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Peruvian Film – Short
Beautiful Day – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Music Video
Becoming Chavela – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Comedy
Becoming Chavela – Grand Jury Award – Best Song – Chavela Vargas – “Volver, Volver”
Boulevard de la mort – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Arthouse
Break Out – Grand Jury Award – Best Editing – Short Film – Tadeo Escalante
Break Out – Grand Jury Award – Best Performance by Cast – Comedy
Butcher – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Drama
Caesar’s Cache – Audience Award – Best Featurette
Caesar’s Cache – Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Featurette
Caesar’s Cache – Grand Jury Award – Best Sound Design – Featurette
Caesar’s Cache – Grand Jury Award – Best Supporting Performer – Featurette – Jona Zeschke
Cambia Tu Vida, Chico – Una Vida en DEGASE – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Feature – Documentary
Cambia Tu Vida, Chico – Una Vida en DEGASE – Grand Jury Award – Best Writing – Feature Film – Documentary
Dark Matter – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Drama
DIG DEEPER – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Featurette – Documentary
EL MONSTRUO DE LA FORTUNA – Grand Jury Award – Best Lead Performer – Short – Maria Olga Matte
Every Line Becomes A Circle – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Writing – Documentary
Fairy God Bro – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding performance by Cast – Short
fear, my sickness – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Peruvian Film – Short
fear, my sickness – Grand Jury Award – Best Acting – Experimental
Fleeing Shadows – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Writting – Short – Drama
FUTURE OF ART – Grand Jury Award – Best Featurette – Arthouse
Hey Alexa – Grand Jury Award – Best Production Design – Short Film
Hey Alexa – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – SciFi
Holding It Together – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Documentary
Hope – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Horror
Hope – Grand Jury Award – Best Sound Design – Short Film
in my land, Carnival is religion – Audience Award – Best Feature Film
in my land, Carnival is religion – Grand Jury Award – Best Sound Design – Feature Film – Rodrigo Resende Coutinho
Lifted – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Animation
Long Time, No See – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Horror
Lou – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Comedy
Making Megaforce – Best In Fest – Best Feature Film
Making Megaforce – Grand Jury Award – Best Director – Feature Film – Bob Lindenmayer
Making Megaforce – Grand Jury Award – Best Editing – Feature Film – Felix Chamberlain
Making Megaforce – Grand Jury Award – Best Lead Performer – Feature Film – Bob Lindenmayer
Making Megaforce – Grand Jury Award – Best Production Design – Feature Film
Making Megaforce – Grand Jury Award – Best Supporting Performer – Feature Film – Barry Bostwick
One Last Breath – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Lead Performance – Short
PATOU: In Black & White – Grand Jury Award – Best Featurette – Documentary
PATOU: In Black & White – Grand Jury Award – Best Soundtrack
Pierre West – Best In Fest – Best Featurette
Pierre West – Grand Jury Award – Best Lead Performer – Featurette – Tomas Hartwig
Plainspoken – Grand Jury Award – Best Writing – Featurette – Documentary
Psyche – Grand Jury Award – Best Short – Dance
Roughing It – Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Short Film
Rule of Three – Grand Jury Award – Best Series/Pilot
Sasquatch Roommate – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Cast Performance – Comedy – Short
Soeur Celeste – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Editing – Short – Drama
Soeur Celeste – Grand Jury Award – Best Director – Short Film – IB Asanga
The Big Picture – Grand Jury Award – Best Music Video
The Choice – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Drama
The Choice – Grand Jury Award – Best Writing – Short – Drama
The Last Day – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Arthouse
The Last Day – Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Experimental
The Last Play – Lo mejor de Perú – Best Peruvian Film – Short
The Last Play – Grand Jury Award – Best Supporting Performer – Short Film – Cesar Rengifo Salazar
The Long Road Home – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Documentary
THE MIRROR PARAJANOV – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Featurette – Documentary
THE MIRROR PARAJANOV – Grand Jury Award – Best Production Design – Featurette
The Power of Ink – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – SciFi
The Return of the Lifeblood – Lo mejor de Perú – Best Peruvian Film – Featurette
The Return of the Lifeblood – Grand Jury Award – Best Editing – Featurette – Arnold Sotomayor
The Return of the Lifeblood – Grand Jury Award – Best Featurette – Horror
The River At The Bottom Of My Garden – Grand Jury Award – Best Cinematography – Feature Film
The River At The Bottom Of My Garden – Grand Jury Award – Best Feature – Documentary
The Summoning – Audience Award – Best Short Film
The White Shoes – Filmmakers Award – Oustanding Performance by a Duo – Short
TV Man – Grand Jury Award – Best Featurette – Comedy
We Meet Again – Best In Fest – Best Short Film
We Meet Again – Grand Jury Award – Best Performance by a Duo – Richard Riehle & Vernon Wells
Whispers – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Cinematography – Short
Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire – Filmmakers Award – Outstanding Short – Animation
Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire – Grand Jury Award – Best Writing – Short – Animation

Award Definitions/Explanations

Best In Fest – Determined by the festival’s official selection committee.
Lo mejor de Perú – Determined by the festival’s official selection committee to honor films from our home nation of Perú.
Audience Awards – Determined by highly scientific instruments to measure audience satisfaction.
Grand Jury Awards – Determined by the festival’s official selection committee.
Filmmakers Awards – Determined by a panel of alumni filmmakers whose films have been Official Selections at our cousin festivals FI-Los Angeles and Sherman Oaks Film Festival.