FI-Lima 2026 Awards

The Awards Juries for FI-Lima have determined the following awards for the 2026 Festival!

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

Source: FILA

656. Andrew Klaus-Vineyard “Parking” & Daniel Talbott “My Age Now”

You made it Friday and we have a great chat for you to start you weekend out right with!

Andrew Klaus-Vineyard and Daniel Talbott stopped by to record a podcast together.
Introducing these two is not simple for me because they both do so much that, really, I want to say this; Andrew and Daniel create.
They often collaborate, defintely not always, but the unifying thread is that both are always creating.

At Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025, Andrew’s screenplay “Parking” was a Finalist for Grand Jury Award for Best Screenplay.                                                                                                                                      Meanwhile, at Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025, Daniel’s short film “My Age Now” took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Cast Performance, Short Film, Arthouse- Experimental.

Follow Andrew on Instagram at @andrewklausvineyard
Follow Daniel on Instagram at @danielcamerontalbott

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Source: Discover Film

655. 4Qs with Agnès Shinozaki

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

Agnès Shinozaki directed and produced, as well as co-wrote, the short film “Lollie,” a beautifully touching film that she made in Brazil that premiered at FIlm Invasion Los Angeles in June 2025 and took home both the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film – Drama and for Outstanding Director – Drama for Agnès!

Agnès was not able to travel to the festival, so I was very grateful for our chat and this follow up 4 Questions to get the chance to know more about her and her work.

Follow Agnès on Instagram at @mov.agnes

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Source: Discover Film

654. Agnès Shinozaki “Lollie”

I hope everyone is having a great start to their week!

Agnès Shinozaki directed and produced, as well as co-wrote, the short film “Lollie,” a beautifully touching film that she made in Brazil.                                                                                                                                   The FIlm Invasion Los Angeles Team was proud to host its Los Angeles premiere in June 2025.                                                                                                                                                                                                  In fact, “Lollie” took home both the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film – Drama and for Outstanding Director – Drama for Agnès!

Agnès was not able to travel to the festival, understandable considering the distance.
That’s one of the things that makes this podcast special to me; when a filmmaker cannot make it to the festival the podcast gives me a chance to get to know more about them and their work.

I don’t believe that you can catch “Lollie” online yet, but when it happens we will throw the link right here!

Follow Agnès on Instagram at @mov.agnes

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653. 4Qs with Emma Elizabeth Steiger

What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out.

Emma Steiger brought her short film “Wait To Tell Mother” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Screenplay – Short Film, as well as the Filmmakers Awards for Outstanding Short Film – Drama and Outstanding Director- Short Film – Drama.

I hope you enjoyed listening to the interview as much as I did participating in it. Now for the follow up 4 Questions!

Visit Emma’s website at https://www.emmasteiger.com
Follow Emma on Instagram at @emma.steiger

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DIF Podcast WebsiteDIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles

Source: Discover Film