FI-Lima 2026 Awards – By Title

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.

Source: FILA

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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Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles

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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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DIF Podcast WebsiteDIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
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Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles

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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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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