{"id":3639,"date":"2026-02-27T20:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3639"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:12:52","slug":"fi-lima-2026-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3639","title":{"rendered":"FI-Lima 2026 Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Awards Juries for FI-Lima have determined the following awards for the 2026 Festival!<\/p>\n<p>Best In Fest &#8211; Best Feature Film &#8211; <b> Making Megaforce <\/b><br \/>\nBest In Fest &#8211; Best Featurette &#8211; <b> Pierre West <\/b><br \/>\nBest In Fest &#8211; Best Short Film &#8211; <b> We Meet Again <\/b><br \/>\nLo mejor de Per\u00fa &#8211; Best Peruvian Film &#8211; Featurette &#8211; <b> The Return of the Lifeblood <\/b><br \/>\nLo mejor de Per\u00fa &#8211; Best Peruvian Film &#8211; Short &#8211; <b> The Last Play <\/b><br \/>\nAudience Award &#8211; Best Feature Film &#8211; <b> in my land, Carnival is religion <\/b><br \/>\nAudience Award &#8211; Best Featurette &#8211; <b> Caesar&#8217;s Cache <\/b><br \/>\nAudience Award &#8211; Best Short Film &#8211; <b> The Summoning <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Oustanding Performance by a Duo &#8211; Short &#8211; <b> The White Shoes <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Cinematography &#8211; Short &#8211; <b> Whispers <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Editing &#8211; Short &#8211; Drama &#8211; <b> Soeur Celeste <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Feature &#8211; Documentary &#8211; <b> Cambia Tu Vida, Chico &#8211; Una Vida en DEGASE <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Featurette &#8211; Documentary &#8211; <b> DIG DEEPER <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Featurette &#8211; Documentary &#8211; <b> THE MIRROR PARAJANOV <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Lead Performance &#8211; Short &#8211; <b> One Last Breath <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Music Video &#8211; <b> Beautiful Day <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Originality &#8211; Short Film &#8211; <b> ALLURE <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Performance &#8211; Comedy &#8211; Short &#8211; <b> Sasquatch Roommate <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding performance by Cast &#8211; Short &#8211; <b> Fairy God Bro <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Peruvian Film &#8211; Short &#8211; <b> fear, my sickness <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Peruvian Film &#8211; Short &#8211; <b> Ananias <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Short &#8211; Animation &#8211; <b> Yellowstone 88 &#8211; Song of Fire <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Short &#8211; Arthouse &#8211; <b> The Last Day <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Short &#8211; Comedy &#8211; <b> Becoming Chavela <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Short &#8211; Documentary &#8211; <b> The Long Road Home <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Short &#8211; Drama &#8211; <b> The Choice <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Short &#8211; Drama &#8211; <b> Butcher <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Short &#8211; Horror &#8211; <b> Hope <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Short &#8211; SciFi &#8211; <b> The Power of Ink <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Writing &#8211; Documentary &#8211; <b> Every Line Becomes A Circle <\/b><br \/>\nFilmmakers Award &#8211; Outstanding Writting &#8211; Short &#8211; Drama &#8211; <b> Fleeing Shadows <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Acting &#8211; Experimental &#8211; <b> fear, my sickness <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Cinematography &#8211; Experimental &#8211; <b> The Last Day <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Cinematography &#8211; Feature Film &#8211; <b> The River At The Bottom Of My Garden <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Cinematography &#8211; Feature Film &#8211; <b> Roughing It <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Cinematography &#8211; Featurette &#8211; <b> Caesar&#8217;s Cache <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Director &#8211; Feature Film &#8211; Bob Lindenmayer &#8211; <b> Making Megaforce <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Director &#8211; Short Film &#8211; IB Asanga &#8211; <b> Soeur Celeste <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Editing &#8211; Feature Film &#8211; Felix Chamberlain &#8211; <b> Making Megaforce <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Editing &#8211; Featurette &#8211; Arnold Sotomayor &#8211; <b> The Return of the Lifeblood <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Editing &#8211; Short Film &#8211; Tadeo Escalante &#8211; <b> Break Out <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Feature &#8211; Documentary &#8211; <b> The River At The Bottom Of My Garden <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Featurette &#8211; Arthouse &#8211; <b> FUTURE OF ART <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Featurette &#8211; Comedy &#8211; <b> TV Man <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Featurette &#8211; Documentary &#8211; <b> PATOU: In Black &amp; White <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Featurette &#8211; Horror &#8211; <b> The Return of the Lifeblood <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Lead Performer &#8211; Feature Film &#8211; Bob Lindenmayer &#8211; <b> Making Megaforce <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Lead Performer &#8211; Featurette &#8211; Tomas Hartwig &#8211; <b> Pierre West <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Lead Performer &#8211; Short &#8211; Maria Olga Matte &#8211; <b> EL MONSTRUO DE LA FORTUNA <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Music Video &#8211; <b> The Big Picture <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Performance by a Duo &#8211; Richard Riehle &amp; Vernon Wells &#8211; <b> We Meet Again <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Performance by Cast &#8211; Comedy &#8211; <b> Break Out <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Production Design &#8211; Feature Film &#8211; <b> Making Megaforce <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Production Design &#8211; Featurette &#8211; <b> THE MIRROR PARAJANOV <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Production Design &#8211; Short Film &#8211; <b> Hey Alexa <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Series\/Pilot &#8211; <b> Rule of Three <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Short &#8211; Animation &#8211; <b> Lifted <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Short &#8211; Arthouse &#8211; <b> Boulevard de la mort <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Short &#8211; Comedy &#8211; <b> Lou <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Short &#8211; Dance &#8211; <b> Psyche <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Short &#8211; Documentary &#8211; <b> Holding It Together <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Short &#8211; Drama &#8211; <b> Dark Matter <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Short &#8211; Horror &#8211; <b> Long Time, No See <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Short &#8211; SciFi &#8211; <b> Hey Alexa <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Song &#8211; Chavela Vargas &#8211; \u201cVolver, Volver\u201d &#8211; <b> Becoming Chavela <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Sound Design &#8211; Feature Film &#8211; Rodrigo Resende Coutinho &#8211; <b> in my land, Carnival is religion <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Sound Design &#8211; Featurette &#8211; <b> Caesar&#8217;s Cache <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Sound Design &#8211; Short Film &#8211; <b> Hope <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Soundtrack &#8211; <b> PATOU: In Black &amp; White <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Supporting Performer &#8211; Feature Film &#8211; Barry Bostwick &#8211; <b> Making Megaforce <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Supporting Performer &#8211; Featurette &#8211; Jona Zeschke &#8211; <b> Caesar&#8217;s Cache <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Supporting Performer &#8211; Short Film &#8211; Cesar Rengifo Salazar &#8211; <b> The Last Play <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Writing &#8211; Feature Film &#8211; Documentary &#8211; <b> Cambia Tu Vida, Chico &#8211; Una Vida en DEGASE <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Writing &#8211; Short &#8211; Drama &#8211; <b> The Choice <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Writting &#8211; Featurette &#8211; Documentary &#8211; <b> Plainspoken <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Best Writting &#8211; Short &#8211; Animation &#8211; <b> Yellowstone 88 &#8211; Song of Fire <\/b><br \/>\nGrand Jury Award &#8211; Outstanding Featurette &#8211; Documentary &#8211; <b> THE MIRROR PARAJANOV <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: FILA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Awards Juries for FI-Lima have determined the following awards for the 2026 Festival! Best In Fest &#8211; Best Feature Film &#8211; Making Megaforce Best In Fest &#8211; Best Featurette &#8211; Pierre West Best In Fest &#8211; Best Short Film &#8211; We Meet Again Lo mejor de Per\u00fa &#8211; Best Peruvian Film &#8211; Featurette &#8211; &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3639\" class=\"read-more\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;FI-Lima 2026 Awards&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film-invasion-l-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3639\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}