The Finalist Films for the International Short Film and Feature Film Competition of the 8th Cuzco Underground Cinema Festival (CUCIF 2023):
Feature Films
• Narrative Feature CAGE: BETWEEN TWO BATTLES / TURKEY. CENK IZGÖREN OUR ISLAND OF THE MANGROVE MOONS/ PHILIPPINES. ANTON JUAN PHOENIX INCIDENT / UNITED STATES. KEITH AREM THE BUSINESS OF PLEASURE/ MACEDONIA. GOCE CVETANOVSKI THE BYTES DREAMS ARE MADE OF / ITALY. ALESSANDRO AMADUCCI LA TOMATINA / INDIA. SAJEEVAN ANTHIKAD • Documentary Feature ALI VS. ALI / IRAN. ALIREZA ROFOUGARAN AXÉ, SALVADOR! / ITALY. DOMENICO RODOLFO GRILLONE FACES OF WAR/ CYPRUS. ANTON ZHAROV KIM’S VIDEO/USA/FRANCE/ UNITED KINGDOM. DAVID REDMON, ASHLEY SABIN YARIK THE RASCAL / UKRAINE. YURII PUPIRIN TAÑEN FURO - SUENAN FUERTE / SPAIN. JAVIER JIMÉNEZ ALFARO Short Films • Narrative Short Film A DIFFICULT MARKET / ARGENTINA. OSVALDO RUSSO CAPTAIN BROVARY / UKRAINE. EDWARD NECHMOHLOD EVERYTHING IS FINE / POLAND. PIOTR MATYJA HERMANITA / UNITED STATES. HISONNI MUSTAFA DEFENDER / PERU. SONIA PENA SWEEPSTAKES / USA. STEPHEN WILLIAMS THE ANKOU, THE CHILD AND THE BANDITS / FRANCE. SIMON VAUTIER THE BOSS / COLOMBIA. DIANA OSPINA THE REFLECTION OF THE CRANES / VENEZUELA. JUAN BALLESTEROS THE STAR / ISRAEL, USA. NADAV LAPID • Documentary Short Film 92.5 / ECUADOR. EDISON DELGADO IF YOU DON´T WANNA KNOW GO AWAY / ARGENTINA. VALERIA MASSIMINO LA LIXEIRA - LA DIGNIDAD DE LO INVISIBLE / ITALY. GUIDO GALANTE, ANTONIO NOTARANGELO THE FORCE / PERU. JULIO QUISPE RETURN TO THE CHILDHOOD HOME BEFORE THE LAST FAREWELL /PORTUGAL. ANDRÉ ALMEIDA UKRAINIANS IN EXILE/POLAND/UKRAINE / JANEK AMBROS DOWN TO EARTH / POLAND. PAULINA SIKORA • Experimental Short Film ANATOMY OF A POEM / TURKEY. CIHAN ABDAL DEREK'S BLUE MORNING LUCID DREAM / UNITED STATES. JAGGER SAYAN ECCE / FINLAND. MOX MÄKELÄ RESCUED / CUBA. REYNALDO SANTANA NAOMI & THE RECKONING / UNITED STATES. CHRISTINE STODDARD UNDERSTANDING YOUR BODY / PERU. HANSEL BUSTOS ZERO COORDINATES / IRAN. NIMA VALIBEIGI • Horror Short Film SPEED / BRAZIL. FABIO MARTINS SYMBOLISM / BOLIVIA. JAVIER VILLARREAL THE PROMISE / COSTA RICA. ALBERTO AMIEVA LEYVA ESCALATORS / ARGENTINA. HORACIO TOLEDO THE TOWNSEND MANSION / CANADA. JAMES CALARCO • Lgbt Short Film HOUSE OF WHORESHIP / AUSTRALIA. HOLLY LAURA BATES MIENTRAS DESAYUNAS VOY A MISA DE NUEVE / SPAIN. JAIME DE CARDENAS DE LA MATA LIGHTNESS AND DARKNESS / BRAZIL. IGOR DA CONCEICAO THE REFLECTION OF THE CRANES / VENEZUELA. JUAN BALLESTEROS UNNAMED / IRAN . IRANMEHR SALIMI • Animation Short Film DESERT CRITTER (WÜSTENTIER) / GERMANY. LINA WALDE HARMONY / VENEZUELA / CAMILA VERACIERTA INSIDE THE BOX / NICARAGUA. RICARDO ZAMBRANA MAN IN A CAN / BELGIUM. HENK PRINGELS MY BEST PLACE / MEXICO. SERGIO NUEZ SCALE / FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM, BELGIUM, CZECH REPUBLIC. JOSEPH PIERCE • Latin American Short AUGUST SKY / BRAZIL, ICELAND. JASMIN TENUCCI RESTRICTED ZONE / URUGUAY. LEONARDO SOUTO SPELL / BRAZIL. KHALIL CHARIF PRACTICING LAW / MEXICO. AGUSTIN AVILA UNCONSCIOUS / COLOMBIA. JAIRO BEDOYA • Short Screenplay COMMUNICATION / VENEZUELA. KARINA GUZMAN ONE MORE CALIFORNIA... / UNITED STATES. DEAN H HUH MY LIFE, MY PRISON / PERU. SEGUNDO CASTILLO POTENTIAL TERRORS AND SELF DEVELOPMENT / FRANCE. CLARA DUBAU YOU DON'T GET MY MESSAGE / PANAMA. DOMINIQUE QUINTERO |