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Film Invasion Lima

Festival overview

About Film Invasion Lima

Physical film festival with submission categories including Feature Film and Featurette.

Lima is dedicated to bringing the same "filmmaker's first" festival experience to Peru! FI-Lima embraces the work of filmmakers from diverse backgrounds and communities.

It is our philosophy to honor their work as filmmakers and not place their work in separate categories based on race, sexual orientation, or gender identification. The FI-Lima team is passionate about forming a community around the wonderful work discovered at the festival.

We will invite alumni to return as jury members and we hold Filmmaker Mixers throughout the year to foster a creative community. Podcast + TV Series FI-LA/SOFF festival runner Jeff Howard established the "Discover Indie Film" podcast in 2017 and has had over 250 filmmakers sit for an in-depth interview.

H intends to invite the great filmmakers discovered at FI-Lima onto the podcast as well! In 2019, the TV series "Discover Indie Film" premiered on Amazon Prime Video; DIF TV is an anthology of shorts handpicked from the festival circuit.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
Jan 27, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Oct 15, 2026
Notification Date
Dec 1, 2026
Festival Starts
Feb 12, 2027
Festival Ends
Feb 14, 2027
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+

  1. Technical Requirements

  2. Video - DCPs are NOT accepted.

  3. Projection will be digital and films will need to be provided or.mp4 format.

  4. Audio - A volume level of -20 LUFS to -18 LUFS during dialog scenes is highly recommended.

  5. Your editor should be able to give you an output in this range.

  6. Q&A's: The makers of each project are welcome to be part of a Q&A session immediately following their screening.

  7. Key cast and crew are also welcome to participate.

  8. Online Availability: Many festivals have a ban against films that are available online but our philosophy is different.

  9. If a film is great, we make it an official selection.

  10. We believe that screening in a beautiful theater with amazing audio is a little different from being on YouTube or Vimeo.

  11. Promotions: Participants agree that their project and material related to their project may be used and/or published in the program program, website and for promotional purposes related to the festival.

  12. Submission materials: Film, video and script submissions are only accepted digitally through External submission platform.

  13. No physical media or scripts will be accepted at the festival's office address.

  14. Trademark: If selected, all commercial/private property including a

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

Feature Film

Feature Film currently lists a maximum runtime of 60 minutes. Listed fees include USD 25 early-bird, USD 30 regular, USD 35 late, and USD 40 extended.

Current FeeUSD 25.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

Featurette

Featurette currently lists a maximum runtime of 60 minutes. Listed fees include USD 20 early-bird, USD 25 regular, USD 30 late, and USD 35 extended.

Current FeeUSD 20.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

Short Film

Short Film currently lists a maximum runtime of 20 minutes. Listed fees include USD 15 early-bird, USD 20 regular, USD 25 late, and USD 30 extended.

Current FeeUSD 15.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 20 minutes
Category

TV/Web Series Pilot

Regardless of genre, please submit your web series to this category. We highly recommend that you submit the pilot episode alone, or at most a few episodes, but you are free to submit as you see fit

Current FeeUSD 15.00Early