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“Song Without a Name” Is Peru’s Pick for Oscars’ International Feature Category
“Song Without a Name” could be heading to the Oscars. Peru has submitted Melina León’s debut feature as their pick for the International Feature Film category at the 2021 Academy...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet María Paz González – “Lina from Lima”
María Paz González was born in Temuco, Chile. She studied journalism at the Universidad de Chile, and specialized in screenwriting and filmmaking. She’s worked in different roles of film...
Melina Léon’s “A Song Without a Name” Lands Distribution
Melina Léon’s feature debut continues to gain momentum. The Peruvian writer-director’s “Song Without a Name” made its world premiere at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and...
Cannes 2019 Women Directors: Meet Melina León – “Song Without a Name”
Melina León is a Peruvian director based in Lima and New York. Her short film “El paraíso de Lili,” translated as “Lili’s Paradise,” premiered at the New York Film...
Hot Docs 2019 Women Directors: Meet Claudia Sparrow – “Maxima”
Claudia Sparrow was born and raised in Lima, Peru. Her first feature, “I Remember You,” won best dramatic feature film at the Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles and was released...