Cine70
Lima-based Peruvian arthouse cinema and distribution company releasing quality Peruvian and international films theatrically in Peru, serving Lima's engaged independent film audience.
Overview
Cine70 is a Lima-based Peruvian arthouse cinema and distribution company founded in 2008. The company distributes quality Peruvian and international films theatrically in Peru and operates an independent cinema venue in Lima, combining exhibition and distribution in a model that provides a guaranteed Lima theatrical platform for its releases. Cine70 serves Lima's independent film audience that seeks quality cinema beyond the Hollywood studio fare that dominates Peru's commercial multiplex circuit.
Peru's theatrical market is modest by regional standards but growing, concentrated in Lima's urbanised middle-class districts of Miraflores, Barranco, and San Isidro alongside major commercial districts. Cineplanet and UVK Multicines are the dominant commercial multiplex chains, programming primarily Hollywood studio releases and occasionally major Peruvian commercial productions. Within this multiplex-dominated landscape, Cine70's arthouse venue and distribution activity serves the Lima audience that actively seeks international specialty cinema.
Peruvian Film Culture
Peru has a growing independent film scene supported by the Ministerio de Cultura's film fund and by DAFO (Dirección del Audiovisual, la Fonografía y los Nuevos Medios), which provides production and distribution support for Peruvian cinema. Peruvian directors including Claudia Llosa -- whose The Milk of Sorrow won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009 -- have achieved major international recognition, establishing Peru as a source of internationally significant arthouse cinema.
The Lima Independiente film festival and the Lima Contemporary Art Museum's (MALI) film program serve as primary platforms for international arthouse programming and for Peruvian independent cinema in Lima.
What Filmmakers Should Know
For international filmmakers seeking Peruvian theatrical distribution, Cine70's owned venue and distribution activity provide access to Lima's most engaged film audience. Peru is typically acquired as a standalone territory or as part of a broader South American rights package in international sales deals.
For Peruvian filmmakers with international aspirations, connecting with international sales agents with relationships at Cannes, Berlin, and Toronto remains the most effective pathway to global distribution, with Cine70 providing the domestic Lima theatrical foundation.
See Also
For broader Latin American arthouse distribution context, see Aqua Films (Argentina) and Imagem Filmes (Brazil) in this directory. For international sales covering Latin America, see Latido Films.
