Open-Pit

Open-Pit
Open-Pit
	Promotional release poster
Directed by	Felipe Esparza Pérez
Written by	Felipe Esparza Pérez
Produced by	Felipe Esparza Pérez; Victoria Arias; Lorena Tulini
Cinematography	Fernando Criollo
Edited by	Kendra McLaughlin; Felipe Esparza Pérez
Music by	Nantu Studio
Production; companies	Milk Studio; PAI Films; BULLA
Release date	January 26, 2023 (IFFR);
Running time	65 minutes
Countries	Peru; France
Language	Spanish

Open-Pit (Spanish: Cielo abierto) is a 2023 Peruvian-French^[1] experimental docudrama film^[2] directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by Felipe Esparza Pérez in his directorial debut.^[3] It is about a father and son separated by the death of the wife/mother whose paths will cross again.^[4]

Synopsis

A Peruvian father labours patiently, chipping at the white volcanic stone that forms an extraordinary landscape. His son is part of the modern world: he uses cameras and drones in order to create the digital model of a church on a computer. Separated by the mysterious death of the wife/mother figure in the family, these men do not connect. And yet their paths cross in a ghostly manner, as do their professions: each in their own way works with textures and volumes, sensations and perceptions.^[5]

Cast

Dionicio Huaraccallo Idme
Moisés Jiménez Carbajal
Julio Carcausto Larito
Mayra Ferrer

Release

Open-Pit had its world premiere on January 26, 2023, at the 52nd International Film Festival Rotterdam as part of the Bright Future section,^[6] then screened on April 22, 2023, at the 45th Moscow International Film Festival,^[7] on August 17, 2023, at the 27th Lima Film Festival,^[8] on September 2, 2023, at the Cinemancia Metropolitan Film Festival,^[9] on October 6, 2023, at the 52nd Festival du nouveau cinéma^[10] and on November 26, 2023, at the 41st Torino Film Festival.^[11]

Accolades

Year	Award / Festival	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2023	27th Lima Film Festival	Made in Peru - Audience Award	Open-Pit	Nominated	^[12]^[13]
		Ministry of Culture Jury Award for Best Peruvian Film		Won
		CINETRAB Award for Best Fiction		Won
	52nd Festival du nouveau cinéma	New Alchemists Prize - Honorable Mention		Won	^[14]
	10th Huánuco Film Festival	Best Peruvian Fiction Feature Film		Won	^[15]
	41st Torino Film Festival	Best International Documentary Film		Nominated	^[16]^[17]
2024	15th APRECI Awards	Best Peruvian Feature Film		Nominated	^[18]
2024	15th APRECI Awards	Best Director	Felipe Esparza Pérez	Nominated	^[18]

References

^ "Competition Juries and first Short & Mid-length titles at IFFR 2023". International Film Festival Rotterdam. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (2023-11-21). "Felipe Esparza, cineasta: "Proyectar en salas comerciales de cine no es el único camino"". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Díaz, Valery (16 October 2023). "Felipe Esparza Pérez: Una mente creativa peruana en Harvard". Andina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ "Ministerio de Cultura reconoce a "Cielo abierto" con el premio a la Mejor Película Peruana del 27 Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP – DAFO" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ "Cielo abierto". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ Barraclough, Leo (2022-12-08). "Christine Vachon, Lav Diaz Join International Film Festival Rotterdam Jury, Indian Cinema Program Revealed". Variety. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ "Open-Pit". Moscow International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ "Cielo abierto". Lima Film Festival.
^ "Cielo abierto". Cinemancia Festival (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ "Festival du nouveau cinéma | Cielo abierto". nouveaucinema.ca (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ "CIELO ABIERTO | 41° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARIES COMPETITION". Torino Film Fest. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ "Hecho en el Perú". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
^ "¡Estos son los ganadores del 27 Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP!". festivaldelima.com. 2023-08-19. Archived from the original on 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
^ "[FNC 2023] Chloé Leriche et Ariane Louis-Seize récompensées". Films du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
^ "APRECI premia a "Cielo Abierto" y "Rojo Profundo" como lo mejor del cine peruano del 10° Festival de Huánuco – FENACI". Asociación Peruana de Prensa Cinematográfica (in Spanish). 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ "41st Torino Film Festival". Torino Film Fest. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ Skrok, Magdalena (2023-12-03). "Torino Film Festival 2023: here are all the winners". World of Technology, Video Games & Digital Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
^ "Películas regionales y en lenguas originarias lideran nominaciones a los Premios APRECI al cine peruano de 2023". Asociación Peruana de Prensa Cinematográfica (in Spanish). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

External links

Open-Pit at IMDb

[1] "Competition Juries and first Short & Mid-length titles at IFFR 2023". International Film Festival Rotterdam. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[2] PERU21, NOTICIAS (2023-11-21). "Felipe Esparza, cineasta: "Proyectar en salas comerciales de cine no es el único camino"". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] Díaz, Valery (16 October 2023). "Felipe Esparza Pérez: Una mente creativa peruana en Harvard". Andina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[4] "Ministerio de Cultura reconoce a "Cielo abierto" con el premio a la Mejor Película Peruana del 27 Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP – DAFO" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[5] "Cielo abierto". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[6] Barraclough, Leo (2022-12-08). "Christine Vachon, Lav Diaz Join International Film Festival Rotterdam Jury, Indian Cinema Program Revealed". Variety. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[7] "Open-Pit". Moscow International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[8] "Cielo abierto". Lima Film Festival.

[9] "Cielo abierto". Cinemancia Festival (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[10] "Festival du nouveau cinéma | Cielo abierto". nouveaucinema.ca (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[11] "CIELO ABIERTO | 41° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARIES COMPETITION". Torino Film Fest. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[12] "Hecho en el Perú". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

[13] "¡Estos son los ganadores del 27 Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP!". festivaldelima.com. 2023-08-19. Archived from the original on 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2024-02-11.

[14] "[FNC 2023] Chloé Leriche et Ariane Louis-Seize récompensées". Films du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-25.

[15] "APRECI premia a "Cielo Abierto" y "Rojo Profundo" como lo mejor del cine peruano del 10° Festival de Huánuco – FENACI". Asociación Peruana de Prensa Cinematográfica (in Spanish). 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[16] "41st Torino Film Festival". Torino Film Fest. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[17] Skrok, Magdalena (2023-12-03). "Torino Film Festival 2023: here are all the winners". World of Technology, Video Games & Digital Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

[18] "Películas regionales y en lenguas originarias lideran nominaciones a los Premios APRECI al cine peruano de 2023". Asociación Peruana de Prensa Cinematográfica (in Spanish). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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