Francisco J. Lombardi is one of the most renowned filmmakers in Latin America. Throughout his career, he has directed 17 feature films, and his work has been the subject of retrospectives and tributes at major festivals such as Fribourg, Mar del Plata, Guadalajara, Havana, Huesca, Viña del Mar, and Trieste. Lombardi has received numerous international awards, including two Silver Shells for Best Director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival (The City and the Dogs, Under the Skin) and the Grand Prix des Amériques at the Montreal World Film Festival (Fallen from Heaven). His films have also been selected by top-tier festivals such as Cannes (The City and the Dogs, Without Compassion), Toronto (What the Eye Doesn’t See, Fallen from Heaven), and Berlin (The Mouth of the Wolf, Captain Pantoja and the Special Services), among many others. In 2014, he received the National Culture Award of Peru, the highest distinction in the country’s cultural sphere. Other major honors include the Irene Diamond Lifetime Achievement Award from Human Rights Watch for his exceptional commitment to human rights, and the Pablo Neruda Gold Medal of Merit, awarded by Chile’s National Council for Culture and the Arts in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Latin American art and culture. In 2023, he was among the 398 individuals invited to join the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars.
Red Ink
(Director)
Red Ink
(Executive Producer)
Don't Tell Anyone
(Director)
The Mouth of the Wolf
(Director)
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
(Director)
Black Butterfly
(Director)
A Naked Body
(Director)
Fallen from Heaven
(Director)
The City and the Dogs
(Director)
La decisión de Amelia
(Director)
Cuentos inmorales
(Director)
Sin compasión
(Director)
Sin compasión
(Producer)
What the Eye Doesn't See
(Director)
Under the Skin
(Director)
Maruja en el infierno
(Director)
The City and the Dogs
(Producer)
Ella
(Director)
Baño de Mujeres
(Producer)
Fallen from Heaven
(Producer)
Cuentos inmorales
(Assistant Director)
Carta del apóstol San Juaneco a la ciudad del mal
(Producer)
El pecador de los 7 mares
(Producer)
La misma carne, la misma sangre
(Producer)
Retrato de Humareda Pintor
(Camera Operator)
Callejón oscuro
(Director)
Callejón oscuro
(Writer)
Cautivos
(Director)
Muerte al amanecer
(Director)
Muerte al amanecer
(Writer)
Muerte de un Magnate
(Director)
Muerte de un Magnate
(Writer)
Dos Besos
(Director)
La decisión de Amelia
(Writer)
Heart of the Wolf
(Director)
Heart of the Wolf
(Writer)
Visión de José María Eguren
(Director)
Ritual de Flores
(Director)
Los Hombres de Ucayali
(Director)
Informe sobre los Shipibos
(Director)
Al Otro Lado de la Luz
(Director)
Tiempo de Espera
(Director)
Hombres y Guantes
(Director)
Luz en Tus Ojos
(Director)
Love at First Sight
(Director)