Filmoteca PUCP
Learn a little more about the film library of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
By Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Interior Bóveda 01 (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Creation
The Filmoteca PUCP was officially born in 2004, based on the purchase of the documentary collection of the Filmoteca de Lima that took place a year earlier.
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We are located on the second floor of 925 Tomás Ramsey St. in the district of Magdalena del Mar, Lima, next to the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights PUCP (IDEHPUCP).
Archivo fílmico (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Film archive
We have approximately 7,000 films in analog support, stored in more than 13,000 film reels of various formats and in different degrees of conservation.
Archivo fílmico (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
These rolls have been ordered in three vaults properly climate controlled and monitored daily.
Deshumedecedores y controladores de temperatura (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Dehumidifiers and temperature controllers.
Archivo fotográfico (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Photograph archive
We treasure important frames and images related to the production of numerous national and international productions.
Fotografía de rodaje (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Photograph of the filming of the Peruvian film "La Lunareja" (1946).
Archivo bibliográfico (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Bibliographic archive
We guard a large number of books, magazines and brochures on cinema and audiovisual production in Peru and the world. Much of this material has been donated by the filmmakers themselves.
Archivo bibliográfico (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Likewise, the hand programs of film cycles, festivals and presentations are an outstanding part of our archive due to their unique value.
Program of the "III Festival Nacional de Cortometrajes" organized by the Asociación de Cineastas del Perú, 1988.
Archivo documental (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Documentary archive
We safeguard a valuable amount of material that documents the production processes of important cinematographic creations that have been carried out in our country.
Revisión de archivos (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
They are mostly letters, postcards, scripts, notes, lists, handwritten notes, etc.
Pasillo (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Iconographic archive
We conserve an extensive record of posters of different films and national and international cinematographic events.
Pósters de películas peruanas (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
In this registry, our collection of peruvian titles is the largest.
Posters of Gregorio"(1984) and Juliana (1989) by Grupo Chaski.
Archivo de video (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Video archive
We have more than 8,000 movies in VHS, Betacam, VCR, miniDV, CD, DVD and Blu-Ray formats.
Archivo de video (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
We house a varied selection of international films, as well as a remarkable record of feature films and short films produced throughout the country.
Revisión de fotograma (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Labors
We are currently working in person on our film and video archives.
Revisión de película fílmica (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Filmic
In our laboratory, we carry out an exhaustive description of each analog tape before a physical-chemical restoration: an essential and previous phase that prepares the films to be digitized.
Analog reel from the movie El Rey (1987) by Juan Carlos Torrico.
Área de trabajo #1 (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Video
We review, catalog and store DVD and Blu-Ray of national and international titles that have been donated or purchased.
The previous steps are part of an important process prior to digitizing our video file.
Fotografía de película (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Yo perdí mi corazón en Lima (1933)
The Lima Film Library restored and re-released in 1995 the oldest peruvian film that has survived completely to the present day.
You can see it complete here.
Área de trabajo #2 (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
Our laboratory covers the basic physical-chemical restoration processes that film conservation demands.
Organización de archivos (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
We intend to have our own film digitization system later on, which will allow us to recover the valuable material of our historical memory.
Área de trabajo #2 (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
This is important since the films themselves —like all material associated with film production— constitute a valuable source for the history of cinema, in general, and also for the history of Peru.
Cintas de "La Ciudad y los Perros" (1985) (2021) by Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of Peru
The work of a film archive is permanent, the fragility of the support with which we work imposes this rhythm on us and we know that if we do not preserve it, the memory that this support records will be lost forever.
Content: Carlos Chávez Rodríguez and Jasmine Huallpa Benites
Photographs: Héctor Jara Castro
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