Luis Vélez
Film Critic, Peru
Peruvian cultural manager. Film journalist and film researcher. Member of APRECI Peruvian Film Press Association, editor of the Sala 18 blog and contributor to Cinencuentro and Cinestesia websites. During his professional career he has worked as a correspondent, programmer, moderator, producer, press advisor and member of juries at various festivals and other film events and competitions in Peru. Outside his country, he has been accredited to cover the 73rd, 74th and 75th editions of the Berlin International Film Festival, and was selected for the seminar “El público del futuro” at FICUNAM. He has given lectures on film appreciation and rock music, organized cultural projects in the cities of Lima and Trujillo, and co-curated the gallery exhibitions “Armando Robles Godoy: 100 años” “Nora de Izcue: Todos los rostros” and “Cine peruano en el siglo XXI” (“Peruvian Cinema in the 21st Century”).