Rodolfo Pereira is a Peruvian filmmaker, non-career diplomat, writer, and journalist.
In 2016, his film project Curfew was awarded production financing resources as the winner of the National Feature Film Contest organized by the Ministry of Culture of Peru (DAFO). In 2019, Curfew was selected to participate in the Canary Islands International Film Market (CIIF) from over 100 candidates from around the world.
In 2020, the project was selected to participate in the Coproduction International Market in the Malaga Film Festival, in Spain.
Mr. Pereira has directed four documentaries and two short fiction films in Peru, for which he has received several national and international awards and recognition.
He has also directed two fiction television series in Peru, Gamboa and Malahierba, both with more than 100 episodes, with great public success.
Mr. Pereira worked as Executive Producer for LAPTV, broadcasting three cable television channels with premium movies owned by the four leading Hollywood studios: MGM, Universal, 20th Century Fox, and Paramount, reaching multicultural audiences in 18 Latin American countries.
As a writer, he has published Insomnia, Chronicles of Power and has won international awards in short fiction short stories.
As a journalist, Mr. Pereira has worked for CNN en Español and other international media.
Curfew Budget: $1M - $5M | Independent ⋄ Thriller A war-weary journalist and a fearless anchorwoman delve into the heart of Peru's violent highlands to expose a military massacre. As they uncover chilling secrets amid a landscape ravaged by terror and corruption, they must face their own haunted pasts to survive the deadly forces determined to silence them.
Finalist, Palm Springs Diversity Screenplay Contest
(2024)
Finalist, Climax International Screenplay Competition
(2024)
Official Selection, Berlin International Screenwriting Festival
(2024)
Semifinalist, FilmHaus International Screenplay Competition
(2024)
Semifinalist, PlanetCinema International Screenplay Competition
(2024)
Finalist, Richmond International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
(2023)
Quarterfinalist, Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
(2023)
Quarterfinalist, Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition Spring
(2022)
Semifinalist, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest 15th Annual
(2021)
Semifinalist - Portland Screenplay Awards
(2021)
Semifinalist - Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
(2021)
Second Rounder - Miami Screenplay Awards
(2021)
Quarterfinalist, Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition
(2021)
Quarter-Finalist - Chicago Screenplay Awards
(2021)
Quarterfinalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab Fall
(2021)
Semifinalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Fall
(2020)
Second Rounder, Launch Pad Feature Competition
(2020)
Second Rounder, ScreenCraft Film Fund
(2020)