Director
Josué Méndez was born in 1976 in Lima, Perú. He graduated in Film Studies and Latin American Studies from Yale University in 1998. His first film, “Días de Santiago”, had its world premiere in Competition at the 2004 Rotterdam International Film Festival, and was selected in over 100 festivals worldwide, as well as distributed in more than 15 countries. “Días de Santiago” was Peru’s Official Entry for the 2004 Academy Awards, and represented its country at the 2005 Tous les Cinemas du Monde selection at the Cannes Film Festival. The film won more than 35 international awards, amongst them the FIPRESCI Award at Friburg, and Best Film Awards at Kerala, Miami, Providence, Lima and Montreal, becoming Peru’s most awarded film ever.
Josué’s second film, Dioses, was developed at the Cinefondation, the residence program at the Cannes Film Festival, and coproduced with Argentina, France and Germany. During 2006 and 2007, Josué also benefited from a year of mentoring with british director Stephen Frears as part of the Rolex Mentor & Protege Arts Initiative which selected Josué from young directors all over the world.
Josué has also worked as executive producer and editor on feature films for other directors, as well as writer and director for peruvian television, advertisement and theatre.
Director’s Filmography
As Director, Writer and Executive Producer
- 2008 – “Dioses” (feature film, 35mm, color). Chullachaki Producciones S.A.C. (Perú), Lagarto Cine (Argentina), TS Productions (France), Mil Colores Media & Cachoeira Films (Germany)
- 2004 – “Días de Santiago” (feature film, 35mm, color and b&w). Chullachaki Producciones S.A.C. (Perú)
- 1999 – “Parelisa” (short film, 16mm, color and b&w). Chullachaki Producciones S.A.C. (Perú)
- 1998 – “Dreams & Other Adagios” (short film, 16mm, color). Yale University (U.S.A.) & Chullachaki Producciones S.A.C. (Perú)
- 1997 – “Sólo Buenos Amigos” (short film, 16mm, color). Chullachaki Producciones S.A.C. (Perú)
As Executive Producer
- 2008 – “Las Malas Intenciones” (feature film project, S16mm, color). Garmont Films & Chullachaki Producciones (Perú), Rizoma Films (Argentina). Director: Rosario García-Montero. Expected date of completion: 2010.
- 2008 – “Jardines del Paraíso” (feature film project, S16mm, color). Veintesobreveinte Producciones & Chullachaki Producciones (Perú), Neue Cameo Film & Mil Colores Media & Cachoeira Films (Germany), and Oasis & Ulysses Films (Spain). Director: Héctor Gálvez. Expected date of completion: 2009.
As Film Editor
- 2004 – “Doble Juego” (feature film, 35mm, color). Director: Alberto Durant. Agua Dulce Producciones (Perú)
- 2003 – “Páramo” (short film, 16mm, color). Director: Daniel Ró. Cinecorp (Perú)
- 2001 – “Bala Perdida” (feature film, 35mm, color). Director: Aldo Salvini. Iguana Producciones (Perú)
