Eliana Illescas Morán is one of the most solid and respected producers in Peruvian cinema, with more than 20 years of an impeccable career. A graduate in Communication Sciences with a Master's in Screenwriting, her portfolio spans the management and execution of more than 20 fiction and documentary feature films.
She has led the production of acclaimed works such as «WIK», «Los Helechos» and «Rosa Chumbe» —Peru's representative at the Academy Awards— in addition to overseeing production direction on milestones such as «Papá Youtuber», «Climas» and «Retablo», winner of more than 30 international awards.
Her impeccable financial management has allowed her to optimize funding from the Ministry of Culture's Economic Incentives and to build an extensive network of commercial contacts and distributors throughout the region. As an official juror in the audiovisual sector and a respected instructor, she guarantees technical rigor and profitability on internationally scaled film projects.
Specialties: Project management and production direction on more than 20 feature films; expert financial administration of public funds and private schemes; and an extensive industry network across Latin America.
It follows Carlos Alcántara's road to fame, recreating his childhood in a Lima housing block, his rebellious youth and his attempts to win over the love of his life. Adapted from his hit stand-up comedy one-man show, the film is a constant, moving tribute to his single mother's efforts. It broke box-office records in Peruvian cinema and became a mass cultural phenomenon.
In three fragments it portrays the lives of Peruvian women shaped by their regions: the abuse suffered by a girl in the jungle, the grey secret of a well-off Lima woman, and the Andean solitude of an elderly woman. It won Best Fiction Feature at the Cine Las Américas Festival and represented Peru at more than 40 international festivals.
The story of an alcoholic, gambling-addicted police officer forced to raise her grandson after her daughter abandons him. Winner of the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at the Montreal World Film Festival (2015) and Best Fiction Feature at the Cine Las Américas Festival (2016), it was also selected to represent Peru at the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
It follows three bored young people in Lima during a scorching summer. In their eagerness to break the city routine, they make bad decisions and end up mixed up with the wrong neighbours. It screened successfully at film showcases in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico and Bolivia.
The story of Segundo, a young man from Ayacucho trained by his father in the art of the retablo. His world collapses when he uncovers a family secret in a traditional society. One of the most awarded Peruvian productions ever, with more than 30 international honours: the Teddy Award for Best First Feature at the Berlin Film Festival (2018), and nominations at the BAFTAs (2020), the Independent Spirit Awards (2020) and the Goyas (2020). It also represented Peru in the 2020 Academy Awards race.
Three couples escape Lima for a country house. Over food and drinks, crises and hidden desires surface. It stood out for its improvisation technique. Nominated for Best Actress among three nominations from the Peruvian Film Press Association, it was also selected for the Official Ibero-American Feature Section of the Málaga Film Festival.
A famous TV host loses his sense of humour after his father dies. Replaced by an influencer, he hires a stand-up comedian to learn to laugh at himself. It stood out for deftly balancing black comedy with an honest reflection on grief. Nominated at the Montreal Independent Film Festival and the San Diego Latino Film Festival, it was selected for the "Hecho en el Perú" section of the Lima Film Festival.
An upper-class family tries to survive in a building hit by extreme shortages of food, water and electricity. Amid the desperation around them, the story explores the moral limits of living in precarity. Winner of the FBAL award at the Biarritz Festival, it also received a special jury mention at the Santiago Film Festival (SANFIC) and a nomination in the Horizontes Latinos section of the San Sebastián Film Festival.
It portrays the ups and downs of a young couple over fifteen years after moving in together. Living with two small African hedgehogs becomes the perfect metaphor for closeness and the fear of hurting each other in modern love. Praised for its intimate, everyday and natural take on maturing relationships, it earned Patricia Barreto a Best Leading Actress nomination at the APRECI Awards.