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Peruvian Documentary Wins Multiple Awards

Updated 2026-05-05 10:30 UTC 1 source Positive

Peru’s ‘Runa Simi’ documentary, which seeks to dub Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ into Quechua, has won 19 awards and recently received the Focus Award at the Alternativa Film Festival. The film took nine years to complete.

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It took Peru’s Augusto Zegarra nine years to complete his debut feature documentary “Runa Simi” but less than a year to reap a boatload of awards. He just took home the Alternativa Film Festival’s Focus Award last April 30, which includes a hefty cash prize. This would be the 19th  honor, starting w
2026-05-05 10:20 UTC
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