The 48 Hour Film Project Lima is a local iteration of an international filmmaking competition that challenges participants to conceive, shoot, edit, and post-produce a short film within a 48-hour timeframe. Annually, over 500 people in Lima participate in this cinematic race. The winning film from Lima advances to Filmapalooza, a global competition where it contends for the grand prize and a chance to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival's Court Métrage. The project has been ongoing for several years, with past winners announced and films premiered at local cinemas.