Josué Méndez (Peru) studied Cinema and Latin American Studies at Yale University. The first film he wrote and directed, Dias de Santiago, premiered in Competition at the 2004 Rotterdam International Film Festival. It was selected in over 100 festivals worldwide and and won more than 35 international awards becoming Peru’s most awarded film ever. It was commercially released in theaters in more than 15 countries and was Peru’s Official Entry for the 2004 Academy© Awards. His second feature film, Dioses, was developed at the Cinefondation, the residence program at the Cannes Film Festival. The film premiered at the Official Competition of Locarno FF 2008 and it was awarded as Best Film at the Biarritz Festival 2008.