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Federico Luis
Argentine filmmaker (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Federico Luis Tachella (born 1990), also known professionally as Federico Luis, is an Argentine filmmaker.[1][2] His debut feature film Simon of the Mountain was awarded the Grand Prize of the Critics' Week at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Early life and education
Luis was born in Buenos Aires and graduated from the University of Buenos Aires with a degree in Social Communication Sciences.[1]
Career
In 2013, Luis directed the short film Vidrios (Glass) alongside Ignacio Bollini.[4] His short film La Siesta (The Nap) debuted in the Official Short Film Competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It later screened at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was awarded an honorable mention in the Best International Short Film competition, and was awarded the Best Short Film at that year's Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema.[1]
In 2023, Luis' documentary short At That Very Moment was recognized as the Best Short at that years International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[5][1] His debut feature film, Simon of the Mountain, premiered in the Critics' Week section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was also eligible for the Camera d'Or. The film was awarded the Critics' Week Grand Prize.[3][6]
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