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Federico Luis

Born in Buenos Aires in 1990, he holds a degree in social communication sciences from the University of Buenos Aires. His short film Para los contrincantes won the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2026. His first feature film, Simón de la montaña, won the Grand Prix at Cannes Critics’ Week in 2024. In 2023, he received the Best Short Film award at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam for En el mismísimo momento. His short film La siesta had its international premiere in the Official Competition at Cannes in 2019, won the Best Short Film award at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, and received an Honourable Mention at the Toronto International Film Festival. His upcoming feature film, El entrenador de perros, was selected for La Résidence du Festival de Cannes, TorinoFilmLab, the Spanish Film Academy, and Oxbelly Retreat, and is currently in development.