Federico Luis was born in Buenos Aires
in 1990. His debut feature Simón de la
Montaña won the Grand Prix at Cannes
Critics’ Week 2024, Best Film at Munich,
El Cairo Critics’ Week, Lima, and Best
First Feature at Havana. In 2023, En El
Mismísimo Momento won Best Short Film
at IDFA, and Quedate Quieto o Te Amo
won Best Short Film at Mar del Plata. La
Siesta premiered at Cannes 2019, won
BAFICI, and got an honourable mention
at TIFF. He is developing his second
feature, El Entrenador de Perros, selected
at the Cannes Residency, the Spanish
Film Academy Residency, TorinoFilmLab,
Oxbelly, TresPuertosCine, and IzañaLab.