Federico Luis
Argentine filmmaker (born 1990)
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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]
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1990 (age 35–36)
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| Born | Federico Luis Tachella 1990 (age 35–36) Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] |
| Occupation | Film director |
Early life and education
Luis was born and raised 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] In 2026 his short film For the Opponents was awarded Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Vidrios/Glass | Short film co-directed with Ignacio Bollini | [4] |
| 2019 | The Nap | Short film | [1] |
| 2023 | At That Very Moment | Short film | [5] |
| 2024 | Simon of the Mountain | [3] | |
| 2026 | For the Opponents | Short film |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cannes Film Festival | Official Short Film Competition | La Siesta | Nominated | [1] |
| Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema | Best Short Film | Won | [1] | ||
| Toronto International Film Festival | Best International Short Film | Honorable mention | [1] | ||
| 2023 | International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | Best Short | At That Very Moment | Won | [1][5] |
| 2024 | Cannes Film Festival | Camera d'Or | Simon of the Mountain | Nominated | [6] |
| Critics' Week Grand Prize | Won | [3] | |||
| 2026 | Cannes Film Festival | Short Film Palme d'Or | For the Opponents | Won |