Federico LUIS

Federico Luis was born in Buenos Aires in 1990. He holds a degree in Social Communication Sciences from UBA (University of Buenos Aires). His first feature film, Simón de la Montaña, won the Grand Prix of La Semaine de la Critique in Cannes in 2024. In 2023, he received the Best Short Film award at IDFA in Amsterdam for En El Mismísimo Momento. His short film La Siesta had its international premiere in the Official Competition at Cannes 2019, won Best Short Film at BAFICI, and received an honorable mention at TIFF. His next feature, The Dog Trainer, was selected at the Film Academy of Spain, TorinoFilmLab, Oxbelly Retreat and is currently in development at La Résidence du Festival de Cannes.