Making his third trip to the Croisette, Argentina filmmaker Federico Luis follows up his 2019 Palme d’Or competition short La Siesta (The Nap) and 2024’s feature film debut Simón de la Montaña (selected in the Critics’ Week) with his latest entry which is among the ten short films (selected from over 3000) in this year’s short film competition. Fifteen-minuter Para los contrincantes (For the Opponents) is set in Tepito, Mexico City and tells the story of a boy who dreams of becoming a boxing champion. The short is an Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and France co-production. Luis was at the 50th Résidence du Festival de Cannes in Paris last October. Here is the poster exclusive. The world premiere takes place on May 23rd.
