Tag: Federico Luis

Interview: Federico Luis – For the Opponents | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

We discovered Argentine filmmaker Federico Luis as one of the exciting, singular new voices when his feature debut, Simon of the Mountain, premiered at...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Exclusive: Poster One-Sheet for Federico Luis’ Para los contrincantes (Palme d’Or Short Comp)

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...

2026 Cannes: Daniel Soares, Federico Luis, Theo Montoya & Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell’s Phạm Thiên Ân in Palme d’Or (short) Comp!

Ten short films—nine clocking in at 15 minutes, with Portuguese filmmaker Daniel Soares’ latest just a minute shy—are vying for the Palme d’Or for...

50th Résidence du Festival de Cannes: Federico Luis & Maksym Nakonechnyi Among the Half Dozen Invites

Federico Luis from Argentina and Maksym Nakonechnyi from Ukraine are among the six young filmmakers chosen for the Festival de Cannes Residency in Paris....

2024 San Sebastián: Luis Ortega, Rondero & Valadez, Iair Said & Juliana Rojas in Horizontes Latinos section

After premieres in the Venice competition, a Toronto splash and an eventual NYFF slot, Luis Ortega's Kill The Jockey is among the fourteen films...

Simon of the Mountain | 2024 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Face of An(other): Luis Complicates Identity Politics Although it’s playing quite purposefully with various ambiguities and motifs, Federico Luis’ directorial debut Simon de...

Exclusive Clips: Lorenzo Ferro is Hard to Read in Federico Luis’ “Simon of the Mountain” – 2024 Cannes Film Festival

Among the Croisette items contending for the prestigious Caméra d'Or at Cannes, a fresh voice emerges from Argentina's film scene: Federico Luis, a filmmaker...

2024 Cannes Film Festival: Jonathan Millet, Saïd Hamich Benlarbi & Emma Benestan Load Up Critics’ Week

Last year the Critics' Week section introduced us to first and second features from the likes of Vladimir Perišić, Iris Kaltenbäck, Amanda Nell Eu,...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...