Simón Mesa Soto, is a Colombian

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and

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known for his short films '' Leidi'' and ''

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'', and his first feature film '' Amparo'', which had its premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

Early years

Simón Mesa Soto was born in Medellin,

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. Studied Audiovisual Communication at Universidad de Antioquia, where he also worked as lecturer in film editing before moving to the UK. In 2014 finished his studies in Filmmaking at

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. '' Leidi'' was his graduation project.

Career

His film '' Leidi'' won the

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at the

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Filmography

* '' Amparo'' (2021)

Short films

* ''

'' (2016) * '' Leidi'' (2014) * ''Los tiempos muertos'' (2009)

References

External links

* Colombian film directors People from Medellín Alumni of the London Film School {{Colombia-film-director-stub