Biography
Simón Mesa Soto (Medellín, 1986) is a Colombian film director, best known for his 2025 film 'Un poeta'. 'Un poeta' won the Special Jury Prize in the "Un Certain Regard" section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and the Horizontes Latinos Award at the San Sebastián Film Festival, in addition to being selected by the Colombian Academy to represent Colombia at the Oscars and the Goya Awards. His short film 'Leidi' won the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Directed 5
2020s
- 2025
- 2022
Amparo
Director
2010s
- 2017
Colombiennes
Director
- 2016
Madre
Director
- 2014
Leidi
Director
Wrote 4
2020s
- 2025
- 2022
Amparo
Writer
2010s
- 2016
Madre
Screenplay
- 2014
Leidi
Screenplay
Produced 2
2020s
- 2025
- 2022
Amparo
Producer
Camera 1
2010s
- 2014
Σμερδάκι
Camera Operator