Interview: Federico Luis – For the Opponents (opens in new tab)

We discovered Argentine filmmaker as one of the exciting, singular new voices when his feature debut, Simon of the Mountain, premiered at Cannes at the Critics’ Week in 2024. Currently mounting his sophomore feature The Dog Trainer (with support by The Residence of Cannes, TorinoFilmLab, the Spanish Film Academy Residency and Oxbelly) Luis shored up with his second competition selected short last week — and he won the big prize in the Palme d’Or. For the Opponents, takes us into the world of ...