Lucas Pogrzebny

Lucas Pogrzebny is an Argentine murder mystery writer and filmmaker, specializing in whodunits. He is the author of EL AULA PERDIDA, the detective series COFFEE LEVIN (THE LAST REVIEW), and the gothic mystery saga ROUGEMOON NOIRCHÂTEAU (BANQUET OF SHADOWS), where he blends the classic spirit of the genre with a contemporary and original style. His short stories received recognition in competitions such as the Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition of the Crime Writers’ Association (United Kingdom, 2019) and the Itaú Digital Story Award (Argentina, 2018), and have been praised as finely crafted “clockwork pieces”. His debut short film INVISIBLE MODE has been nominated for Best Short Film at the Anatomy Crime and Horror Film Festival (Greece, 2026) and the Jaipur International Film Festival (India, 2027). His background includes work as a stage and commercial actor, assistant director, lighting designer, and sound technician. He graduated as a Film and Television Director and Producer and also took a diploma course in Criminalistics and Criminology, combining his cinematic experience and investigative interests to bring realism and tension to his stories. Born in Buenos Aires, he writes in both Spanish and English, and is always working on his next mystery with a cup of coffee by his side.