Simón Mesa Soto

Directing·Jan 23, 1986·Medellín, Colombia

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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.

Film	Credit
A Poet2025 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Amparo2022 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Colombiennes2017 · Director	Director
BBreak the Silence2016 · Director	Director
Madre2016 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Leidi2014 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
BBethDirector	Director