Federico Tachella

BIOGRAPHIE

[EN] Federico Luis Tachella was born in Buenos Aires in 1990. He studied Social Communication at the University of Buenos Aires. In 2013, he co-directed “Vidrios”, his school thesis that premiered at that same year’s Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI). In 2018, he shot “Mirko”, his first short film, which won the Audiovisual Award from the Argentinian National Endowment for the Arts and also premiered at BAFICI. His short film "La Siesta" (The Nap) had its international premiere at the Official Short Film Competition of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It was also distinguished with an Honorable Mention in TIFF’s Shortcuts (Toronto Film Festival) and won best short film at the 2019 BAFICI (Buenos Aires Film Festival). Nowadays, he is developing his first feature film, “Simón de la montaña”.

FILMOGRAPHIE