Simón Mesa Soto
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 23, 1986
- Place of birth
- Medellín, Colombia
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.
Movies directed by Simón Mesa Soto
- A Poet 2025 · ★ 8.8
- Amparo 2022 · ★ 5.8
- Madre 2016 · ★ 5.1
- Leidi 2014 · ★ 7.5
- Break the Silence 2016
- Colombiennes 2017