Winner of the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 2025 Festival de Cannes for his debut feature, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, developed at La Cinef, Diego Céspedes is one of the most distinctive emerging voices in Latin American cinema, crafting intimate and politically resonant stories around desire, identity and chosen families. The Summer of the Electric Lion (2018) won the Cinéfondation First Prize at Cannes, while The Melting Creatures (2022) premiered at the Semaine de la Critique. His work has also screened at major festivals including San Sebastián, Sundance and Toronto, and has received awards and selections at leading international festivals. Blending the fantastical with the everyday, his films explore marginal spaces and emotional communities with a singular visual language. He is currently developing his second feature film, The Case of a Boy Who Lost His Heart.
Jury attendance
- Member Feature films, 2026
Feature films
Awards
LA MISTERIOSA MIRADA DEL FLAMENCO
(THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO) Un Certain Regard, 2025
EL VERANO DEL LEÓN ELÉCTRICO
(THE SUMMER OF THE ELECTRIC LION) Cinéfondation, 2018
