Luis De Filippis

Luis De Filippis is a Canadian Italian filmmaker. She learned the craft of storytelling as a child while listening to her Bisnonna, Nonnas, and Zias gossip and tell stories of the past. Her films include the short For Nonna Anna (2017), which received a Sundance Special Jury Prize, and her debut feature, Something You Said Last Night (2022), which played at festivals around the world where it received prizes including: the TIFF Change Maker Award, the Sebastiáne Award at the San Sebastián Film Festival, and the Rotterdam Youth Jury Award. De Filippis is an alum of the TIFF Talent Lab and Writer’s Studio, Berlinale Talents, and CHANEL writing fellowship.

Format: Scripted Feature, Scripted Shorts

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Location: Toronto, Canada, New York, New York, United States

TIFF change-maker award - Toronto International Film Festival - 2022

Sebastiane Award - San Sebastian Film Festival - 2022

Harbour Youth Jury Prize - International Film Festival Rotterdam - 2023

Sundance Special Jury Prize- Sundance Film Festival - 2018

Arte Kino Honourable mention - International Film Festival Rotterdam Co-production Market - 2026