# Juan Sebastián Mesa, Tatiana Huezo, Felipe Solari Yrigoyen Triumph at San Sebastián Industry Awards

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/juan-sebastian-mesa-tatiana-huezo-felipe-solari-yrigoyen-triumph-at-san-sebastian-industry-awards/
- Published: 2026-09-24T09:14:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-24T15:49:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/global/global/san-sebastian-industry-juan-sebastian-mesa-tatiana-huezo-1236873619/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- Mesa and Huezo won San Sebastián’s WIP Latam Industry Awards.
- Several emerging directors received co-production forum recognition.
- The prizes highlight vital international support for Latin American cinema.

## Summary

Colombian filmmaker Juan Sebastián Mesa and Mexican director Tatiana Huezo won San Sebastián’s Industry Awards in the WIP Latam section, while Val Jashari, Ingrid Pokopek, Felipe Solari Yrigoyen and Selma Cervantes were also recognised through the festival’s co-production forums. The awards reinforce San Sebastián’s growing importance as a European hub for Latin American cinema, particularly as filmmakers face reduced state funding and increasingly depend on international co-production, sales agents and distributors.

Mesa’s “Lovers Go Home!” follows a webcam performer in Medellín and a disabled Canadian war veteran who form an unexpected bond through online conversations, while Huezo’s “Galerna” centres on casting directors travelling through remote Mexico. Other recognised projects include Jashari’s “In a Manner of Speaking”, Solari Yrigoyen’s mystery-comedy “The Amateurs”, Pokopek’s “The Illusions” and Cervantes’ debut feature “Mourning Sound”; they are backed by companies including Pimienta Films, Teorema, Quijote Films, Rhayuela and Elastica.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Juan Sebastián Mesa, Tatiana Huezo, Felipe Solari Yrigoyen Triumph at San Sebastián Industry Awards](https://variety.com/2026/global/global/san-sebastian-industry-juan-sebastian-mesa-tatiana-huezo-1236873619/)
- [Deadline: San Sebastián Industry Awards: Juan Sebastián Mesa & Tatiana Huezo Among Big Winners](https://deadline.com/2026/09/san-sebastian-industry-awards-2026-1237112283/)

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