Milagros Mumenthaler

Milagros Mumenthaler was born in Argentina in 1977. She left the country very early and moved to Switzerland, where she grew up, later returning and graduating in film at the Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires. Between 2000 and 2006, she wrote and directed four short films, selected and awarded at various festivals. In 2011, she premiered Back To Stay, his first feature film, which won the Golden Leopard, FIPRESCI Prize and Leopard for Best Actress (María Canale) at the Locarno Film Festival. Her second film, The Idea of a Lake (2016), was presented in competition at the Locarno, Rotterdam and San Sebastián film festivals, where she returned to the official competition with the feature film The Currents. In 2026, she is a member of the jury for the LEFFEST Official Selection in Competition, following the inclusion of The Currents in that same competitive section last year.