Catalan filmmaker carla simon (Barcelona, 1986), ‘Alcarràs’ (2022) and ‘Summer 1993’ (2017). Awarded with the National Cinematography Award 2023It was equipped with 30,000 euros and donated by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
The jury wanted to recognize his work for “. to position Spanish cinema on the international stageAn intimate and familiar look at the crisis in the agricultural world, after winning a historic Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his second feature film ‘Alcarrás’ last year.
“This award was a milestone in our cinema history, thanks to a film where the naturalness and precision of the construction of stories and characters, combining realism and fiction with wit and meticulousness, with a completely up-to-date look at social issues.” is in effect. “Also, it contains organically the diversity of languages that characterizes and enriches our society and culture‘, he adds, referring to the Catalan in which the characters express themselves.
As the author of a very personal film based on her family and childhood memories, Carla Simón made her debut in 2017 with ‘Summer 1993’, which was also recognized with the best debut film award at the Berlinale.
The jury, at age 36, “a new generation filmmakers “Undoubtedly, it is one of the criteria of the great moment of Spanish cinema”, the jury also contributed to “promoting that movie theaters opened in a difficult period after the covid pandemic”. also emphasizes.
The National Cinematography Award recognizes the most outstanding contribution to the field of Spanish cinematography for professional work performed in 2022, or is awarded in exceptional cases as a recognition of a professional career.
Award given by the Minister of Culture and Sports usually presented in a frame. San Sebastian FestivalHe recognized Penélope Cruz in its latest edition and fell for José Sacristán, Isabel Coixet, Antonio Banderas or Fernando Trueba, among others, in previous editions.
The jury was chaired by Beatriz Navas, executive director of the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA), and included members such as Fernando Méndez-Leite, at the suggestion of Audiovisual Media Writers Ignacio López Muro, at the suggestion of the Film Academy. Silvia García de Pé for the Literary Actors and Actresses Association, Patricia Maria Roda for the CIMA women’s filmmakers association, Miriam Lorenzo, Gregorio Belinchón and Koldo Zuazua at the suggestion of the ICAA.