Roser Aguilar (born 1971) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter.
Roser Aguilar | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Barcelona, Spain |
| Alma mater | Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Notable work | Lo mejor de mí |
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| Website | www |
Biography edit
Roser Aguilar earned a licentiate in journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a degree in film direction from the Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC), as part of the school's first graduating class. She specialized in management, and completed her studies with courses in screenwriting from Fernando Trueba and Joaquim Jordà, directing from Bob McAndrew and Juan José Campanella, and photography from Manuel Laguillo, Antonio Corral, and Pepe Baeza.[1]
In 2008 she received the Critical Eye Award for Cinema from Radio Nacional de España,[2] the City of Barcelona Award for Audiovisuals, and the Sant Jordi Award for Best New Director for her film Lo mejor de mí.[3] Produced by Escándalo Films (linked to ESCAC) and starring Marian Álvarez, Juan Sanz, Lluís Homar, Alberto Jiménez, Marieta Orozco, and Carmen Machi, the film gained Aguilar widespread recognition in Spain. It also received multiple international awards, including the 2007 Silver Leopard (award for the best performer) for Marian Álvarez,[4] and was nominated for the Golden Leopard for best director at the Locarno Festival, where it also won Boccalino D'Oro for Best Film of the festival, according to the Independent Review. At the Schermi d'amore festival it won the public award, the critics' award, and the special jury award, and at the Latin Film Festival it received the public award in Tuebingen and Stuttgart, Germany.
In 2011, she directed Ahora no puedo, which won Best Short Film at the Gaudí Awards.[5]
In 2017, Aguilar released Brava, a film starring Laia Marull which explores the feeling of loneliness, misunderstanding, and shame that torments victims of sexual violence after the aggression is reported.[6][7] She began writing its script in 2009.[8] It was presented in March at the Málaga Film Festival and reached theaters in July 2017.[9]
Filmography edit
Director edit
- 1997 – El llimoner, short
- 1999 – Cuando te encontré, short
- 2007 – Lo mejor de mí, feature
- 2008 – Mapa'08 Fosc, documentary
- 2009 – Clara no lo esperaba, short
- 2011 – Ahora no puedo, short
- 2017 – Brava, feature
Screenwriter edit
- 1997 – El llimoner, short
- 1999 – Cuando te encontré, short
- 2003 – Tarasca, TV
- 2005 – Idéntics, TV
- 2007 – Lo mejor de mí, feature
- 2009 – Clara no lo esperaba, short
- 2016 – Brava, feature
Assistant director edit
- 1997 – En brazos de la mujer madura
- 1999 – Discotheque
- 2000 – Una bella inquietud
Actress edit
- Cinemacat.cat by Antoni Verdaguer
References edit
- ^ "Roser Aguilar" (in Spanish). Filmin. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Fallado el Premio Ojo Crítico de Cine 2008" [2008 Critical Eye Award] (in Spanish). RTVE. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Los Sant Jordi abren los 50 años de TVE Cataluña" [The Sant Jordis Open 50 Years of TVE Catalonia]. La Razón (in Spanish). Barcelona. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Marian Álvarez, Goya a la mejor actriz" [Marian Álvarez, Goya for Best Actress]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Madrid. EFE. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "'Eva' i 'Mientras duermes' es reparteixen els Gaudí". Ara (in Catalan). Barcelona. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Zas Marcos, Mónica (6 July 2017). "'No estamos educados para dar apoyo emocional a una víctima de violación'" ['We are Not Educated to Give Emotional Support to a Rape Victim']. eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Roser Aguilar aborda en su segunda película las agresiones sexuales a mujeres" [Roser Aguilar Addresses Sexual Assaults on Women in Her Second Film] (in Spanish). Barcelona. EFE. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (24 March 2017). "'Agradezco a mis productores que no desistieran'" ['I Thank My Producers for Not Giving Up'] (in Spanish). Cineuropa. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Pereda, Olga (21 March 2017). "Roser Aguilar enarbola la bandera del feminismo" [Roser Aguilar Flies the Flag of Feminism]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2019.