Carla Simón

Carla Simón Pipó (born 22 December 1986 in Barcelona) is a Spanish film director. Her 2017 Catalan-language debut film Summer 1993 (Catalan: Estiu 1993) became Spain's nominee for Best Foreign Film in the 90th Academy Awards. Her Alcarràs film Won the Golden Bear at the seventy-second edition of the Berlinale and became the first Catalan-language film to receive this award.[1]

Carla Simón
Simón at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival holding the Golden Bear.
Born
Carla Simón Pipó

(1986-12-29) 29 December 1986
Barcelona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationDirector and screenwriter
Years active2009–present

Biography

Simón was born in Barcelona and spent her youth in the Catalan village of Les Planes d'Hostoles.[2] By the age of six, both her parents died of AIDS so she had to live with her uncle and his family in Garrotxa in northern Catalonia. In 2009, Simón graduated from studying film science at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. In 2010, she studied television work at Televisió de Catalunya and later at the London Film School. During her time in London she directed the documentary film Born Positive and the short film Lipstick.[3] Her youth experience was the background to her first film Estiu 1993 which premiered in 2017.[4]

Summer 1993 was filmed in 2017 and became her first feature film production. The film is about a young girl and her reaction to and ways of handling her parents' sudden death.[4] The film was produced by Inicia Films y Avalon P.C. and the filming took place over six weeks in rural Garrotxa where Simón grew up.[5]

The film has received plenty of attention at various film festivals were it has been shown. It has won over thirty awards, amongst them the award for Debut Film at the Berlin Film Festival.[6] It was also chosen as Spain's submission for Best Foreign Film at the 90th Academy Awards,[7] the second film in Catalan to be submitted to the award ever.[8]

2022's Alcarràs film won the Golden Bear at the seventy-second edition of the Berlinale and became the first Catalan-language film to receive this award.[1]

Filmography

Direction
  • 2009 – Lovers
  • 2009 – Women
  • 2012 – Born Positive
  • 2013 – Lipstick
  • 2014 – Las pequeñas cosas
  • 2017 – Summer 1993
  • 2018 – Después también
  • 2020 – Correspondencia, co-directed with Dominga Sotomayor
  • 2022 – Alcarràs - [Theatrical release on April 29, 2022]

Scriptwriter
  • 2012 – Born Positive (documentary film)
  • 2013 – Lipstick (short film)
  • 2017 – Summer 1993, feature film
  • 2018 – Después También (short film), co-scripted with Aina Clotet
  • 2022 – Alcarràs (feature film), co-scripted with Arnau Vilaró

Awards and nominations
Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref(s)
2022 Berlin International Film Festival Alcarràs Golden Bear Won [9][10]

References
  1. Llumà, Xavi Serra, Núria Juanico (2022-02-16). "Historic triumph for Carla Simón: first Catalan Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival". Ara in English. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. cultural, Creación. ""El cine me ha ayudado a entender el porqué de las cosas"". eldiario.es. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. "Carla Simón | TorinoFilmLab". www.torinofilmlab.it. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. Belinchón, Gregorio (9 September 2017). "'Verano 1993', un filme en catalán, representará a España en los Oscar". Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020 – via elpais.com.
  5. "CVC. Rinconete. Cine y televisión. Ese «otro» cine español (18). «Verano 1993», de Carla Simón, por Jara Yáñez". cvc.cervantes.es. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  6. "'Summer 1993' ('Estiu 1993') Review – UCL Film & TV Society". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. "'Estiu 1993' ja mira a l'Oscar". Ara.cat. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. "El film català «Estiu 1993» queda fora de la cursa pels Oscars | NacióDigital". www.naciodigital.cat. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. Scott Roxborough (16 February 2022). "Berlin: 'Alcarras' Wins Golden Bear for Best Film". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  10. "Competition Awards". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

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