Clara Roquet

Clara Roquet
At the 14th Gaudí Awards in 2022
Born	1988 Catalonia, Spain
Education	Pompeu Fabra University Columbia University
Occupations	Screenwriter film director

Clara Roquet (born 1988) is a Spanish filmmaker from Catalonia.

Biography

Roquet was born in 1988. Reported birthplaces include Malla,^[1] Vic,^[2] and Barcelona.^[3] She studied at the Pompeu Fabra University and Columbia University.^[4]

She made her writing debut in the feature film 10,000 km, which she co-wrote with Carlos Marqués-Marcet.^[5] She has since written and co-written films such as Petra (2018),^[3] The Days to Come (2019),^[3] Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021),^[6] Creatura (2023),^[7] Something Is About to Happen (2023),^[8] and Hildegart.^[9] She made her directorial debut in a feature film with the 2021 drama Libertad.^[2]

In 2023 she completed the direction of her adaption of Spanish writer Elia Barceló 2018 novel Las largas sombras for a Disney+ film. The story is based around a group of women who discover the remains of a friend who disappeared two decades before.^[10]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2015	2nd Feroz Awards	Best Screenplay	10,000 km	Nominated	[11]
2019	6th Feroz Awards	Best Screenplay	Petra	Nominated	[12]
2022	9th Feroz Awards	Best Director	Libertad	Nominated	[13]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
	36th Goya Awards	Best New Director		Won	[14]
		Best Original Screenplay		Nominated
	14th Gaudí Awards	Best Director		Nominated	[15]
		Best Screenplay		Won
	Spanish Screenwriters' Union Awards	Best Screenplay in a Drama Feature Film		Nominated	[16][17]
	9th Platino Awards	Best Ibero-American Debut Feature Film		Nominated	[18][19]

References

1. Serra, Laura (19 November 2021). "'Libertad', una amistad imposible y el brillante debut de Clara Roquet". Ara.
2. "'Libertad', ópera prima de Clara Roquet, inaugurará la 66 edición de Seminci". Europa Press. 23 July 2021.
3. Yuste, Javier (19 November 2021). "Clara Roquet: "La incomodidad es algo muy cinematográfico"". El Cultural – via El Español.
4. Rocco, Patricio (21 February 2022). "Carla Simón y Clara Roquet, de las becas a los grandes premios del cine". El Plural.
5. Martínez, Beatriz (8 July 2021). "'Libertad', una luminosa 'coming-of age' sobre la lucha de clases". El Periódico de Catalunya.
6. Katz, David (15 November 2021). "Crítica: Costa Brava, Líbano". Cineuropa.
7. Baughan, Nikki. "'Creatura': Cannes Review". ScreenDaily.
8. Cabeza, Elisabet; Mayorga, Emilio (18 February 2023). "Berlin 2023: Spain hot projects". ScreenDaily.
9. Sandoval, Pablo (23 August 2023). "Sexual Revolution Pioneer Tale 'Hildegart' Wraps Production for Amazon Studios (Exclusive)". Variety.
10. "Clara Roquet finishes shooting Las largas sombras". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
11. Álvarez, Guillermo (25 January 2015). "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2015". ecartelera.
12. Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.
13. "Palmarés completo de los Premios Feroz Zaragoza 2022". Cinemanía. 30 January 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
14. "Palmarés completo de los Premios Goya 2022: 'El buen patrón', mejor película". Cinemanía. 12 February 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
15. "Los Gaudí encumbran a Neus Ballús y Clara Roquet por 'Sis dies corrents' y 'Libertad'". Cine con Ñ. 7 March 2022.
16. "Los Premios del Sindicato de Guionistas de España cierran sus nominaciones". Exclusiva Digital. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
17. "'Cachitos' y 'Venga Juan', entre las ganadoras televisivas de los Premios ALMA a los mejores guiones de 2021". Vertele!. 24 March 2022 – via eldiario.es.
18. Aller, María (1 April 2022). "Premios Platino 2022: Estos son los nominados de la IX edición". Fotogramas.
19. "'El buen patrón' reina en los Premios Platino del cine iberoamericano". rtve.es. 2 May 2022.

External links

• Clara Roquet at IMDb