Clara Roquet

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Clara Roquet
At the 14th Gaudí Awards in 2022
Born1988 (age 37–38)
Catalonia, Spain
Education
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 The Red Virgin (2024).[9][10] 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+ series, Past Lies. The story is based around a group of women who discover the remains of a friend who disappeared two decades before.[11]

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
20152nd Feroz AwardsBest Screenplay10,000 kmNominated[12]
20196th Feroz AwardsBest ScreenplayPetraNominated[13]
20229th Feroz AwardsBest DirectorLibertadNominated[14]
Best ScreenplayNominated
36th Goya AwardsBest New DirectorWon[15]
Best Original ScreenplayNominated
14th Gaudí AwardsBest DirectorNominated[16]
Best ScreenplayWon
Spanish Screenwriters' Union AwardsBest Screenplay in a Drama Feature FilmNominated[17][18]
9th Platino AwardsBest Ibero-American Debut Feature FilmNominated[19][20]
2025
12th Feroz AwardsBest Screenplay in a FilmThe Red VirginPending

References

  1. ↑ Serra, Laura (19 November 2021). "'Libertad', una amistad imposible y el brillante debut de Clara Roquet". Ara.
  2. 1 2 "'Libertad', ópera prima de Clara Roquet, inaugurará la 66 edición de Seminci". Europa Press. 23 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 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. ↑ Tocino, Pablo (27 September 2024). "La virgen roja". Mondosonoro.
  10. ↑ Sandoval, Pablo (23 August 2023). "Sexual Revolution Pioneer Tale 'Hildegart' Wraps Production for Amazon Studios (Exclusive)". Variety.
  11. ↑ "Clara Roquet finishes shooting Las largas sombras". Cineuropa. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  12. ↑ Álvarez, Guillermo (25 January 2015). "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2015". ecartelera.
  13. ↑ Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.
  14. ↑ "Palmarés completo de los Premios Feroz Zaragoza 2022". Cinemanía. 30 January 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  15. ↑ "Palmarés completo de los Premios Goya 2022: 'El buen patrón', mejor película". Cinemanía. 12 February 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  16. ↑ "Los Gaudí encumbran a Neus Ballús y Clara Roquet por 'Sis dies corrents' y 'Libertad'". Cine con Ñ. 7 March 2022.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "'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.
  19. ↑ Aller, María (1 April 2022). "Premios Platino 2022: Estos son los nominados de la IX edición". Fotogramas.
  20. ↑ "'El buen patrón' reina en los Premios Platino del cine iberoamericano". rtve.es. 2 May 2022.
  21. ↑ Pinilla J., Esther (28 November 2024). "La lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2025". Telecinco.