Ana García Blaya (born,
Buenos Aires, November 18, 1979) is an Argentine film director.
Biography
She studied
Communication Sciences at the
University of Buenos Aires (UBA). In 2015 she began working as a screenwriter with Pablo Solarz and in 2017, she was the winner of the
National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts
The National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts ( es, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales, INCAA; also referred to as the Argentine National Film Board) is an agency of the Government of Argentina. It promotes the Argentine ...
(INCAA) competition.
In 2019, she premiered her first film, , which participated in the
Toronto International Film Festival,
San Sebastián International Film Festival, and
Mar del Plata International Film Festival.
In 2022, she won the award for best direction
in the international competition of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival with her second feature film, , based on the novel of the same name by
Pedro Mairal. This is the first production of Orsai Audiovisuales. To carry out the production of the film, thousands of people collectively organized to finance it and thus become "producing partners", making aesthetic and artistic decisions and participating in the entire process from the very beginning.
See also
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Silver Condor Award for Best First Film
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24th Busan International Film Festival
The 24th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 3 to October 12, 2019 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. A total of 299 films from 85 countries were screened at the festival, including 118 world premieres and 27 in ...
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2019 Toronto International Film Festival
The 44th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 September 2019. The opening gala was the documentary film '' Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band'', directed by Daniel Roher, and the festival closed with a ...
References
External links
IMDb
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1979 births
Living people
Dancers from Buenos Aires
Argentine film directors
University of Buenos Aires alumni