Marta Balletbò-Coll (born 1960,

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) is a Catalan actress, film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.

Biography

Balletbò-Coll earned a degree in analytical chemistry from the Faculty of Chemistry of the

University of Barcelona The University of Barcelona ( ca, Universitat de Barcelona, UB; ; es, link=no, Universidad de Barcelona) is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, in Spain. With 63,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities i ...

, and later worked as a journalist from 1982 to 1986. She subsequently worked as a translator in the

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, where she earned a Master's degree in cinematography from

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on a

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- LaCaixa scholarship.

Cinematographic career

After Balletbò-Coll worked in multiple American advertising agencies, she founded Costabrava Films with Ana Simón Cerezo, with their first movie, ''Costa Brava'', being released in 1995, which was very successful at

Frameline Film Festival The Frameline Film Festival (aka San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival) (formerly San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) began as a storefront event in 1976. The first ...

. In 2006, she was awarded with the National Film Award of Catalonia, granted by the

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for the production of her film '' Sévigné''.Crítica sobre la película (en catalán)
/ref> The film also won the grand prix of the

Créteil International Women's Film Festival The Créteil International Women's Film Festival (in French Festival international de films de femmes de Créteil) is an annual event in Créteil, France, founded by Jackie Buet in 1978 to showcase the directing talents of female filmmakers who, ...

in 2006.

Filmography

* 2004: '' Sévigné'' * 1998: ''Cariño, he enviado los hombres a la luna!'' * 1995: ''Costa Brava'' * 1992: ''Intrepidíssima'' (short film) * 1991: ''Harlequin Exterminator'' (short film)

Awards

;

Butaca Awards The Butaca Theater Awards of Catalonia (full Catalan name: ''Premis Butaca de teatre de Catalunya'', short form: Butaca Awards, i.e. ''Premis Butaca'') are annual theater awards judged by popular vote existing since 1995 in Catalonia to reward thos ...

;

Paris Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival The Paris Feminist and Lesbian Film Festival (French: Festival International du Film Lesbien et Féministe de Paris) is a women-only film festival founded in Paris, France, in 1989. The festival is organized by Cineffable, an association dedicated ...

References

External links

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Her profile on culturalianet.com

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