Paz Encina (born July 9, 1971) is a

Paraguayan Paraguayans () are the citizens of Paraguay. Though the majority of Paraguayans reside in Paraguay, significant communities have been established in multiple countries, most noticeably Argentina, Spain, United States, Brazil. History The first ...

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and

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, known for her

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'' Hamaca paraguaya'' (2006), winner of the

FIPRESCI Award The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for ''Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique'') is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the worl ...

of the

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Biography

She was born in

Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...

, Paraguay. She studied at the Universidad del Cine of

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, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in

cinematography Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens (optics), lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sen ...

. From 2002 to 2003 she taught classes at the University of Asunción and at the Paraguayan Art Academy. ''Hamaca paraguaya'' was her first feature film. She previously made short films like ''La siesta'' (1997), ''Los encantos del Jazmín'' (1998) and ''Supe que estabas triste'' (2000). Encina's feature film ''Hamaca paraguaya'' (2006) won the FIPRESCI Award at the

. Her second feature film ''Ejercicios de memoria'' (2016) appeared at the

MoMA The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street (Manhattan), 53rd Street between Fifth Avenue, Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, a ...

Filmography

As director * '' Hamaca paraguaya'' - short film, 2000 * ''Supe que estabas triste'' - 2000 * ''Hamaca paraguaya'' - feature film, 2006 * '' EAMI'' - 2022 As screenwriter * ''Hamaca paraguaya'' - 2000 * ''Supe que estabas triste'' - 2000 * ''Hamaca paraguaya'' - 2006 * ''EAMI'' - 2022

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* 1971 births Paraguayan film directors Paraguayan women film directors Living people People from Asunción {{Paraguay-bio-stub