Ana García Blaya (born,
Buenos Aires
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, November 18, 1979) is an Argentine film director.
Biography
She studied
Communication Sciences
Communication studies (or communication science) is an academic discipline that deals with processes of human communication and behavior, patterns of communication in interpersonal relationships, social interactions and communication in differ ...
at the
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires (, UBA) is a public university, public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the second-oldest university in the country, and the largest university of the country by enrollment. Established in 1821 ...
(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 (, INCAA; also referred to as the Argentine National Film Board) is an agency of the Government of Argentina
The government of Argentina, within the framework of a federal system, is a p ...
(INCAA) competition.
In 2019, she premiered her first film, , which participated in the
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organi ...
,
San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; , ) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spain, Spanish city of Donostia, Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Countr ...
, and
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
The Mar del Plata International Film Festival () is an List of film festivals, international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is the only competitive feature festival recognized by the FIAPF ...
.
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
Argentine women film directors