UTA has signed Spanish filmmaker Carla Simón — whose acclaimed second feature “Alcarràs” is Spain’s entry for the best international feature at the 2023 Academy Awards — for representation in all areas.
“Alcarràs,” which Simón wrote and directed, focuses on the life of a family of peach farmers in a small Catalonian village, which was inspired by her adoptive mother’s family. The film premiered at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival — where it won the prestigious Golden Bear, becoming the first Catalan-language film to receive the honor — and has screened at nearly 100 international film festivals, including the New York Film Festival.
Produced by Maria Zamora, Stefan Schmitz and Tono Filguera and co-produced by Giovanni Pompili, “Alcarràs” is the second in a planned trilogy of films. Simón made her feature directorial debut in 2017 with “Summer 1993” — an autobiographical film, which won the best first film award at Berlinale and served as Spain’s best international...
“Alcarràs,” which Simón wrote and directed, focuses on the life of a family of peach farmers in a small Catalonian village, which was inspired by her adoptive mother’s family. The film premiered at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival — where it won the prestigious Golden Bear, becoming the first Catalan-language film to receive the honor — and has screened at nearly 100 international film festivals, including the New York Film Festival.
Produced by Maria Zamora, Stefan Schmitz and Tono Filguera and co-produced by Giovanni Pompili, “Alcarràs” is the second in a planned trilogy of films. Simón made her feature directorial debut in 2017 with “Summer 1993” — an autobiographical film, which won the best first film award at Berlinale and served as Spain’s best international...
- 12/6/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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