Celia Rico Clavellino

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Celia Rico Clavellino
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Born1982
Occupation(s)writer, film director

Celia Rico Clavellino is a Spanish writer and film director.

Clavellino holds a degree in audiovisual communications from the University of Seville and in literary theory and comparative literature from the University of Barcelona, as well as a DAS degree in film studies. [1] For more than 10 years, she worked at Arcadia Motion Pictures and Oberon Cinematográfca. [2] For the Joan Miró Foundation, she co-directed TV series Mironins. [3]

In 2012, she played Canguro in Childish Games. In the same year she released her directorial debut, a short Luisa no Está en Casa, which was screened at festivals all over the world and won the Gaudí Award for Best Short Film. [4] [2]

In 2014, she worked as an assistant director on Claudia Llosa's Aloft . [2]

In 2018, her feature debut Journey to a Mother's Room became a big success. It won the Youth Jury Award at San Sebastian Film Festival, [5] got Best Actress, Best Script, Best Supporting Actress and Audience Award at the 2019 Gaudí Awards, [6] was nominated four times at Goya Awards, and brought the Best Supporting Actress Award to Anna Castillo at the 6th Feroz Awards. [7] [8]

Clavellino's sophomore feature, Los pequeños amores (Little Loves), premiered at 2024 Málaga Film Festival and received Special Jury Prize as well as Best Supporting Actress for Adriana Ozores. [9] [10] [5]

Clavellino teaches directing and scriptwriting at ESCAC and ECIB in Barcelona. [4]

In June 2024, Rico was shooting her third feature film, La buena letra, an adaptation of the novel by Rafael Chirbes. [11]

Filmography

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