Guillem Clua

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Guillem Clua (born 1973) is a Spanish playwright and screenwriter with works both in Spanish and Catalan.

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Biography

Guillem Clua was born in Barcelona in 1973. [1] After earning a licentiate degree in journalism from the UAB, he nurtured his writing skills at London Guildhall University. [2] Upon joining Sala Becket, he began writing plays in 2001. [1] [3]

Some of his plays have been adapted into a film and television format: La piel en llamas (in which Clua is credited as co-writer), [4] Smiley (in which Clua is credited as creator), [5] and Invasión (in which Clua is credited as writer). [6] He has also collaborated as screenwriter in television series such as El cor de la ciutat , La Riera  [ es ], Estoy vivo , Mercado Central , and The Innocent , [7] [8] and films such as God's Crooked Lines and The Communion Girl . [9] [10]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
201316th Max Awards Best Theatrical Authorship in Spanish LanguageLa piel en llamasNominated [11] [12]
2020 National Dramatic Literature Award (Spain)JustíciaWon [13]
2023 15th Gaudí Awards Best Adapted ScreenplayGod's Crooked LinesNominated [14]
37th Goya Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cappa, María (25 January 2014). "Guillem Clua: "El teatro público no tiene que ser cobarde"". La Marea.
  2. "La piel en llamas: una fábula de cómo se oprime al desvalido". La Voz. 8 November 2018.
  3. Gadea, Lucía (15 May 2004). "Guillem Clua gana por segunda vez el Premi de Teatre Ciutat d'Alcoi". El País .
  4. "El cordobés Fernando Tejero presentará en el Festival de Málaga 'La piel en llamas' el próximo día 21". Córdoba Hoy. 11 March 2022.
  5. Cazallas, Javier (30 November 2022). "Tráiler de Smiley, la nueva serie de comedia española de Netflix que llega en diciembre". HobbyConsolas .
  6. "Martín-Porras adapta de nuevo a Guillem Clua en 'Invasión', una historia de ciencia-ficción". Cine con Ñ. 23 December 2022.
  7. "Guillem Clua, premio Nacional de Literatura Dramática por "Justicia"". ABC . 26 October 2020.
  8. Cruz, David (3 May 2021). "El Inocente: 3 razones por las que la nueva serie de Netflix será tu pasatiempo preferido". Área Jugones via Sport.
  9. "'Los renglones torcidos de Dios': primer tráiler de la adaptación protagonizada por Bárbara Lennie". Cinemanía . 2 June 2022 via 20minutos.es.
  10. Somoza, Nadia; Grimau, Anna (14 October 2022). "Una nina vestida de comunió arriba a Sitges per aterrir l'espectador". rtve.es .
  11. "'De ratones y hombres' domina las nominaciones a los Premios Max". Europa Press . 20 February 2013.
  12. "El musical de Mario Gas 'Follies', vencedora de los Max con 6 premios". EiTB . 14 May 2013.
  13. "Guillem Clua, Premio Nacional de Literatura Dramática". El País . 26 October 2020.
  14. ""Alcarràs" s'imposa sense sorpresa als Gaudí, amb cinc premis en les principals categories". 3/24 . 23 January 2023.
  15. "Premios Goya 2023 | Palmarés completo: 'As bestas', de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, triunfa con 9 premios". Cinemanía . 11 February 2023 via 20minutos.es.