Pilar Palomero

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Pilar Palomero
Goyas 2025 - Pilar Palomero.jpg
Palomero in 2025
Born1980 (age 44–45)
Zaragoza, Spain
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter

Pilar Palomero (born 1980) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter.

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Biography

Born in Zaragoza in 1980, she has worked as camera operator, assistant, electrician, cinematographer, script editor, editor, scriptwriter and director. [1] She studied at the University of Zaragoza and at the ECAM, where she earned a degree as cinematography director in 2006. [2]

After her debut as director in Sonrisas (2005 short film), she directed other short films such as Niño Balcón and Chan Chán. [3]

Palomero's directorial debut in a feature film, the 2020 coming-of-age drama Schoolgirls , earned her two Feroz Awards (Best Direction & Best Screenplay) [4] and two Goya Awards (Best New Director & Best Original Screenplay). [5]

She shot her third feature, Glimmers , in late 2023. [6]

In 2024 she received the Málaga Talent Award at the 27th Málaga Film Festival. [7]

Works

Director

YearTitleNotes
2020 Schoolgirls Also writer
2021Letters from the Ends of the WorldOmnibus, segment "To Those Who Miss"
2022 Venga Juan Episode: "2009"
2022 Motherhood Also writer
2024 Glimmers Also writer

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2021 8th Feroz Awards Best Director SchoolgirlsWon [8]
Best Screenplay Won
35th Goya Awards Best New Director Won [5]
Best Original Screenplay Won
13th Gaudí Awards Best DirectorWon [9]
ALMA AwardsBest Screenplay (Drama Feature Film )Won [10]
2023 15th Gaudí Awards Best DirectorMotherhoodNominated [11]
Best Original ScreenplayNominated
10th Feroz Awards Best Director Nominated [12]
37th Goya Awards Best Director Nominated [13]
2025
 17th Gaudí Awards Best Adapted ScreenplayGlimmersNominated
39th Goya Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Medina, Marta (2 March 2021). "Así es Pilar Palomero, la directora novel que puede arrasar en los Goya". El Confidencial .
  2. ↑ "La película 'Las niñas', de Pilar Palomero, ganadora del Premio Dunia Ayaso 2020". Heraldo . 25 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Pilar Palomero comienza a rodar 'Chan Chán', un corto sobre el último baile de una pareja de ancianos". Europa Press . 9 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Belategui, Oscar. "'Las niñas' se consagra en los Feroz". El Correo .
  5. 1 2 Garcés, Carlos; Roces, Pablo R. (7 March 2021). "Premios Goya 2021 en directo: 'Las niñas', de Pilar Palomero, triunfadora de la noche tras alzarse con el Goya a la mejor película". El Mundo .
  6. ↑ "Pilar Palomero, Paula Ortiz y Nacho G. Velilla estrenan este año sus nuevas películas". Heraldo de Aragón . 6 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Málaga premia el talento de la directora Pilar Palomero en el 27 Festival de Málaga | Actualidad | Festival de Málaga". Málaga premia el talento de la directora Pilar Palomero en el 27 Festival de Málaga | Actualidad | Festival de Málaga. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  8. ↑ Gonzálvez, Paula M. (2 March 2021). "La lista de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2021". HuffPost .
  9. ↑ "Pilar Palomero, Premi Gaudí a la mejor dirección por 'Las niñas'". Europa Press . 22 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Los Premios ALMA reconocen los guiones de 'Las niñas' y 'La boda de Rosa', participadas por RTVE". RTVE . 25 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Premios Feroz 2023 | Palmarés completo: empatan 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos' en cine y 'La ruta' y 'No me gusta conducir' en series". Cinemanía . 29 January 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  12. ↑ "Premios Feroz 2023 | Palmarés completo: empatan 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos' en cine y 'La ruta' y 'No me gusta conducir' en series". Cinemanía . 29 January 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  13. ↑ "'As bestas' es la favorita de los Premios Goya del relevo generacional: listado de nominaciones". Cinemanía . 1 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  14. ↑ "EN DIRECTE | Premis Gaudí 2025: "El 47" i "Casa en flames" parteixen com a favorites". 3/24 . 18 January 2025 – via 3Cat.
  15. ↑ Rosado, Ricardo (9 February 2025). "Ganadores de los Premios Goya 2025: 'El 47' y Eduard Fernández triunfan en una noche insólita para el cine español". Fotogramas .
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