Carla Simón

Carla Simón

38 (1986-12-22)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Carla Simón Pipó (1986, Barcelona) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. In 2017, the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences chose her first feature film, Estiu 1993 (2017), shot in Catalan, to represent Spain at the Oscars. In 2022 she won the Berlinale Golden Bear for Alcarràs.

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Summer 1993 2017 (7.095)

After her mother's death, six-year-old Frida is sent to her uncle's family to live with them in the countryside. But Frida finds it hard to forget her mother and adapt to her new life.
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Alcarràs 2022 (6.778)

In a small village in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Solé family spend every summer together picking fruit from their orchard. But when plans arise to install solar panels and cut down trees, the members of this tight-knit group suddenly face eviction – and the loss of far more than their home.
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Correspondence 2020 (6.9)

In the form of a filmed epistolary conversation, two young, experienced filmmakers discuss film, present and past family, heritage and maternity. The personal and profound reflections—which are embodied in the graceful images taken day-to-day—are suddenly echoed by the political emergency of a country.