Anaïs Pareto Onghena
Anaïs Pareto Onghena is a Barcelona-born director and screenwriter, recognized for her cinematic approach, which emphasizes realism and delves into the emotional journeys of her characters. In recent years, she has directed television series such as «Ena. La reina Victoria Eugenia» and «33 días» and episodes of «Express» and «El Ministerio del Tiempo». Her second feature film, «Santa Bárbara» (2022), premiered in the official selection of the Morelia International Film Festival to great acclaim. She settled in Mexico for ten years, where, after studying documentary filmmaking, she began making films independently. Her short films and debut feature, «Sinvivir», were selected and awarded at numerous festivals around the world. Trained in film directing at ESCAC, she completed her studies at EICTV in Cuba, the CCC in Mexico, and a master’s degree in Visual Anthropology from the University of Barcelona.
Work
«SANTA BÁRBARA»
- OFFICIAL SECTION OF THE XX EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF MORELIA
- AWARD IN THE NATIONAL FEATURE FILM SCREENPLAY COMPETITION OF THE 21ST GUANAJUATO FILM FESTIVAL
«SINVIVIR»
- OFFICIAL SECTION OF THE XX EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF MORELIA
«33 DÍAS» – ATRESMEDIA
«ENA. LA REINA VICTORIA EUGENIA» – RTVE
«EXPRESS» – LIONSGATE
«EL MINISTERIO DEL TIEMPO» – RTVE
«ACAPULCO CORAZÓN»
«LA FAMILIA HERNÁNDEZ CRUZ»
- JURY AWARD AT THE LATIN AMERICAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL BARCELONA
- AWARD FOR BEST MEXICAN FICTION SHORT FILM AT THE MONTERREY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- SHORTS TV AWARD AT MECAL
«LA BANQUETA»
- BEST SHORT FILM AWARD FOR FICTION AT THE MORELIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- CANACINE AWARD FOR BEST MEXICAN SHORT FILM
- FIC MORELIA PROGRAM IN THE CRITICS’ WEEK OF THE 67TH CANNES FESTIVAL
«BOTAS DE COCODRILO»
«HOTEL ALKAR»
- MICROESTRELLA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION AND BEST PLAY
«LA MAFIA DEL TACÓN»
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