It has been a pleasure to portray Carla Simón, an author I have admired since I saw her film Estiu 1993. We talked about about her work process and her next film, which has been interrupted by the pandemic. During the photographic session, I recognize in her paused way of speaking and moving the very peculiar rhythm of Estiu 1993, where Carla knew how to recreate with mastery, the tempo of the days of that special summer seen with the eyes of a child.
Carla graduated in Audiovisual Communication from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 2009; she took the Master in Quality and Innovation TV organized by the Televisió de Catalunya in 2010 and the Master of Arts at the London Film School (postgraduate scholarship from Obra Social "la Caixa"). In London she directed the documentary Born Positive and the short fiction film Lipstick.
Estiu 1993 (Summer 1993), released in 2017, is Carla Simón's first feature film. It was shot in Catalan and according to the author it aims to respond to how death is explained to a minor and how to understand what is happening around her from the silences and gestures.
Estiu 1993 won the Best First Film Award and the Generation Kplus Grand Prix Jury Award at the Berlinale 2017 . It also won the Golden Biznaga at Málaga Film Festival, the Jury Mention at Istanbul Film Festival or the Best Direction at BAFICI, amongst others.