SYNOPSIS

After moving in with her boyfriend to their new home, Mila begins to realize her loss of desire lies deep within. She undergoes a self-exploration journey in which she revisits experiences of her childhood and adolescence in hopes to reconcile with her own body.

Original title: Creatura Country: Spain Year: 2023 Ratio: 2,35:1 Sound: 5.1 Length: 114 min Language: Catalan

Biography

Saddling between theatre and cinema, Elena Martin is an actress, screenwriter and director from Barcelona. Her debut as a director for which she also took the leading role, JULIA IST (Warsaw IFF, Silver Biznaga for Best Film and Best Director Malaga IFF). As an actress, she starred in WATERMELON JUICE (Goya Award for Best Film), FACING THE WIND (Berlinale Forum) or AGATHA’S FRIENDS (D’A FF). On TV, she was in the writer’s room of VENENO (HBO), directed two episodes of PERFECT LIFE (HBO) and created an episode of EN CASA (HBO). Her second feature CREATURA will premiere at Cannes Film Festival Directors Fortnight.

filmography

Creatura - 2023

Júlia Is - 2017

CREW

Director: Elena Martín Gimeno Screenwriter: Elena Martín Gimeno, Clara Roquet DOP: Alana Mejía González Art Director: Sylvia Steinbrecht Editor: Ariadna Ribas Costume Design: Vera Moles Sound: Leo Dolgan, Laia Casanovas, Oriol Donat Production: Ariadna Dot, Marta Cruañas, Tono Folguera (Vilaüt Films) Coproduction: Tono Folguera (Lastor Media), Maria Zamora (Elastica Films), Stefan Schmitz (Avalon P. C.), Ella Bishop, Pau Surís, Jake Cheetham (S/B Films) World Sales: Luxbox

CAST

Elena Martín Gimeno, Oriol Pla, Clara Segura, Alex Brendemühl, Clàudia Malagelada, Mila Borràs, Carla Linares, Marc Cartanyà

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Cannes Film Festival - Directors’ Fortnight - Label Europa Cinema Prize - 2023

Atlántida Mallorca Film Fest - National Official Section - 2023

Helsinki International Film Festival - Let’s Talk About Sex! - 2023

San Sebastián International Film Festival - Made in Spain - San Sebastián Gipuzkoa Film Commission Prize - 2023

Athens International Film Festival - Opening Nights - 2023

Gent International Film Festival - Official Selection - 2023

Bergen International Film Festival - Cinema Extraordinaire - 2023

São Paulo International Film Festival - New Directors Competition - 2023

Cambridge Film Festival - Camera Catalonia - Golden Punt Best Fiction Feature - 2023

Cinemed - Feature Films Competition - 2023

FICCALI - International Competition - 2023

Calgary European Film Festival - 2023

Piccolo Grande Cinema - International Competition - 2023

LEFFEST Lisboa Film Festival - Official Selection: In Competition - 2023

Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival - Core Program - 2023

Cinemamed Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles - Official Competition - 2023

Kolkata International Film Festival - Focus Country: Spain - 2023

AFI European Union Film Showcase - Official Selection - 2023

Tromsø International Film Festival - 2024

Vilnius International Film Festival - 2024

Festival Internacional De Cine En Guadalajara - 2024

La Rochelle Film Festival - 2024

Cinespaña - Festival de Cinéma Espagnol et Portugais - Compétition Officielle Fiction & Nouvelles aux Cinéastes - Best Actress Award - 2024

Elena Martín Gimeno

Writer-Director