Libertad is Clara Roquet’s first feature film. Previously she co-wrote the script of 10.000KM, for which, together with Carlos Marques-Marcet, she received the Silver Biznaga for Best New Screenwriter and the Gaudí Award for Best Screenplay. In addition, she has collaborated as a screenwriter with Jaime Rosales on his feature film Petra. Her first project as a director was the short film El Adiós (2015), winner of the Golden Spike at SEMINCI, nominated for the European Film Awards, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and winner of the Gaudí for Best Short Film in 2016. Her second short film Les Bones Nenes (2017) received the "Movistar + short project" award and obtained the Special Mention for Best Ibero-American Short Film at the Guadalajara International Festival (Mexico), among others. Prior to filming, the Libertad project was selected at the Mediterranean Sundance Lab, as well as at the Mia Market international markets in Rome or the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum associated with the San Sebastian Festival, where it won an ARTEKino award.
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