Celina Murga - the director

Celina Murga was born in 1973 in Paraná, Entre Ríos. She studied at the Universidad del Cine, in Buenos Aires, and wrote and directed several short films as Una tarde felíz, Interior-Noche and Frío Afuera. Ana y los otros (2003), her first feature film, won prizes at Venice, Buenos Aires, Thessaloniki, Vienna, Anonimul (Rumania) and Punta del Este. It was elected as Best Latinoamerican Film of the year, by Fipresci International. Una semana solos (2008) is her second feature film. Celina Murga has been chosen by Martin Scorsese to spend a year of mentoring with him by the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative in 2008.