Belén Funes (born 1984) is a Catalan film director.[1] She is most noted for her 2019 feature film debut A Thief's Daughter (La hija de un ladrón), for which she won the Gaudí Award for Best Director at the 12th Gaudí Awards,[2] and the Goya Award for Best New Director at the 34th Goya Awards.[3]

Belén Funes
Born1984
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
EducationESCAC
Years active2010s–present

Born in Barcelona,[1] Funes earned a degree from the ESCAC and continued her filmmaking education in Cuba.[4]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Alfonso Rivera, "Belén Funes putting the finishing touches to her second feature, Los Tortuga". Cineuropa, 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "'Els dies que vindran', film guanyador dels XII Premis Gaudí". VilaWeb. 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Ganadores de los Premios Goya 2020: lista completa". El Mundo. 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ Font, Dolors (26 October 2018). "Un drama rodado en Terrassa". Diari de Terrassa.
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