Maria Converses

Creative proccess of the actress Blanca Portillo to prepare the perform as María of Nathareth in the theatre play " María´s Testament"

Screenwriter, Director, Actress Between 1994 and 1999 she wrote and directed her first short films: 'Biorxa' (1994), 'The Silence of Robert Capa' (1995), 'Casa de la Esperanza' (1996) and 'Wake' (1997) which was her film of Thesis and won the Jury Prize at Girona Film Festival, Best Short at the Bilbao International Film Festival and Best Director at the St. Kilda Film Festival. Later, she co-wrote and co-directed with A. Villaronga and Isaac Pierre 'Aro Tolbukhin', a false documentary produced by Obreron Cinematographic (Spain) and Altavista Films (Mexico) that received the Ariel Award for the Best writing and the Best film in 2002 Between 2003 and 2005 she directed two television films for Catalan TV: ‘The Ice Woman’ and ‘Perfect Skin’, in collaboration with the Italian RAI. In the documentary field, he has produced and directed: ‘Moving the Circle’ (2009), ‘Felix & Nati’ (2010) and ‘Maria Talks’ (2016), a trilogy about the transformation. Horizon The Horizon ’(2015), a VR video, is her homage to Gericault's painting, La Balsa de la Medusa, which was granted by Muvers and co-produced with the Errequerre Dance Company. ‘Edelweiss Tales’ (2016) a medium-length Swiss film is her latest fiction project. This project is the result of his exploration of how to create characters that do not depend on a linear narrative.