Birth Name: Clara María Escobar
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Details
Alternate Names: Clarita Escobar, Clara Maria Escobar, Clara Escobar
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Career
First Appearances: - Areia (2008) as Art Direction
Most Important Roles: - Joaquim (2017) as Cantora
- The Days with Him (2014) as
- Bitch (2017) as
Career Highlights: - Blocks (2010)
- The Office Trip (2012)
- The Sentimental Teaser (1999)
- Endless Poetry (2016)
- Alberto: ¿Quién sabe cuánto cuesta hacer un ojal? (2005)
- The Night Visitor (2009)
Awards
Awards: - Won Special Mention - Best Film (2013)
- Nominated for 1 Louve d'Or - Best Film (2020)
- Nominated for 1 Tiger Award (2020)
- Nominated for 1 Sebastiane Award - Best Film (2025)
- Nominated for 1 International Film School Meeting Award - Best Film (2005)
- Nominated for 1 International New Talent Competition - Grand Prize (2020)
- Nominated for 1 Best Film - International Competition (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Vienna Film Award - Best Feature Film (2020)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Crow Pheasant (2021)
- Won Porta-Curtas Prize - Best Film (2011)
- Nominated for 1 Louve d'Or - Best Film (2020)
- Won Opera Prima Award - Honorable Mention (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Opera Prima Award (2014)
- Won O Ganho do Som Award - Best Portuguese Competition First or Second Feature-length Film (2013)
- Won CachoeiraDoc Award - Best Movie (2013)
- Won Young Juri - Best Film (2013)
- Won Aurora - Critic's Jury - Best Film (2013)
- Won Aurora - Youth Jury - Best Film (2013)
- Nominated for 1 Competitiva Nacional - Best Film (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Premio Guarani - Best Documentary (2015)
Full Biography
Maria Clara Escobar is a film director, screenwriter and a poet. Her first fiction feature "Desterro" was released at the Tiger Awards Competition at the 49th Rotterdam International Film Festival. Also in Viennale, Taipei Film Festival among others. Maria Clara wrote and directed "The Days with Him", a documentary feature film awarded in festivals like Mostra de Tiradentes (Brazil), DocLisboa (Portugal), IBAFF (Ibn Arabi International Film Festival) and Habana Film Festival (Cuba). The film was released in 18 cities in Brazil in April 2014 and released on DVD by Instituto Moreira Salles. Maria Clara also wrote and directed two short films: "Domingo" selected for the school session of the San Sebastian Film Festival, and "Passeio de Família". In 2019 Maria Clara published her first book of poems "Medo, Medo, Medo".
