Carla Simón
Carla Simón Pipó (born 29 December 1986) is a Spanish filmmaker. She is best known for her films Summer 1993 (2017) and Alcarràs (2022); for the latter she received the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.
Carla Simón
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- Name
- Carla Simón
- Birth Name
- Carla Simón Pipó
- Born
- 29 December 1986
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Occupation
- * Director
- Full name
- Carla Simón i Pipó.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Fields
- film · film direction · film screenwriting
- Education
- University of California and Santa Barbara · Autonomous University of Barcelona · London Film School
- Known for
- Summer 1993 · Alcarràs · Romería · Después también
- Honours
- City of Barcelona Award · National Culture Award of Catalonia · Golden Bear · Goya Award for Best New Director · Gaudí Award for Best Director · Núvol Awards
- Languages
- Catalan · Spanish · English
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Carla Simón Pipó (born 29 December 1986) is a Spanish filmmaker. She is best known for her films Summer 1993 (2017) and Alcarràs (2022); for the latter she received the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.
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Biography
Biography
Carla Simón studied at University of California, Santa Barbara, Autonomous University of Barcelona and London Film School. The recorded working language is Catalan, Spanish and English. The field of work recorded is film, film direction and film screenwriting. Works named in the authority record are Summer 1993, Alcarràs, Romería and Después también. Distinctions recorded are City of Barcelona Award, National Culture Award of Catalonia, Golden Bear and Goya Award for Best New Director.

Carla Simon, directora de cinema, XIV Premis Gaudí (2022)
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Carla Simón at the Berlinale 2023
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Carla Simón • Children — 2 • Birth Name — Carla Simón Pipó • Born — 29 December 1986 • Birthplace — Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain • Occupation — * Director • screenwriter • Years Active — 2009–present
Early life and education
Early life and education
Carla Simón Pipó was born on 29 December 1986 in Barcelona and spent her youth in the Catalan village of Les Planes d'Hostoles. By the age of six, her parents had died of AIDS, so she had to live with her uncle and his family in Garrotxa in northern Catalonia. Her father was Galician. She first studied filmmaking at the University of California, Santa Barbara, United States, where she made two short films: Women (2009) and Lovers (2010). In 2009, Simón graduated with a degree in audiovisual communication at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. In 2010, she studied television work at Televisió de Catalunya and later at the London Film School. During her time in London she directed the documentary film Born Positive and the short film Lipstick.
Career
Career
Simón's first feature film, Summer 1993 (2017), is based on her own experiences in her youth. The plot revolves around a young girl and her reaction to and ways of handling her parents' sudden death. Filming took place over six weeks in rural Garrotxa, where Simón grew up. The film had its world premiere at the Generation section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the award for Debut Film. It also won 30 awards in numerous festivals and ceremonies, amongst them the Golden Biznaga for Best Film at the Málaga Film Festival, and the Goya Award for Best New Director. It was also chosen as Spain's submission for Best Foreign Film at the 90th Academy Awards, the second Catalan-language film to be submitted to the Academy Awards by the Spanish Film Academy. Simón's second feature, Alcarràs (2022), won the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlinale, becoming the first Catalan-language film to do so. The film follows the disappearance of family-based agricultural activities, in the traditional peach-harvesting fields of Catalonia. The film was also selected as the Spanish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Simón's third film, Romería (2025), was selected for the main competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or, marking her first film at the festival's main competition. A semi-autobiographical film, the plot follows a young orphaned woman travelling to Vigo seeking the truth about her biological father's past, an AIDS victim in the early 1990s. In 2026, Simón was announced as jury president for the shorts films competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
Personal life
Personal life
Simón has a son, Manel, born in June 2022. When she presented her short film Carta a mi madre para mi hijo, she breastfed her baby, then barely two months old, in front of the press at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, to show that it is possible to reconcile motherhood with a professional career. In 2025, she walked the red carpet at the 78th Cannes Film Festival while pregnant with her second son. • Illustration — Simón during the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival
Identity
Identity
Carla Simón is recorded as having studied at University of California, Santa Barbara, Autonomous University of Barcelona and London Film School.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1986
Carla Simón born at Barcelona.
Feature films
Feature films
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Notes • 2017 — Summer 1993 • 2022 — Alcarràs — Co-scripted with Arnau Vilaró • 2025 — Romería
Short films
Short films
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Notes • 2009 — Women — Co-directed with Marco Businaro • Lovers • 2012 — Born Positive — Documentary film • 2013 — Lipstick • 2014 — Las pequeñas cosas • 2015 — Llacunes • 2018 — Después también — Co-scripted with Aina Clotet and Valentina Viso • 2020 — Correspondencia — Co-directed with Dominga Sotomayor • 2022 — Carta a mi madre para mi hijo — Miu Miu Women's Tales #24
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Nominated work — Category — Result — Ref(s) • 2022 — Berlin International Film Festival — Alcarràs — Golden Bear • 2022 — European Film Awards — Best Screenwriter • 2023 — Gaudí Awards — Best Director • Best Original Screenplay • 2023 — Feroz Awards — Best Director • Best Screenplay • 2023 — CEC Medals — Best Director • Best Original Screenplay • 2023 — Goya Awards — Best Director • Best Original Screenplay • 2017 — Berlin International Film Festival — Summer 1993 — Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury • Best First Film
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- 1.Carla Simón i Pipó. Enciclopedia.cat.
- 2.cultural, Creación. "El cine me ha ayudado a entender el porqué de las cosas". eldiario.es.
- 3.Lang, Jamie. Carla Simón Uncovers a Galician Family's Skeletons in the Semi-Autobiographical 'Romería'. Variety. May 18, 2025.
- 4.Carla Simón. TorinoFilmLab.
- 5.Belinchón, Gregorio. 'Verano 1993', un filme en catalán, representará a España en los Oscar. El País. 9 September 2017.
- 6.Estiu 1993. Barcelona Film Commission Catalunya Film Commission.
- 7.Interview with Valérie Delpierre. EWA Women. 2017-06-28.
- 8.CVC. Rinconete. Cine y televisión. Ese «otro» cine español (18). «Verano 1993», de Carla Simón, por Jara Yáñez. cvc.cervantes.es.
- 9.'Summer 1993' ('Estiu 1993') Review – UCL Film & TV Society. June 2021.
- 10.'Estiu 1993', òpera prima de la catalana Simón, guanya la Bisnaga d'Or. El País. 2017-03-25. 1134-6582.
- 11.Premios Goya 2018: Carla Simón, mejor dirección novel. La Vanguardia. 2019-02-02.
- 12.'Estiu 1993' ja mira a l'Oscar. Ara.cat. 8 September 2017.
- 13.El film català «Estiu 1993» queda fora de la cursa pels Oscars | NacióDigital. naciodigital.cat.
- 14.Martínez, Beatriz. 'Alcarràs', de Carla Simón, representará a España en los Oscar. El Periódico de Catalunya. 13 September 2022.
- 15.Le Jury des courts métrages et de La Cinef du 79e Festival de Cannes. Festival de Cannes. 2026-04-28.
- 16.Zurro, Javier. Carla Simón, siete meses luchando por el Goya junto a su primer hijo: “La conciliación no existe”. elDiario.es. 2023-01-17.
- 17.ROMERÍA de Carla SIMÓN - Montée des Marches. Festival de Cannes. 2025-05-21.
- 18.Partearroyo, Daniel de. 'Romería', de Carla Simón: reparto, rodaje y todo sobre la nueva película de la directora de 'Alcarràs'. Cinemanía. 2 August 2024.
- 19.Yáñez, Manu. Crítica de 'Carta de mi madre para mi hijo' desde Venecia: el 'Regreso al futuro' de Carla Simón. Fotogramas. 4 September 2022.
- 20.Llumà, Xavi Serra, Núria Juanico. Historic triumph for Carla Simón: first Catalan Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival. Ara in English. 2022-02-16.
- 21.Scott Roxborough. Berlin: 'Alcarras' Wins Golden Bear for Best Film. Hollywood Reporter. 16 February 2022.
- 22.Competition Awards. Berlinale.
- 23.Goodfellow, Melanie. 'Close', 'Holy Spider' & 'Triangle Of Sadness' Lead European Film Awards Nominations. Deadline Hollywood. 2022-11-08.
- 24.Totes les nominacions als Gaudí 2023: llista completa. El Periódico de Catalunya. 14 December 2022.
- 25.Gualda, Lucía. Premios Feroz, en directo: los premiados a mejor película, mejor serie y mejor actriz y actor protagonistas. Vanitatis. 29 January 2023.
- 26.78 Gala del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos CEC Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos Madrid Cine.
- 27.Premios Goya 2023: lista completa de ganadores. Fotogramas. 2023-02-13.
- 28.La catalana "Estiu 1993", premio a la mejor ópera prima de la Berlinale. La Vanguardia. 2017-02-18.
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Carla Simón was recorded at birth as Carla Simón i Pipó. Her recorded languages were Catalan, Spanish and English. Other recorded relations include Berta Pipó and Ernest Pipó. Formation and teaching. Simón studied at University of California, Santa Barbara, Autonomous University of Barcelona and London Film School. Simón received City of Barcelona Award, National Culture Award of Catalonia, Golden Bear, Goya Award for Best New Director, Gaudí Award for Best Director and Núvol Awards. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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