Clara Roquet

• Birthplace — Catalonia, Spain • Born — 1988 • Education — * Pompeu Fabra University • Columbia University • Occupation — * Screenwriter • film director Clara Roquet (born 1988) is a Spanish filmmaker from Catalonia.

Roquet was born in 1988. Reported birthplaces include Malla, Vic, and Barcelona. She studied at the Pompeu Fabra University and Columbia University. She made her writing debut in the feature film 10,000 km, which she co-wrote with Carlos Marqués-Marcet. She has since written and co-written films such as Petra (2018), The Days to Come (2019), Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021), Creatura (2023), Something Is About to Happen (2023), and The Red Virgin (2024). She made her directorial debut in a feature film with the 2021 drama Libertad. In 2023 she completed the direction of her adaption of Spanish writer Elia Barceló 2018 novel Las largas sombras for a Disney+ series, Past Lies. The story is based around a group of women who discover the remains of a friend who disappeared two decades before.

• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Ref. Reference • 2015 — 2nd Feroz Awards — Best Screenplay — 10,000 km • 2019 — 6th Feroz Awards — Best Screenplay — Petra • 2022 — 9th Feroz Awards — Best Director — Libertad • Best Screenplay • 36th Goya Awards — Best New Director • Best Original Screenplay • 14th Gaudí Awards — Best Director • Best Screenplay • Spanish Screenwriters' Union Awards — Best Screenplay in a Drama Feature Film • 9th Platino Awards — Best Ibero-American Debut Feature Film • 12th Feroz Awards — Best Screenplay in a Film — The Red Virgin