{{short description|Spanish filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | image = Clara Roquet, XIV Premis Gaudí (2022).jpg | caption = At the 14th Gaudí Awards in 2022 | birth_place = Catalonia, Spain | birth_date = 1988 | education = {{plainlist | * Pompeu Fabra University * Columbia University }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Screenwriter * film director }} }} '''Clara Roquet''' (born 1988) is a Spanish filmmaker from Catalonia.
== Biography == Roquet was born in 1988. Reported birthplaces include Malla,<ref name="ara">{{Cite web|url=https://es.ara.cat/cultura/libertad-amistad-imposible-brillante-debut-clara-roquet_1_4187458.html|website=Ara|date=19 November 2021|first=Laura|last=Serra|title=‘Libertad’, una amistad imposible y el brillante debut de Clara Roquet}}</ref> Vic,<ref name="europapress">{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/castilla-y-leon/noticia-libertad-opera-prima-clara-roquet-inaugurara-66-edicion-seminci-20210723152602.html|website=Europa Press|title='Libertad', ópera prima de Clara Roquet, inaugurará la 66 edición de Seminci|date=23 July 2021}}</ref> and Barcelona.<ref name="yuste">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/el-cultural/cine/20211119/clara-roquet-incomodidad-cinematografico/628438426_0.html|website=El Cultural|via=El Español|title=Clara Roquet: "La incomodidad es algo muy cinematográfico"|first=Javier|last=Yuste|date=19 November 2021}}</ref> She studied at the Pompeu Fabra University and Columbia University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elplural.com/buenas-noticias/carla-simon-clara-roquet-becas-grandes-premios-cine_284612102|website=El Plural|title=Carla Simón y Clara Roquet, de las becas a los grandes premios del cine|date=21 February 2022|first=Patricio|last=Rocco}}</ref>
She made her writing debut in the feature film ''10,000 km'', which she co-wrote with Carlos Marqués-Marcet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20210708/libertad-luminosa-coming-of-age-11894478|website=El Periódico de Catalunya|title='Libertad', una luminosa 'coming-of age' sobre la lucha de clases|date=8 July 2021|first=Beatriz|last=Martínez}}</ref> She has since written and co-written films such as ''Petra'' (2018),<ref name="yuste" /> ''The Days to Come'' (2019),<ref name="yuste" /> ''Costa Brava, Lebanon'' (2021),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/es/newsdetail/413464/|website=Cineuropa|title=Crítica: Costa Brava, Líbano|date=15 November 2021|first=David|last=Katz}}</ref> ''Creatura'' (2023),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/creatura-cannes-review/5181747.article|website=ScreenDaily|title=‘Creatura’: Cannes Review|first=Nikki|last=Baughan}}</ref> ''Something Is About to Happen'' (2023),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/berlin-2023-spain-hot-projects/5179338.article|website=ScreenDaily|title=Berlin 2023: Spain hot projects|first=Elisabet|last=Cabeza|first2=Emilio|last2=Mayorga|date=18 February 2023}}</ref> and ''The Red Virgin'' (2024).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mondosonoro.com/criticas/cine-series/la-virgen-roja/|website=Mondosonoro|title=La virgen roja|first=Pablo|last=Tocino|date=27 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/hildegart-rodriguez-prime-video-najwa-nimri-1235702807/|website=Variety|title=Sexual Revolution Pioneer Tale ‘Hildegart’ Wraps Production for Amazon Studios (Exclusive)|date=23 August 2023|first=Pablo|last=Sandoval}}</ref> She made her directorial debut in a feature film with the 2021 drama ''Libertad''.<ref name="europapress" />
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-29 |title=Clara Roquet finishes shooting Las largas sombras |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/445636/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Cineuropa|language=en}}</ref>
== Accolades == {{Expand list|date=April 2022}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | align = "center" | 2015 || 2nd Feroz Awards || Best Screenplay || ''10,000 km'' || {{nom}} || align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/21198/lista-ganadores-premios-feroz-2015/|website=ecartelera|title=Lista de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2015|first=Guillermo|last=Álvarez|date=25 January 2015}}</ref> |- | align = "center" | 2019 || 6th Feroz Awards || Best Screenplay || ''Petra'' || {{nom}} || align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.es/2019/01/19/la-lista-completa-de-ganadores-de-los-premios-feroz-2019_a_23646418/|website=HuffPost|title=La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019|date=19 January 2019|first=Marina|last=Prats}}</ref> |- | align = "center" rowspan = "8" | 2022 || rowspan = "2" | 9th Feroz Awards || Best Director || rowspan = "8" | ''Libertad'' || {{nom}} || rowspan = "2" align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/palmares-completo-de-los-premios-feroz-zaragoza-2022-4948808/|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|date=30 January 2022|title=Palmarés completo de los Premios Feroz Zaragoza 2022}}</ref> |- | Best Screenplay || {{nom}} |- | rowspan = "2" | 36th Goya Awards || Best New Director || {{won}} || align = "center" rowspan = "2" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/palmares-en-directo-completo-de-los-premios-goya-2022-4955257/|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|date=12 February 2022|title=Palmarés completo de los Premios Goya 2022: 'El buen patrón', mejor película}}</ref> |- | Best Original Screenplay || {{nom}} |- | rowspan = "2" | 14th Gaudí Awards || Best Director || {{nom}} || align = "center" rowspan = "2" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineconn.es/ganadoras-de-los-premios-gaudi-2022/|website=Cine con Ñ|date=7 March 2022|title=Los Gaudí encumbran a Neus Ballús y Clara Roquet por ‘Sis dies corrents’ y ‘Libertad’}}</ref> |- | Best Screenplay || {{won}} |- | Spanish Screenwriters' Union Awards || Best Screenplay in a Drama Feature Film || {{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exclusivadigital.com/entretenimiento/los-premios-del-sindicato-de-guionistas-de-espana-alma-cierran-sus-nominaciones/|website=Exclusiva Digital|title=Los Premios del Sindicato de Guionistas de España cierran sus nominaciones|date=15 February 2022|access-date=3 April 2022|archive-date=16 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216005202/https://www.exclusivadigital.com/entretenimiento/los-premios-del-sindicato-de-guionistas-de-espana-alma-cierran-sus-nominaciones/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/noticias/cachitos-venga-juan-ganadoras-televisivas-premios-alma-mejores-guiones-2021_1_8860475.html|website=Vertele!|via=eldiario.es|title='Cachitos' y 'Venga Juan', entre las ganadoras televisivas de los Premios ALMA a los mejores guiones de 2021|date=24 March 2022}}</ref> |- | 9th Platino Awards || Best Ibero-American Debut Feature Film || {{nom}} || align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a39606103/premios-platino-2022-nominados-9-edicion/|website=Fotogramas|date=1 April 2022|first=María|last=Aller|title=Premios Platino 2022: Estos son los nominados de la IX edición}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20220502/premios-platino-ganadores/2345923.shtml|website=rtve.es|title='El buen patrón' reina en los Premios Platino del cine iberoamericano|date=2 May 2022}}</ref> |- | {{center|2025}} || 12th Feroz Awards || Best Screenplay in a Film || ''The Red Virgin'' || {{pending}} || {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telecinco.es/noticias/cultura/20241128/lista-completa-nominados-premios-feroz_18_014142001.html|website=Telecinco|date=28 November 2024|title=La lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2025|first=Esther|last=Pinilla J.}}</ref>}} |}
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