Professionals trained at ESCAC receive 5 Gaudí Awards

Celia Giraldo wins the Gaudí Award for Best New Director for Un lugar común
ESCAC talent also won awards in the Original and Adapted Screenplay categories

Once again, ESCAC talent took to the stage at the Gaudí Awards ceremony of the Catalan Film Academy. They did so on five occasions, receiving awards in different categories. Celia Giraldo’s directorial debut won the award for Best New Director for Un lugar común, a film that emerged from the ESCAC Ópera Prima Lab, while the screenplays by Eduard Sola for Casa en flames and by Mar Coll (together with Valentina Viso) for Salve Maria (a film produced by Escándalo Films and Elástica) also received awards.

The award for Best Short Film went to El príncep, directed and written by Àlex Sardà, and Laia Ateca also won the Gaudí Award for Art Direction on Polvo serán.

Below is a list of the five Gaudí Awards won by ESCAC alumni:

Best New Director:

• Celia Giraldo (alumna) for Un lugar común

Best Original Screenplay:

• Eduard Sola (alumnus) for Casa en flames

Best Adapted Screenplay:

• Mar Coll (alumna) and Valentina Viso for Salve Maria

Best Short Film:

• El príncep. Directed and written by Àlex Sardà (alumnus), and produced by Carlota Coloma, Adrià Lahuerta, Marta Cruañas and Xavi Vara.

Best Art Direction:

• Laia Ateca (alumna) for Polvo serán

Congratulations to everyone!