Collective residencies / Hackathon: cinema residency for young talents / Olot
PAULA COMAS I GOMEZ
From Thursday, 1 February 2024 to Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Bio
In 2018, he co-directed and co-wrote El Vent és això -internationally selected at the Tallinn Black Nights festival, a fiction feature film that was born as an initiative of the IES Santiago Sobrequés and features Laia Manzanares, Àlex Brendemühl, Katrin Vankova and Anna Alarcón. The film premiered at the Temporada Alta Festival and won an award at the D'A Film Festival in Barcelona.
She received a grant from accompanying program for audiovisual and film projects of the Girona Film Office to develop her first solo film, Resilients, with the script mentorship of Anna Maria Bofarull (Sinjar) and production of Marta Cruañas (Creatura). She was also selected by Faberllull in the individual residency program.
Furthermore, she was part of the direction department for the second season of the TV3 series Lara i Kali. Comas has also worked as co-writer, production manager and assistant director for Pere Vilà in the feature film Gaia -now in post-production, which features Laia Marull, Àlex Brendemühl, Pablo Molinero, Vicenta N'Dongo.
Her short film as director and producer, Connexions, follows the lives of various athletes, was selected by Faberllull as part of the Cinema Lliure's Connecta Residence. She is also co-producer of the short film Flors Mentre Visqui, which she also wrote and directed and which is co-produced by Dosmentes Films and supported by the Girona Film Commission, the Girona City Council, and Ecib Film School. She has also co-produced and directed the short film La Más Mejor with the collaboration of several entities.
She has also worked as a production manager, executive producer, production manager and production coordinator for several projects for producers such as Eddie Saeta, Escac Films, La Fosca Films, Ensoldemà.
Comas holds a degree in Cultural Communication from the University of Girona and completed her studies in film production.
Project
During my stay in Faberllull, I will have the privilege of being the commissioner of Hackató, an international film residency designed to promote the talent of young creators.
In this intense experience, I will provide the script and lead production classes to collectively address all stages of the filmmaking process, from pre-production to production and post-production. Through a daily accompaniment, I will guide the residents during the whole process with the aim of working together to create an audiovisual piece—a short film that will capture their vision and creativity uniquely.