Elena Trapé

Director | Writer

Date of birth : 1976

City of birth : Barcelona, Spain

Spanish film director and screenwriter. Graduated in Film Directing at the University of Barcelona / Escola Superior d'Audiovisuals de Catalunya-ESCAC, No Quiero la Noche was her first short film in 35mm and her graduation project. He then directed Pijamas and in 2009 released his first TV movie called La Ruïna, which was nominated for the 2010 Gaudí Awards. His debut feature, Blog, was written and shot thanks to ESCAC's Ópera prima project and was screened at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2010. In the coming years he released several projects, including Palabras, mapas, secretos y otras cosas, a portrait of filmmaker Isabel Coixet and Berlin Las Distancias, which won the top awards at the Malaga Film Festival, winning the Golden Biznaga for best Spanish film and the Silver Biznaga for best director.