Elena López Riera

Born in Spain in 1982, she directed the short films Pueblo, presented at the Directors’ Fortnight in 2015, and The Entrails, presented at the Locarno Film Festival, in the international competition Pardi di domani. Her latest short film Those Who Desire was nominated for the European Film Awards and won the Pardino d'Oro at Locarno in 2018. The Water, selected in residence at the Cannes Film Festival Cinéfondation, is her first feature film.