María Monreal

Pamplona, ​​1996. She studied Journalism with a specialization in Performing Arts Production at the University of Navarra. Her first feature film was the documentary “Con los ojos abiertas”, made as a final project and premiered at the Navarra International Film Festival, where she received the Golden Melitón for Best Film (currently available on the Filmin platform).

 

In 2019 she created Cambur Producciones, an independent production company focused on social cinema. That same year she made the leap to fiction with the short film “Cuesta”, which was selected more than 100 times at festivals. Later, she directed “Gaueko”, selected at festivals such as Abycine or Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur. Among his latest works in distribution is the fiction short film "O", presented at the MAFIZ of the Malaga Festival, and winner of the Best Short Film award at Rodando por Jaén, the Best Screenplay award at the Cartagena International Film Festival and recently selected at the New Spanish Shorts Market Screening 2024 in Clermont Ferrand and in the official section of Ibizacinefest. Also the short film "Cuando crece la hierba", winner of the Best Film, Best Screenplay and Distribution Award at the Notodofilmfest 2022, which has already accumulated more than 90 selections at festivals and awards such as the EITB-Euskal Pantailak in Santurzine or Best Fiction Short Film at the Oldenburg Festival.

 

In the documentary field, he has directed a second piece, the medium-length film "Toda la vida", and finally, in 2024 he released his latest fiction short film, "La Colada", premiered at the Ull Nu Festival in Andorra.