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She may be best-known for Oriana, Celestial Clockwork and Fox Searchlight Woman On Top with Penelope Cruz. She currently lives in Venezuela.^[2]

Background

Fina Torres was born in Caracas as Josefina Torres Benedetti. She studied design, photography, and journalism and at the age of 17 became a photojournalist.^[2] She enrolled at the Neumann institute for Design in 1970 as a graphics design student and also took social communication at Andrés Bello Catholic University.

In 1974, she moved to Paris where she would earn a bachelor's degree in cinematography, direction and editing from the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques and spend the next 28 years of her life in the film industry. After Paris, she lived in the United States, Mexico, Singapore, and eventually returned to Venezuela, where she currently resides.^[2]

Career

During her time in France, Torres worked as a photographer, camera operator, editor, and a film script supervisor.^[2] In 1983 she co-wrote a script with Antoine Lacomblez, ORIANA. for which she secured production funds from both Venezuela's state funding agency, FONCINE (Fondo de Fomento Cinematográfico de Venezuela) and the Secretary of Foreign Affaires France. The result would be Torres' first film, Oriana, for which she won the la Caméra d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival.^[2] It was described by critic Vincent Camby in The New York Times as a "Gothic Romance"^[3]

In 1996, Torres' second film Mécaniques Célestes/Mecánicas celestes (Celestial Clockwork), was released to critical acclaim in Toronto Film Festival and Sundance. Roger Ebert's review, August 16, 1996: “Celestial Clockwork” is a riotous carnival of music, colors, witchery, sexuality and magic.' 'If Almodóvar had made this movie, it would have been hailed as his best work in years.' Official Selection at Toronto Film Festival, pick of the Fest, and Sundance Film Festival. L.A. Outfest Los Angeles, California, USA 1996 Awards

In 2000, Torres directed Woman on Top, Fox Searchlight production, with major star, Penélope Cruz. Was Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 1996, Un Certain Regard. Variety critic Lisa Nesselson July 26, 2000 wrote "A fantastical romp with a buoyant pace, exotic locations, a finger-popping score, appealing leads and spicy cooking demonstrations." "A contempo fairy tale about thwarted romance, the pic never falters in its adherence to its own bubbly, consistently inventive rhythm."

In 2010, Torres won the best feature film prize at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival with her film Habana Eva.^[4] The film also won the Best Venezuelan Film prize at the Margarita Film Festival in Venezuela.^[5]

In 2011 co-wrote Lions'Gate/Odd Lot Entertainment Romantic Comedy "From Prada to Nada", based on Sense and Sensibility

Most recently in 2013, Torres directed an adaptation of the American play "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove", known as part of the first wave of American gay theater.^[6]

Though Torres is primarily recognized as a director due to her award at Cannes, she is also a prolific screenwriter, having written the scripts for the majority of her own films, as well as a number of scripts for other directors. She has said that she considers screenwriting to be the most challenging aspect of film-making and is a member of the Writers Guild of America and the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD) of France.^[5]

Due to her success in international film festivals, Torres is one of the most recognizable Venezuelan filmmakers despite living abroad for much of her career.^[5] She has kept a focus on Latin America and Latin American themes throughout her career, and since moving back to Venezuela has taken part in a movement to aid in developing the Venezuelan national film industry.^[5]

Social Advocacy

In 1995 Torres was identified as part of a new movement in Latin American cinema focusing less on films with political themes as had been the norm, and more on universal themes like relationships and conflicts between traditional culture and modernity.^[7] Torres' films in particular, focus on strong female characters who defy patriarchal norms.^[5]

In an interview with GLAAD in 2015 she expressed a desire to help young gay and lesbian people through her film Liz in September. The film was an adaptation of "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove", a play known as part of the first wave of American gay theater and centers on LGBT themes. The film has a focus on Lesbian characters and issues and stars Venezuelan actress and model Patricia Velásquez, who identifies as lesbian.^[8]

Awards

CAMARA D'OR (Golden Camera) Cannes Festival, May 1985 Selection Officielle "Un certain regard"

CATALINA DE ORO (Golden Catalina) Best film, Cartagena International film Festival, 1985

CATALINA DE ORO (Golden Catalina) Best script Cartagena's International Film Festival, 1985

GLAUBER ROCHA'S award Best Spanish language film, Figueira da Foz International Film Festival

HONOUR MENCION of the Catholic Office-Figueira da Foz International Film Festival

HONOUR MENCION of the Jury and HONOUR MENTION of the Catholic Office, MANHEIM Film Festival, 1985

NATIONAL AWARDS (PREMIOS MUNICIPALES DE CARACAS) BEST FILM - BEST DIRECTOR - BEST PHOTOGRAPHY - BEST ACTRESS, 1986.

GRAND JURY AWARD OUTSTANDING NARRATIVE FEATURE, OUTFEST Los Angeles Festival 1996

BEST FILM AND 2ND AUDIENCE AWARD Los Angeles International Latino Film Fest 2010

Audience Award for Best Women's Feature at Atlanta's Out On Film LGBT Film Festival

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References

1. ^"Festival de Cannes: Oriana". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
2. ^¹²{{Cite book| title = Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema| last = Rist| first = Peter H.| publisher = Rowman & Littlefield| year = 2014| isbn = 978-0-8108-8036-8| location = | pages = 563}}
3. ^Canby, Vincent. "'Oriane,' A Gothic Romance." New York Times (New York), September 29, 1985. Accessed January 27, 2016. ProQuest.
4. ^{{Cite web|title = Habana Eva -- Film Review|url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/habana-eva-film-review-30082|website = The Hollywood Reporter|access-date = 2016-02-07}}
5. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶Nelmes, Jill, and Jule Selbo. Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Print.
6. ^Harvey, Dennis. "Film Review: 'Liz in September'" Variety. January 20, 2016. Accessed January 27, 2016. http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/liz-in-september-review-1201679719/.
7. ^Vincent, Isabel. "A 'new Irreverence' Sweeps Latin America." The Globe and Mail (Toronto), September 13, 1995. Accessed January 27, 2016. ProQuest.
8. ^Trasendes, Monica. "Actress Patricia Velásquez and Director Fina Torres on Their New Film 'Liz in September'" GLAAD. November 03, 2015. Accessed January 27, 2016. http://www.glaad.org/blog/actress-patricia-velásquez-and-director-fina-torres-their-new-film-liz-september.

Background

Career

Social Advocacy

Awards

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