Director of
SIEMPRE SOY TU ANIMAL MATERNO
Valentina Maurel, of Franco-Costa Rican origin and based in Belgium, holds a degree in filmmaking from INSAS in Brussels. Her graduation film Paul Is Here won First Prize at the Cinéfondation selection of the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. Her short Lucía en el limbo, shot in Costa Rica, was selected for Critics' Week at Cannes in 2019. Her debut feature, I Have Electric Dreams, premiered in competition at the Locarno Film Festival in 2022, where it won awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director. Her latest film, Forever Your Maternal Animal, screened in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, where it won the award for Best Actress, shared by the film's three lead performers.
Films (selection): PAUL EST LA (2017), LUCÍA EN EL LIMBO (2019), TENGO SUEÑOS ELÉCTRICOS (2022), SIEMPRE SOY TU ANIMAL MATERNO (2026)