Laura Carreira is a Portuguese filmmaker based in Edinburgh, Scotland.​

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Her first short film Red Hill won the New Visions Award at the 73rd Edinburgh International Film Festival and was nominated for the Best Short Film award at the 2019 BAFTA Scotland Awards.

 

Her short film The Shift premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2020 and was nominated for the European Film Awards and the London Critics' Circle Film Awards. In 2021 it won the New Talent Award at IndieLisboa.

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In 2022, Laura was named one of the Rising Stars Scotland by Screen International magazine.

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Her debut feature film On Falling was produced by Sixteen Films and BRO Cinema - with the support of the BFI, BBC Films, Screen Scotland, ICA and Goodfellas.

 

On Falling had its World premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2024 and its European premiere at the 72nd San Sebastián Film Festival where Laura won the Silver Shell for Best Director. The film also won the Sutherland Award at the 68th BFI London Film Festival.

 

Her second feature film is under development with Film4.

 

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MEDIA:

 

> Scotsman's Ones To Watch 2024 - Interview

> Spotlight on Laura Carreira - Short Circuit Interview
 

> Sight & Sound - Clermont-Ferrand 2019: seven of the best short films

"This is a slow and richly rewarding work thanks to the confident direction of Carreira, who combines documentary style realism with a lyrical beauty, alongside a breathtaking performance from Billy Mack in the lead role."

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> Director Laura Carreira Focuses On Society’s Marginalised Figures - Close-Up Cinema

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> Interview with Laura Carreira - Take One Cinema

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>Breakfast with 'Red Hill' - La Brasserie du Court

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