Cecilia Atán

She began her career in the film industry at a very young age, working in the teams of renowned Argentine and foreign directors. Over the years she specialized in acting training with theater director and playwright Luis Romero, Claudio Quinteros and later with Marcelo Savignone. In 2007 she began her career as a director and since then she made numerous programs of educational and advertising content for all of Latin America. In 2016 she directed the nine-episode documentary series Madres de Plaza de Mayo, la historia, nominated for the International Emmy Awards. Her first feature film La Novia del Desierto, co-directed with Valeria Pivato, was premiered in the Un certain regard section of the 70th Cannes Film Festival, in addition to participating in other festivals such as San Sebastian, Havana and Huelva, as well as winning the Silver Condor for Best First Film. After demonstrating her filmmaking skills, new doors opened for her to continue working as a director and screenwriter, in addition to founding her production company 'El perro en la Luna', together with Sebastián Mignogna and Guido Mignogna.