Laura Carreira

Director | Writer

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City of birth : Porto, Portugal

Laura Carreira is a Portuguese filmmaker based in Edinburgh, Scotland. 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. In 2022, Laura was named one of the Rising Stars Scotland by Screen International magazine. Her debut feature film On Falling is set to have its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2024 and its European premiere at San Sebastián Film Festival in Main Competition where it will compete for the Golden Shell. On Falling was produced by Sixteen Films and BRO Cinema - with the support of the BFI, BBC Films, Screen Scotland, ICA and Goodfellas. Her second feature film is under development with Film4.