Summer 1993

2017 I Fiction I Drama I 100min I Color

Synopsis

Frida, a six years old girl, faces the first summer of her new life with an adoptive family after her mother’s death. A coming-of-age drama about a girl that must learn how to fit in a new world.

DATA SHEET

Direction: Carla Simón
Script: Carla Simón
Direction of cinematography: Santiago Racaj
Art Direction: Mónica Bernuy
Direct Sound: Roger Blasco
Sound Design: Eva Valiño
Editing: Ana Pfaff , Dídac Palou
Production companies: Inicia Films in co-production with AVALON, with the support of MEDIA, ICAA, ICEC and the collaboration of TVE, TVC, and MOVISTAR +.
Executive production: Valérie Delpierre and María Zamora
International distribution: New Europe Films Sales

Casting

Laia Artigas, Paula Robles, Bruna Cusí, David Verdaguer

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS

Spanish Candidate for Oscars 2018

Cannes 2017 (FRANCE)
Écrans Junior Award for Best Picture

Goya Awards 2018 (SPAIN)
Best New Director
Best New Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Nominated for Best Picture
Nominated for Best Original Script
Nominated for Best Production Management
Nominated for Best Photography
Nominated for Best Editing

Gaudí Awards 2018 (SPAIN)
Best Picture
Best Direction
Best Screenplay
Best Supporting Actress
Best Editing

ASECAN Awards 2018 (SPAIN)
Best Spanish Non-andalusian Film

Premiere at Berlinale 2017 (GERMANY)

Berlinale 2017 (GERMANY)
Best Ópera Prima Grand Prix of Generation K Plus Section

Malaga Film Festival 2017 (SPAIN)
Golden Biznaga for Best spanish picture
Feroz Puerta Oscura Award

Feroz Awards 2017 (SPAIN)
Best Drama Picture
Best Direction
Best Screenplay

BAFICI – Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival 2017 (ARGENTINA)
Best Direction At International Competition
Best Film from Audience Award at International Competition SIGNIS Award

Istanbul International Film Festival (TURKEY)
Jury Special Award

SGAE Dunia Ayaso award 2017 (SPAIN)

SIGNIS Award 2017 (SPAIN)

CEC Awards – Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos 2018 (SPAIN)
Best new director

Tubingen Festival 2017 (GERMANY)
Jury Special Award

International Film Festival of Cinema in Catalan FIC-CAT 2017 (SPAIN)
Best film Young critics award

LUX Awards Selection (SPAIN)

Novos Cinemas Film Festival 2017 (SPAIN)
Audience Award

Odesa Film Festival 2017 (UCRAINE)
Best Film Special Mention at the BFI 2017

Mumbai Film Festival 2017 (INDIA)
Best International Film EFA
European Film Awards 2017
Nominated for Best New Director

Tudela Festival (SPAIN)
Audience Award

In the top 5 Foreign Films according to the National Board Review

Special Mention at BFI 2017

EFA – European Film Awards 2017

Nomination for Best Debut

In Inicia Films we understand that production is a way to influence society and connect emotionally with the audience. Since 2006 we have been working to promote new generations of filmmakers and give them a voice in today’s audiovisual world.

Through the eyes of our creators and the sensitivity of our authors, we accompany the development of international projects and multicultural talent, building bridges between their experiences abroad and their roots. We deal with themes that respond to current concerns and we believe that by connecting people and emotions we can help to draw new narrative and visual horizons.

Films produced by Inicia Films have been selected and awarded at numerous festivals including “Queens” by Klaudia Reynicke in co-production with Switzerland and Peru, which premiered at Sundance 2024 and won the Grand Prix at Berlin Generation; “20.000 species of bees” by Estibaliz Urresola winner of the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance, two Forque Awards including Best Film, two Feroz Awards including Best Dramatic Film and three Goya Awards 2024; “Foremost by night by Víctor Iriarte, premiered at Giornate degli autori in Venice and winner of the Feroz Arrebato Award for Fiction; “Schoolgirls by Pilar Palomero with four Goya Awards 2021, including Best Film; “Summer 1993” by Carla Simón, Best Opera Prima at the Berlinale 2017; “La Maternal” also by Pilar Palomero, winner of the Silver Shell for Best Acting in San Sebastian 2022, “Unicorns” by Àlex Lora, with Premiere in the Official Selection of the Malaga Festival and “Teresa” by Paula Ortiz, premiered in this edition of Tallinn.

For documentaries such as “The west Indies fleet“ by Antonio Pérez Molero produced in collaboration with RTVE, Canal Sur and Telemadrid or “Singing on the rooftops” by Enric Ribes, with Premiere at Sheffield DocFest.

Also, for short films such as “The disinherited” by Laura Ferrés, Best Short Film at the Semaine de la Critique de Cannes, “The bus” by Sandra Reina, premiered at SXSW, nominated for the Goya Awards and winner of the Gaudí Award.