Summer 1993

Summer 1993
Film poster
Original titleEstiu 1993
Directed byCarla Simón
Written byCarla Simón
Produced byValérie Delpierre
Stefan Schmitz
María Zamora
StarringLaia Artigas
CinematographySantiago Racaj
Edited byDidac Palou
Ana Pfaff
Music byPau Boïgues
Ernest Pipó
Production
company
Avalon
Distributed byOscilloscope Laboratories
Release dates
  • 11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) (Berlin)
  • 30 June 2017 (2017-06-30) (Spain)
Running time
98 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageCatalan
Box office$2.7 million[1]

Summer 1993 (Catalan: Estiu 1993) is a 2017 Catalan-language Spanish drama film directed and written by Carla Simón.[2] The film premiered in the Generation section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the GWFF (Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten[3]) Best First Feature Award.[4] The movie centers around a six year old girl named Frida who is sent to live with her aunt, uncle and cousin during the summer of 1993.[5] It was chosen as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but in the end it was not nominated for an award.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Verano 1993 (Summer 1993)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ Holland, Jonathan (11 February 2017). "'Summer 1993' ('Estiu 1993'): Film Review Berlin 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ^ "GWFF Best First Feature Award". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Great recognition for EU-supported films at Berlinale 2017". Digital Single Market. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ^ New Zealand International Film Festival: Summer 1993, retrieved 24 October 2023
  6. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (7 September 2017). "Spain Sends Carla Simon's feature debut 'Summer 1993' to Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Catalan film 'Estiu 1993' out of Oscars race". www.catalannews.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2023.