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Fina Torres (born Josefina Torres Benedetti; October 9, 1951) is a Venezuelan film director and screenwriter. She became internationally recognized after winning the la Caméra d'Or award at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival with her directorial debut film, Oriana.
Josefina Torres Benedetti ( Caracas, Venezuela, 9 de octubre de 1951) es una directora y productora de cine venezolana . Biografía. Estudió diseño, periodismo y fotografía en Venezuela.
FINA TORRES is currently a director/producer who brings experience from all areas of filmmaking to the role. After studying design, photography and journalism in Venezuela, Torres moved to Paris, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in cinematography from the Institute de Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques, IDHEC.
- January 1, 1
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- Caracas, Venezuela
Dec 1, 2015 · For 30 years, internationally acclaimed Venezuelan director Fina Torres (Oriana, Woman On Top) has brought the stories of strong women to life on the big screen.
Fina Torres is a film director. She became known by winning la Caméra d'Or award at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival with her directorial debut film, Oriana. She studied design, photography and journalism in Venezuela and later on film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques in Paris.
Fina Torres (born Josefina Torres Benedetti; October 9, 1951) is a Venezuelan film director and screenwriter. She became internationally recognized after winning the la Caméra d'Or award at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival with her directorial debut film, Oriana.
Acclaimed Venezuelan film director Fina Torres has written and directed numerous critically successful films, and received nine international awards as Best Latino Film at numerous film festivals. Her latest opus is the excellent lesbian drama, Liz en Septiembre, starring newly out supermodel, actor, and author Patricia Velasquez.
