Almudena Carracedo Verde (born 1972) is a Spanish filmmaker. She received an

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in 2008 for '' Made in L.A.'', which was praised by ''

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'' as "an excellent documentary about the most basic human dignity." In 2019, she received the

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for best documentary film for ''

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''.

Biography

Almudena Carracedo was born in Madrid and earned a licentiate in audiovisual communication at the

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. She continued her training at the

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. She and Robert Bahar are co-owners of the Brooklyn-based Semilla Verde Productions Ltd. In 2009, after the success of their documentary '' Made in L.A.'', she received the Estela Award from the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), and in the following years she obtained scholarships from several organizations that support film and documentary production: United States Artists (2009),

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and Time Warner Foundation (2012), Creative Capital (2012), and a

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in the Creative Arts (2015). Carracedo and Bahar next set out to film a documentary about the silenced victims of Francoist Repression in Spain. The result, titled ''

'', which they had worked on for six years, premiered in the Panorama section of the

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in 2018, where it received the Audience Award and the

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's Peace Film Prize. In August 2018, it was nominated for a

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. In 2024, Carracedo and Bahar's documentary ', on the

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, premiered on

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and in Spanish theaters. Carracedo has been a juror at numerous festivals, including the Valladolid International Film Week (SEMINCI), Silverdocs, and the Santiago International Documentary Festival, as well as a delegate of the documentary section at the . In addition to her work as a filmmaker, Carracedo teaches classes and workshops at several universities, and is a part-time lecturer on documentary production at

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in Madrid.

Awards and recognition

* 2008: News and Documentary Emmy for ''Made in L.A.'' * 2009: NALIP Estela Award for ''Made in L.A.'' * 2019:

for best documentary film for ''The Silence of Others'' * 2019: School Jury Prize at the Spanish Film Festival in Nantes for ''The Silence of Others''

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recognized Carracedo with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in 2011. During a subsequent visit to the campus in 2019, she expressed her outlook as a filmmaker:

Filmography

* ''Rotation'' (1996; experimental short film) – director, producer, director of photography * ''Welcome, a Docu-Journey of Impressions'' (2002) – director, producer, director of photography * '' Made in L.A.'' (2007) – director, producer, director of photography * ''

'' (2018) – director, producer, director of photography * ' (2024) – director, producer, writer, director of photography

References

External links

*
Semilla Verde Productions Ltd.
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