Teresa Font Guiteras (born 30 March 1956) is a Spanish

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital ...

from

Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...

. She is a recurring collaborator in films directed by

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and

Vicente Aranda Vicente Aranda Ezquerra (; 9 November 1926 – 26 May 2015) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. Due to his refined and personal style, he was one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founding member ...

Biography

Teresa Font Guiteras was born on 30 March 1956 in

Gallifa Gallifa () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, north-eastern Spain.Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ...

, in the

province of Barcelona Barcelona (; ) is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The province is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea. Its area is . She briefly worked as a secretary in

Sabadell Sabadell () is a city and municipality in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, where it is one of the two capitals, the other being Terrassa. It is located on the River Ripoll, north of Barcelona, a ...

. She moved to

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at age 17, getting to know films by popular directors. Upon her return to Catalonia, she decided to become a film editor. She worked from 1977 to 1988 as editor at TVE, first in Barcelona and from 1984 onward in Madrid. In 1988, she asked for leave from TVE. She was married to

, which whom she had two daughters. She was honoured with the 'Ricardo Franco' career award at the 2016

Málaga Film Festival The Málaga Festival, formerly Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE), is an annual film festival held in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. The festival was established to promote Spanish cinema and help disseminate information about Spanish films. Since ...

Works

Accolades

She has won twice the

Goya Award for Best Editing The Goya Award for Best Editing (''Premio Goya al mejor montaje'') is one of the Goya Awards, the principal national film award of Spain. It has been awarded since the first edition in 1986. Film editors that have won multiple times are José ...

: for '' Días contados'' and for ''

Pain and Glory ''Pain and Glory'' () is a 2019 Spanish drama film, written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It stars Antonio Banderas as an aging and ailing film director who reflects on his life. The supporting cast features Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbarag ...

''.

References

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