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International premiere

Corina

Local title
Corina
Director
Urzula Barba Hopfner
Country
Mexico
Year
2024
Festival
28th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
First Feature Competition
Genre
comedy, dramedy, adventure, road movie
Subject
art, friendship, disease, belonging, self-realisation, adventures, women, humour, literature, satire, feel-good

An uplifting journey of a woman daring to venture outside her comfort zone.

Corina is 20 years old, lives with her mother, and only leaves the house to take the same steps along the same pavement, past the same coffee shop, to her job at a publishing company where no one notices her. But Corina is on the cusp of stepping out of her comfort zone, opening herself to a new world that will include starry skies, new friends, and newfound confidence. With its simple, humorously understated tone, this film mirrors its lead character, allowing us to observe her world as it transforms from something terrifying into an exciting hub of possibilities – where Corina can finally take charge of her destiny, and even that of her colleagues.

The ugly duckling tale takes a delicate and witty twist in this remarkably clever and uplifting debut feature by director Urzula Barba.

Malaika Bova

Director
Urzula Barba Hopfner
Screenwriter
Urzula Barba Hopfner, Samuel Sosa
Cast
Naian González Norvid, Cristo Fernández, Gerardo Trejoluna, Laura de Ita, Mariana Giménez, Carolina Politi.
Producer
Carlos Hernández Vázquez, Ivan Daniel López Barba, Gabriela Gavica Marrufo, Urzula Barba Hopfner
Cinematographer
Gerardo Guerra
Composer
Gus Reyes, Andres Sánchez Maher
Music
Gus Reyes, Andres Sánchez Maher
Music
Gus Reyes, Andres Sánchez Maher
Sound
César González Cortés
World sales
Mandarina Cine
Runtime
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Director
Urzula Barba Hopfner

Urzula Barba Hopfner (1982) is a Mexican film director born and raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco. She graduated from the local high school and initially thought she would go to Berlin to study architecture. However, after a year of travelling, she gained the courage to pursue what she really wanted. In 2004, she began her studies at the Mexican Cinematographic Training Centre, where she graduated with a degree in directing. Urzula Barba has also taken part in dramaturgy seminars with Keith Cunningham and Thomas Schlesinger, and an advanced directing workshop with Mark Travis at the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF).

Corina (2024)

Award for the best film, grant of 5000€ by

Screenings

2nd Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening100202 / Corina
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A duration
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Hall Electric Cinema, Tartu
Screening124102 / Corina
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening162101 / Corina
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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