Lila Pinell

After studying philosophy and obtaining a master’s in filmmaking at Lussas, Lila Pinell directed documentaries with Chloé Mahieu. Their films have been showcased at FID Marseille, RIDM, CPH:DOX, FIFIB, and more. They have worked with Arte, France 2, and France 3, and received a Scam award in 2013. In 2017, they co-directed their first fiction feature, Kiss and Cry, which premiered at the ACID section in Cannes, won the Best Screenplay Award at the Torino Film Festival, and received the Grand Prize at the Monterrey Film Festival. In 2021, Lila directed a medium-length fiction film, Le Roi David, which won the Jean Vigo Prize, the Grand Prize, and the Student Prize at Clermont-Ferrand.

She is currently working on the screenplay for Shana, a continuation of the themes explored in Le Roi David.

Shana

Annual Selection 2023

Shana is 25, and after yet another disappointment with a guy, she decides to take control of her life. But after accidentally missing her grandmother’s funeral, everything starts spiraling out of control yet again.