Born in Zaragoza (Spain), Pilar Palomero graduated in Hispanic Philology from the University of Zaragoza in 2003. In 2013 she was one of the 16 filmmakers selected by Hungarian director Béla Tarr to participate in his collaborative project film.factory in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Her first feature film, Las niñas (2020), premiered in the Generation Kplus section of the Berlin Festival and received the Golden Biznaga for Best Film at the Malaga Festival. After its arrival in commercial cinemas, it was a great success with audiences and critics, and was distributed in France, Japan and Portugal, among other countries. Since then, the film has accumulated numerous awards and recognitions, including 4 Goya Awards (Best Film, Best New Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography).
In 2022, she competed in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival with her second film, La maternal, which won Carla Quilez the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance. The film was released to excellent critical and public acclaim, and earned her nominations for the Goya Awards in the categories of Best Director, Best Film and Best Supporting Actress.
Her third feature film, Los destellos (2024), premiered in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival, where Patricia López Arnáiz was awarded the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance. The film has also received 4 nominations for the Goya Awards at this year’s edition and has been hailed as one of the best films of 2024 by the Spanish press.
It is also part of the film collective BISTRIK7 and has participated in Berlinale Talents (2016 and 2021) and Sarajevo Talents (2016).
“LA MATERNAL” 2022.
“LAS NIÑAS”. 2021