Juliana Maité
Juliana Maité, Puerto Rican film director, is known for her diverse films: from intimate dramas and light comedies to fantasy and horror films. Her second feature film "Without Prescription" was awarded the Audience Award in SXSW 2022 in the Global Section presented by MUBI. The film also received the jury award for Best Ensemble Performance in the 48th Huelva Iberoamerican Film Festival, Spain. Her thesis film from the International Film and TV School in Cuba, "Agon", was awarded Best International Film in the XXIV San Sebastian Fantasy and Horror Week, Spain, as well as Best Short Film in Cinefiesta, Puerto Rico in 2013. Her short film " Preach" was nominated in 2016 as Best International Comedy in Best of New Filmmakers Los Angeles and then acquired by Hbo Max in 2018. Her other films include the short films ¨El Paso¨, ¨La llave de mi corazón¨, and ¨Queso de Cabra¨, as well as her first feature film "A Punto de Llegar" acquired by Somos TV in 2019 and available in Amazon Prime Video.
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