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Teresa Lavina
Born (1975-02-21) 21 February 1975 (age 49)
Bilbao, Spain
🏳️ NationalitySpanish/Basque
🎓 Alma mater
💼 Occupation
Film director
📆 Years active  2001–present
Known forUntold Secrets

Teresa Lavina (born 21 February 1975 in Bilbao, Spain) is a filmmaker based in Galway, Ireland.

Biography[edit]

Teresa Lavina was born in Bilbao, Spain in 1975. She holds a First Class Honours degree in Film and Documentary from GMIT. She received an Academic Excellence Award for her Master of Arts, The Representation of Ethnic Minorities on Screen in Ireland, taken at Atlantic Technological University.

She is known for her documentaries Untold Secrets and Mincéir.[1] She acts as a jury member at international film festivals,[2] and a guest lecturer in colleges.[3]

Teresa is the founder, artistic director and executive producer at Nova Productions Ltd., an Irish-based film production company.[4]

She has participated in film festivals in different countries across the world including Ireland,[5][6] Netherlands,[7] Canada,[8] the United Kingdom,[9] and the United States.[10]

Filmography[edit]

Lavina centres her work on themes of human rights and social justice with a particular focus on under-represented groups.[10] Her works have been screened both locally—where her film Untold Secrets closed the 2021 Galway Film Fleadh[6]—and internationally where she has won awards and honors in Ireland, Canada, Spain, and the United States.[6]

Her work has been funded by TG4, The Arts Office, and Creative Ireland as well as receiving development feature funding from Screen Ireland.[11]

In 2019, she co-created, and between 2019 and 2022, directed the Shot by the Sea film festival in Galway.[11]

Year Film Genre Role
2015 The Audition Feature Film Director/Writer/Producer
2016 Still Short Documentary Director/Producer
2018 One for the Road Pilot TV Series Director/Producer
2018 Michelle Short Documentary Director/ Producer
2019 Bad Fruit Short Documentary Director/Producer
2019 My Light in the Dark Short Documentary Director/Producer
2020 Forgotten Ireland Web Series Director/Producer
2021 If Walls Could Talk Web Series Director/Producer
2021 Enniscorthy, a Four Day Republic Feature Documentary Director/Producer
2021 Untold Secrets Short Documentary Director/Producer
2022 Mincéir Feature Documentary Director/Producer
2022 2022 TAITHÍ CÚIRTÉIREACHT AN LUCHT SIÚIL (in production) 4 Part Series – TG4 Director/Producer
2022 CROITHE & TELLAIGH (In production) Feature Documentary Producer
2022 Worlds Apart (In Production) Feature Film Director
2024 Las Casas Baratas de Romo Feature Documentary Director/Producer
2024 Las Barreras (In Production) Feature Documentary Director/Producer

Awards and honours[edit]

Year Ceremony Award Film Result
2019 Dublin Underground Film Awards Best Short Documentary

Bad Fruit

Won
2019 L.A Independent Film Festival Best Short Documentary

Bad Fruit

Won
2019 L.A Independent Film Festival Best Director Bad Fruit Won
2021 Valladolid International Film Festival Tiempo de Historia Award Best Documentary Untold Secrets Nominated
2021 Toronto International Women Film Festival Best Human Rights Film

Untold Secrets

Won
2021 Vancouver Independent Film Festival Best Social Justice Documentary

Untold Secrets

Won
2021 Amsterdam International Film Festival Best Female Filmmaker (Honorable Mention)

Untold Secrets

Nominated

Documentaries[edit]

Untold Secrets (2021)[edit]

Untold Secrets was the first ever made Irish Documentary about Mother and Baby Homes and Institutions in Ireland.

The film tells the story of survivors from Irish mother and baby homes, focusing on the life and upbringing of one of them, Anne Silke. Raised in a convent in Tuam, Silke was handed over at the age of nine to a prominent family in the town. The documentary recounts the often brutal and abusive treatment she suffered at the hands of her adoptive family. Although Silke has passed away, the documentary posthumously gives a voice to this woman; and possibly offers her family a chance to close the chapter on their history.[12]

Mincéir (2022)[edit]

Mincéir is a short documentary about the traditions of Irish Travellers.[13]

References[edit]

  1. Lavina, Nora Corcoran and Teresa (2023-02-15). "Opinion: 'I mourn the loss of my younger years when I couldn't embrace my Traveller identity and culture'". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  2. Huesca Film Festival (30 May 2023). "Documentary Contest Jury: Teresa Lavina". Huesca Film Festival. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. Young Social Innovators. "Meet the Local Leaders". Young Social Innovators. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. SEMINCI (17 October 2022). "Irish actress Kate O'Toole will preside over the International Jury, made up of nine experts". Valladolid International Film Festival. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. "2021 Galway Film Fleadh announces Outdoor, Online & In-Cinema Events". Screen Ireland. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 SDGI (22 February 2023). "Panels & Workshops at the Dublin International Film Festival 2023". SDGI. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. IFI International | Untold Secrets - British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg. Retrieved 2024-05-16 – via www.ifiinternational.ie.
  8. Toronto Film Magazine (21 February 2023). "8th Edition of Toronto Women Film Festival". Toronto Film Magazine. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  9. FilmFreeway (25 February 2024). "Irish Film Festival London". Film Freeway. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  10. 10.0 10.1 SDGI. "Teresa Lavina". SDGI. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Women in Film: Teresa Lavina". Galway Now. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  12. "Cultural activities of Instituto Cervantes". cultura.cervantes.es. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  13. "Mincéir". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

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