ISABELLA MARGARA

Greek director and medical doctor, selected in Sarajevo Talents 2021. Her first short film '54/The Blind Turtle and the Endless Sea' (2020) screened in the Oscar-qualifying festivals and in more than 20 countries worldwide. Following its festival run, the film, distributed by Salaud Morisset, was acquired by CANAL+ in France and Cosmote TV Cinema in Greece and Cyprus. Her second script 'Nothing Holier Than A Dolphin' (2022) was awarded by one of Europe's largest environmental organizations as a story offering great environmental insight. The film had its International premiere at Clermont-Ferrand Int. Short Film Festival 2023 where it won the International Audience Award. She's interested in the therapeutic aspect of art and the transformation point between reality and fantasy. Nature and feminism are recurrent themes in her work.