Laura Casabé
Laura Casabé is a film and audiovisual director specializing in genre films. In 2016, she released La Valija de Benavidez, which was presented at the Blood Window Gala at the Cannes Film Festival and toured various film festivals, including Sitges, Bafici, Sanfic, and Morbido, receiving seven international awards.
In 2019, her film "Los que Vuelven" premiered at the Blood Window Galas and in the Mar del Plata Film Festival Competition. It won Best Ibero-American Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Soundtrack at the Mar del Plata Film Festival. It had its international premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and won Best Director at the Sitges International Film Festival. During 2022, she worked in Mexico, co-wrote with Tomas Downy, and directed the single episode "El Temblor" for the anthology "La hora marcada" (The Marked Hour) on the VIX platform.
In January 2025, her new film, "La Virgen de la Tosquera," based on the story of the same name by author Mariana Enriquez, premiered in official competition at the Sundance Film Festival.
It was then selected to participate in the 2025 official selection of the New Directors New Films Festival at the Film Lincoln Center and MoMA in New York, at TIFF New Wave in Canada, and at the Cartagena Film Festival. It was also part of the official competition at BAFICI (Buenos Aires International Film Festival), where it won Best Director, Best Sound, and the Grand Prize for Best Argentine Film.
La virgen de la Tosquera is currently continuing its tour of festivals.