Beatriz Flores Silva

Education

She studied Film Directing, earning her degree from the Institut des Arts de Diffusion in Belgium, 1985/1989.

She undertook advanced courses in Directing Actors with:

• Delia Salvi (UCLA), Brussels, 1990-1991
• Robert Lewis, founder of the Actor’s Studio, and Oleg Koudriachov, GITIS Academy of Moscow, Lectoure, France, 1990
• David Hammond (USA) and Valentin Tepliakov (Russia), Montevideo, 1995-1996
• Joan Scheckel (USA), Amsterdam, 2004
• Mark Travis (USA), Amsterdam, 2004
• Judith Weston (USA), Amsterdam, 2005
• Lola Cohen (USA), Copenhagen, 2013
• Marjorie Ballentine (USA), Brussels, 2014
• Slava Kokorin and Zoya Zadorozhnaya (Russia), Chekhov International Theatre School, 2015
• Ulrich Meyer (Germany), Chekhov International Theatre School, Melikhovo, Russia, 2015
• Ivanna Chubbuk (USA), Antwerp, June 2025

She participated in several international advanced scriptwriting workshops:

• With Syd Field (USA), Motion Picture Association, Rio de Janeiro, 1995
• With Jorge Goldenberg, ORT Uruguay, October 1995
• SOURCES seminar, MEDIA Program, Italy and Ireland, October & December 1995
• Sundance Institute Seminar, IMCINE, Mexico, November 1995
• ICI Seminar, Menéndez Pelayo International University, Spain, July 1996
• Script Development Program, Maurits Binger Film Institute, 2004
• Director’s Coaching Program, Maurits Binger Film Institute, 2005
• Atelier Grand Nord screenwriting workshop, SODEC, Canada, March 2005

In 1999, she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to conduct production research at the School of Filmmaking, North Carolina School of the Arts, USA.

Since 2021, she has focused on series creation and participated in several training programs:

• Professional Workshop for Series Creation, Altamedia Studios, Madrid, 2021-2022
• How to Produce and Finance a Series?, Dixit, Paris, June 2023
• Series Creation and AI, Abcguionistas, Altamedia Studios, Madrid, 2024
• Showrunner Diploma / Certificate, RTVE, 2026

Audiovisual Works

She has written and directed several projects:

• “Le puits”, short film, 16mm, 1988
• “Les lézards”, short film, 16mm, 1989 — Best Fiction, Algarve Film Festival, Portugal, 1990
• “Les sept pêchés capitaux”, collective feature film, 1990 — Best Film, Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal, 1992

The Almost True Story of Pepita the Gunwoman — 1993

TV film written and directed in Uruguay.

• Grand Prize PAOA TV, Viña del Mar International Film Festival, Chile, 1993
• Best Performance Award, Videofil Guadalajara, Mexico, 1993
• Best Video, 10th Annual Chicago Latino Film Festival Runs, USA, 1994
• Best Fiction Video, Second Latin American Video Festival Rosario, Argentina, 1994
• First Prize for Fiction, Espace Uruguay, and First Prize Video, Unión Latina, 1994

En la puta vida / In This Tricky Life — 2001

Feature film, co-production Belgium-Uruguay-Spain-Cuba. Released in April 2001, it broke all box office records in Uruguay. First Uruguayan Oscar submission, 2002.

• Special Jury Prize, Latin American Film Festival of Trieste, Italy, 2001
• Golden Colon and Key to Freedom, Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival, Spain, 2001
• Radio Havana Award, Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Cuba, 2001
• Best Film, Best Actress and Audience Award, Lérida Film Festival, Spain, 2002
• Best Director, Bogotá Film Festival, Colombia, 2002
• Audience Award, Asunción Film Festival, Paraguay, 2002

Masángeles — 2003/2008

Feature film, co-production Belgium-Uruguay-Switzerland-Cuba-Chile.

• Special Jury Mention and Best Actor, Avanca Awards, Portugal, 2009
• Best Ibero-American Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Artistic Direction, Rio de Janeiro Ibero-American Film Festival, 2009
• Best Film and Best Original Screenplay, Buenos Aires Latin American Film Festival, 2009
• Special Mention for Directing, Santa Cruz Film Festival, Bolivia
• Special Mention, Ourense International Film Festival, Spain
• Best Artistic Direction and Best Actor, Critics Association of Uruguay

Other writing credits include:

• “Gómez y yo”, feature film screenplay, preselected for FONA 2002, Uruguay
• “My Life with Stijn”, treatment

Currently in development and financing:

• “Discobox”, 8 x 52’ mini-series, created for Saga Film / Kaos Film and commissioned for development by RTL Belgium
• “Prisoner for Love”, feature film project, currently optioned by Saga Film, 2026
• “The Hundredth Monkey”, feature film project

Production

Co-founder and associate producer of the cooperative company AA. Les Films Belges. Founder and director of BFS Producciones, Uruguay, 1997–2013.

Producer / co-producer of:

• “El regalo”, Gabriela Guillermo, Uruguay-France
• “En la puta vida”, Belgium-Uruguay-Spain-Cuba
• “Punto y Raya”, Elia Schneider, Venezuela-Spain-Uruguay
• “Fan”, Gabriela Guillermo, Uruguay-Argentina-Venezuela
• “Candombe”, Rolando Parrado, Uruguay-Spain
• “Dans quelle case te mettre / ¿Cómo te clasifico?”, Guy Dessent, Uruguay-Belgium
• “Exiliés”, Mariana Viñoles
• “Masángeles / Polvo nuestro que estás en los cielos”, Belgium-Uruguay-Switzerland-Cuba-Chile

Extensive experience in international co-productions between Europe and Latin America.

Teaching, Coaching and Script Consultancy

Script consultant, screenwriting tutor and mentor, acting coach.

Founder and director of Atelier d’Acting ASBL, Brussels, where she teaches acting for film, directing actors, screenwriting and script development.

From 2019 to 2022, she led the Annual Intensive Course at Atelier d’Acting, directing approximately 200 filmed scenes with actors.

In 1995–96, she was the founding director of the School of Cinematography of Uruguay, part of the Uruguayan Cinematheque.

She has taught or mentored at institutions and festivals in Belgium, Uruguay, Portugal, Cuba and France, including the Uruguayan Cinematheque, ORT University, EICTV San Antonio de los Baños, Comédien.be, Parallax Acting School, Avanca Festival and Funchal Festival.

Audiovisual Politics, International Roles and Professional Leadership

• President of iACT – International Actors Coaches Together
• Full member of the Film Selection Commission of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, 2012–2016
• National Coordinator for INPUT – International Public Television Screening Conference, 1995–2003
• Member of the Advisory Council of TVEO, Uruguay, 2001
• President of the Association of Film and Video Producers and Directors of Uruguay, 1998–1999
• Member of the Advisory Council of the Uruguayan National Audiovisual Institute, 1998–1999
• Board Member of FIPCA, 1998–1999
• Speaker at Sundance and Mercosur production seminars
• Guest lecturer at Stanford, Madison, Irvine, North Carolina School of the Arts, Florianópolis and Montevideo universities
• Jury member at Gramado, Curitiba, Huelva, Premios Tirant de Valencia, Festroia, Funchal, Montevideo, La Pedrera and Punta del Este
• Member of SACD, iACT, EFDF / Elles Font des Films and the Artists’ Union

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