The producer María Zamora has been awarded the National Cinematography Award, at the proposal of the jury. This prize, awarded annually by the Ministry of Culture, is worth 30,000 euros.

Culture announced the ruling this Monday in a statement, in which it states that the jury has recognized María Zamora for “his support for independent and risky cinema”. Throughout her career, María Zamora has strengthened the presence of Spanish independent cinema in the international market, influencing sensitive and diverse perspectives,” she noted.

In turn, the jury highlighted that María Zamora “in 2023 won the San Sebastián Golden Shell for the film ‘Or how as well as his involvement in multiple productions that earned eight nominations for the Goya Awards of 2024″.

The producer has participated in films such as ‘Alcarras‘, by Carla Simón, ‘O corno’, by Jaione Camborda, or ‘Creatura’, by Elena Martín, among others. The National Cinematography Award rewards the most outstanding contribution in the Spanish cinematographic field, preferably demonstrated through a work made public or a professional work carried out during the year 2023, or, in exceptional cases duly motivated, it is awarded in recognition to a professional career.

The award, which the Minister of Culture usually presents within the framework of the San Sebastián Festival, recognized in its last edition Carla Simón, joining a list of personalities of Spanish cinematography, among whom are Penélope Cruz, José Sacristán, Isabel Coixet, Antonio Banderas and Fernando Trueba, among others.