KAREN GOMEZ

KAREN GÓMEZ IS A MEXICAN DIRECTOR WITH A SPECIAL CONNECTION TO STORYTELLING AND CREATIVITY. NOT ONLY IS SHE A FICTION WRITER, BUT SHE HAS ALSO WORKED AS AN EDITOR IN THE FILM AND ADVERTISING INDUSTRIES FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AS A DIRECTOR, SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE #STILLSPEAKINGUP CAMPAIGN, ONE OF THE MOST AWARDED MEXICAN CAMPAIGNS IN HISTORY, WITH OVER 120 ACCOLADES WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING THE FIRST D&AD YELLOW PENCIL FOR MEXICO AND THE GRAND PRIX FOR GOOD AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. AS A FILM EDITOR, SHE HAS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL FEATURE FILMS AND SHORT FILMS, RECOGNIZED AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS SUCH AS THE MORELIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SHORTS MEXICO, THE TAIWAN QUEER FILM FESTIVAL, THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF CINEMA DA FRONTERA AND THE MALAGA FILM FESTIVAL.