clara aranovich | writer / director news
ABOUT
Clara is a first generation Argentine-Chilean writer/director based in Los Angeles.
She is a Founding Artistic Director of PUBLIC ASSEMBLY, a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to reinventing community theater in Los Angeles.
For the past six years, Clara has worked predominantly in episodic television directing, a repeat collaborator amongst showrunners assembling first season shows.
Clara is a proud member of the WGA, DGA, and, most pivotally, the LA County Beekeeper’s Association.
She dabbles in graphic design and script consulting.
CURRENT:
2025-2026 – Associate Fellow at HARVARD’S FILM STUDY CENTER, Visiting Fellow at Harvard GSAS
APR 2026 – Episode 218 of “WATSON” on CBS
SPRING 2026 – Co-Curated “COMMUNITY IN CINEMA” series at the HARVARD FILM ARCHIVE
PAST:
DGA WOMEN’S STEERING COMMITTEE SQUAD mentorship program (mentored by Ana Lily Amirpour)
SUNDANCE SCREENWRITERS INTENSIVE with feature project “MAYACAMAS”
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (BA in Literature/Creative Writing)
USC’S SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS (MFA in Film Production)
FESTIVALS:
SXSW, TRIBECA, FANTASIA, BEYOND FEST, STOCKHOLM FILM FESTIVAL, THE FLUX SCREENING SERIES AT THE HAMMER MUSEUM, CUCALORUS, NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL, BROOKLYN FILM FESTIVAL, NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL, UPPSALA FILM FESTIVAL, NOT YOUR DADDY’S FILMS, FILMQUEST, SLASH FILM FESTIVAL, CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL, and more.
PUBLICATIONS and FEATURES:
VIMEO STAFF PICKS, NOWNESS, BOOOOOOM, 1.4, POSIT+IVE MAGAZINE, ADWEEK, BUSINESS INSIDER, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
COMMERCIAL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, TOYOTA, DELTA, FITBIT, LG, etc.
MUSIC VIDEO BEIRUT, MEG MYERS, DANNY OCEAN, ISAAC GRACIE, LOLA BLANC, DEVON GILFILLIAN, etc.
AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR & BEST ENSEMBLE (MURDER CAMP) – Catalina Film Festival
GRAVEYARD SHORTS JURY PRIZE (MURDER CAMP) – Nashville Film Festival
BEST ENSEMBLE (MURDER CAMP) – Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
BEST COMEDY (MURDER CAMP) – FilmQuest
SILVER AUDIENCE AWARDS (MURDER CAMP) – Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival
OEIL D’OR (MURDER CAMP) – Paris International Fantastic Film Festival
BEST ACTOR (PRIMROSE) – Hollyshorts
BRONZE LION (PONLE ACENTO, MLB) – Cannes Lion
CLIO (PONLE ACENTO, MLB) – Clio Awards, Integrated