Born in Mexico City, Lila Avilés studied scenic arts with Ximena Escalante and José Caballero, and film scriptwriting with Beatriz Novaro and Paula Marcovich.
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Avilés at the Berlin Film Fes (2023)
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After directing some shorts, she made her feature debut in 2018 with The Chambermaid, which premiered at the 43rd Toronto Film Festival.
With this film, Avilés won the Ariel Award for best debut work, and got a nomination for best director.
The film was also chosen as the Mexican entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Oscars.
Avilés’ second feature film, Tótem, was entered into the main competition at the 2023 Berlin Film Fest, where it won the Ecumenical Award for Best Film.
For her film, she also won the Best Director award at the 2023 Jerusalem Film Festival.
It was also selected for the Academy Award for Berlon Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards
Also in 2023, Avilés shot Eye Two Times Mouth, a chapter of Miu Miu’s short film anthology series Women’s Tales.
Selected filmography
The Chambermaid (2018)
Tótem (2023)
