Guillem Clua

Guillem Clua (born 1973) is a Spanish playwright and screenwriter with works both in Spanish and Catalan.

Clua in 2022

Biography

Guillem Clua was born in Barcelona in 1973.^[1] After earning a licentiate degree in journalism from the UAB, he nurtured his writing skills at London Guildhall University.^[2] Upon joining Sala Becket, he began writing plays in 2001.^[1][3]

Some of his plays have been adapted into a film and television format: La piel en llamas (in which Clua is credited as co-writer),^[4] Smiley (in which Clua is credited as creator),^[5] and Invasión (in which Clua is credited as writer).^[6] He has also collaborated as screenwriter in television series such as El cor de la ciutat, La Riera [es], Estoy vivo, Mercado Central, and The Innocent,^[7][8] and films such as God's Crooked Lines and The Communion Girl.^[9][10]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2013	16th Max Awards	Best Theatrical Authorship in Spanish Language	La piel en llamas	Nominated	[11][12]
2020	National Dramatic Literature Award (Spain)		Justícia	Won	[13]
2023	15th Gaudí Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay	God's Crooked Lines	Nominated	[14]
	37th Goya Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay		Nominated	[15]