Nathalie Álvarez Mesén is a Costa Rican-Swedish director and screenwriter. Her debut feature film CLARA SOLA premiered at Cannes 2021 in the Director’s Fortnight section. Nathalie started her career in physical theatre in Costa Rica before pursuing her BFA degree in Mime Acting at the Stockholm University of the Arts in Sweden. Nathalie later graduated from Columbia University’s Graduate Film Program in NYC with an MFA in Film Directing & Screenwriting.

An alumna of the Berlinale Talents, TIFF Filmmaker Lab and NYFF Artist Academy, Nathalie’s short films have screened at film festivals all over the world. Her short film FILIP won Best Film Under 15 Minutes at the 2016 Palm Springs Shortfest and ASUNDER, screened at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival. Nathalie also co-wrote ENTRE TÚ Y MILAGROS, winner of the Orizzonti Award for Best Short in the Venice Film Festival 2020. Currently, Nathalie is in development with her second feature, The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands - which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the Torino ScriptLab 2021.