Laura Mora Ortega

Laura Mora Ortega (born 1981) is a Colombian director and screenwriter. She is best known for writing and directing the films Killing Jesus and The Kings of the World (2022), the latter of which won the Golden Shell at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Early life Mora was born in Medellín. Her grandfather was one of the founders of the Medellín Metropolitan Theatre. She developed a love for film after watching Rodrigo D: No Future at the age of 13.

Her father, a lawyer, was killed by a hitman in 2002. Following his death, Mora moved to Australia to study film at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Career In 2012, she co-directed the television series Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord. She directed her debut feature film, Killing Jesus, in March 2016. It was also selected as Colombia's submission for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. She co-directed the Netflix series One Hundred Years of Solitude, based on the novel of the same name by Gabriel García Márquez.

Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer 2015 2016 2017 Killing Jesus 2022 The Kings of the World

Television Year Title Director Writer Notes 2012 Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord 83 episodes 2015 Los hombres también lloran 31 episodes 2019 Green Frontier 4 episodes 2024–2026 One Hundred Years of Solitude 7 episodes

Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. Ariel Awards 2023 Best Ibero-American Film The Kings of the World Cairo International Film Festival 2017 Golden Pyramid Killing Jesus Silver Pyramid FIPRESCI Prize Cartagena Film Festival 2018 Audience Award Killing Jesus Colombian Cinema Award Chicago International Film Festival 2017 Gold Hugo Killing Jesus Roger Ebert Award 2022 Gold Hugo The Kings of the World Chlotrudis Awards 2024 Best Director The Kings of the World Fénix Awards 2018 Best Director Killing Jesus Best Screenplay Films from the South 2022 Silver Mirror The Kings of the World Gasparilla International Film Festival 2018 Best International Feature Killing Jesus Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival 2017 Best New Director Killing Jesus Macondo Awards 2018 Best Film Killing Jesus Best Director Best Screenplay 2023 Best Director The Kings of the World Best Screenplay Motovun Film Festival 2018 Best Film Killing Jesus Munich Film Festival 2023 Best International Film The Kings of the World Palm Springs International Film Festival 2018 New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize Killing Jesus Cine Latino Award San Sebastián International Film Festival 2017 New Directors Award Killing Jesus SIGNIS Award EROKSI Youth Award Fedeora Award 2022 Golden Shell The Kings of the World Feroz Zinemaldia Award SIGNIS Award Seattle International Film Festival 2018 Ibero American Competition Killing Jesus Warsaw Film Festival 2017 Best Film Killing Jesus 2022 Crème de la Crème Award The Kings of the World Zurich Film Festival 2017 Best International Feature Film Killing Jesus 2022 Best International Feature Film The Kings of the World