Helena
Taberna began her career in the visual arts as Coordinator of New Technologies
for the Government of Navarre. During this period, she alternated between educational
videos and creative pieces, documentaries and shorts. In 1994 she abandoned
the civil service to work exclusively in writing scripts and producing audiovisual
works.
During
this period, she has received a number of awards. Her first film, Yoyes
(2000), was one of the most awarded Spanish pictures of the year, with 17 international
festivals' awards. The documentary Extranjeras (Foreign women) (2003)
has been accepted to participate in the International Film Festival of Valladolid
(SEMINCI 2003)
