Best Friends Forever

Alicia Marina (also known as Alicia Garrigues) is a Spanish actress, screenwriter, and director whose career spans film, television, and theatre. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London and studying screenwriting with Academy Award-winning screenwriter Bobby Moresco and Amanda Moresco in Los Angeles, she shifted her focus from acting to writing and directing. Her previous work includes the short film Adrian, developed under the supervision of acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, and the series Love-ly, produced in Los Angeles.

Anna Mitjà is a filmmaker and screenwriter with a degree in Audiovisual Communication from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and a Master’s in Screenwriting for Film and Television from The Core School. Her work combines fiction, documentary, and performing arts, including the award-selected dance film BUIT, the short documentary Com moure, the fiction shorts Les pedres. L’assaig and Cuándo—also developed with the guidance of Asghar Farhadi—and the comedy micro-series Analógicos. She is currently developing her first feature film, Lucia’s Eye (Ull de Llúcia), while also teaching film projects at TAI Arts.

Marina and Mitjà first met in 2018 during a directing workshop led by Asghar Farhadi in Navarre, where they began collaborating creatively. Best Friends Forever (Amigas para siempre) marks their first project as co-directors and associate producers under Annlee Films, bringing together their shared vision for intimate, character-driven storytelling.