Carla Forte was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and currently resides and works in Miami, Florida. Initially trained as a contemporary dancer, Forte has seamlessly integrated dance, film, and performance into her practice, with a particular focus on the Latin-American community. In 2024, she was honored by the Dance Miami Choreographers' - DMC - Program (2024/2025) in Miami, Florida, and recognized as the Best Film Director by the Miami New Times in (2023). Her most recent feature Maniac Miki film has been acquired by Amazon Prime and Tubi.
Her films and performances have been showcased at prestigious festivals and galleries, including: Miami Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, The University Galleries of Florida Atlantic University; CICA Museum; POOL 24 - Movement Art film Festival, Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine Chile; Icaro Festival Internacional de Cine de Centroamerica; Rochester International Film Festival; Atlanta Film Festival; Athens Digital Art Festival; Cube Art Project; ScreenDance Miami; Les Instants Video, among others.
Forte has received commissions from Miami-Dade County Auditorium (2024/2025), O Cinema (2024), Miami Light Project (2023) and Tigertail Productions (2017) as well as awards and artistic residencies from renowned dance and film programs, including The National Performance Network Documentation & Storytelling Fund award (2023); Dance Miami Choreographers (2023); PAM CUT’s Sustainability Labs (2022); Mention Estrella Gloriosa Festival Internacional de Cine de Guayaquil (2022); Artist Access award recipients (Spring 2021); South Florida Cultural Consortium, Miami - Florida (2021); South Florida Cultural Consortium Artist Acquisition Program Miami-Dade Art in Public Places (2020-2021); Knight Arts Challenge Miami - Florida (2019); En Residencia Koubek Center Miami - Florida (2019); FONLAD Residency Program Coimbra - Portugal (2018); Berlinale Talent Berlin-Germany (2017); Cucalorus Dance-makers Retreat Wilmington, North Carolina (2017); Artistic Residence, Dance-Tech AIR @ Lake Studios Berlin, Germany (2014); Here & Now Miami - Florida (2016).
Her films and performances have been showcased at prestigious festivals and galleries, including: Miami Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, The University Galleries of Florida Atlantic University; CICA Museum; POOL 24 - Movement Art film Festival, Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine Chile; Icaro Festival Internacional de Cine de Centroamerica; Rochester International Film Festival; Atlanta Film Festival; Athens Digital Art Festival; Cube Art Project; ScreenDance Miami; Les Instants Video, among others.
Forte has received commissions from Miami-Dade County Auditorium (2024/2025), O Cinema (2024), Miami Light Project (2023) and Tigertail Productions (2017) as well as awards and artistic residencies from renowned dance and film programs, including The National Performance Network Documentation & Storytelling Fund award (2023); Dance Miami Choreographers (2023); PAM CUT’s Sustainability Labs (2022); Mention Estrella Gloriosa Festival Internacional de Cine de Guayaquil (2022); Artist Access award recipients (Spring 2021); South Florida Cultural Consortium, Miami - Florida (2021); South Florida Cultural Consortium Artist Acquisition Program Miami-Dade Art in Public Places (2020-2021); Knight Arts Challenge Miami - Florida (2019); En Residencia Koubek Center Miami - Florida (2019); FONLAD Residency Program Coimbra - Portugal (2018); Berlinale Talent Berlin-Germany (2017); Cucalorus Dance-makers Retreat Wilmington, North Carolina (2017); Artistic Residence, Dance-Tech AIR @ Lake Studios Berlin, Germany (2014); Here & Now Miami - Florida (2016).