Celina's prevalence within the cinematic industry benefited heavily from her second directorial project Ana and the Others (2003), the film was so well received, it even compelled a certain iconic filmmaker into action.[who?]
[1] However, the invitation for a burgeoning filmmaker to become an assistant within his production is not unprecedented, screenwriter Amy Holden Jones was the first to gain this type of access in 1976, on the set of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.
[3] Currently, she is a part owner of a production company called Tresmilmundos Cine, and is also a certified teacher at Centro de Investigación Cinematográfica.
Martin Scorsese was so impressed with her film A Week Alone (2007), that he chose her as his protege in a special mentorship program sponsored by Rolex,[7] the film revolves around a range of privileged youth who are abandoned at home in a rural and isolated community, and as time passes, "their innocence is gradually corrupted as they experiment with rule-breaking, ultimately leading to house break-ins around the neighborhood.
"[8] Within the interview, a question is asked of why a high concentration of female directors come from Argentina, and Murga states that it is a result of the 1990s monumental democratization and reformation of cinema's industrial paradigm, she says now "lots of women go to university every year", and that "there is an equal proportion of both sexes" pursuing the medium.