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Jaume Balagueró (born November 2, 1968) in Lleida, Catalonia, is a film director widely known for his horror films. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lleida (Standard Central Catalan ˈʎejðə or North-Western Catalan; Spanish Lérida, though officially referred as Lleida Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lleida (Standard Central Catalan ˈʎejðə or North-Western Catalan; Spanish Lérida, though officially referred as Lleida Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.
Jaume Balagueró was born in Lleida, and grew up in Barcelona. Lleida (Standard Central Catalan ˈʎejðə or North-Western Catalan; Spanish Lérida, though officially referred as Lleida Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia He studied communications and photography at the University of Barcelona, graduating in 1991 with a degree in Communication Sciences. The University of Barcelona (Officially in Universitat de Barcelona UB; in Spanish Universidad de Barcelona) is a public University located in the In 1992, Balagueró began work as a film journalist and radio host with the show “La espuma de los días” on Radio Hospitalet.
Balagueró began his filmmaking career with the short video projects El niño bubónico (1991) and La invención de la leche (1993). In 1994, Balagueró graduated to shooting on 35mm with the short film Alicia (1994). 35 mm film is the basic Film gauge most commonly used for both still Photography and Motion pictures, and remains relatively unchanged since its The film won the prize for Best Short film at the Sitges Film Festival. The Festival de Cine de Sitges (also known as Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya) is one of the most recognizable Balagueró returned with the short Days without Light (1995), which achieved similar success on the festival circuit.
Balagueró made his feature-length film debut with The Nameless (1999). Based on the novel by Ramsey Campbell, the film appeared at festivals worldwide, winning several awards including Best Film at the Fant-Asia Film Festival. John Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946 in Liverpool) is an English Horror fiction author Fantasia Festival (Fantasia-fest FanTasia Fant-Asia is North America 's premiere (and largest genre Film festival. He returned three years later with Darkness (2002). Darkness is a 2002 Horror film directed by Jaume Balagueró. Tagline: Some secrets should never come to light The film marked Balagueró's English language debut and was picked up by Miramax Studios, which released a heavily truncated version in US theaters in December 2004. 2005 saw the release of Balagueró's third film, the ghost story Fragile (2005) starring Calista Flockhart and Richard Roxburgh. Fragile (original Spanish title Frágiles) is a 2005 Spanish horror film directed by Jaume Balagueró. Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11 1964) is an American Actress, primarily on Television. Richard Roxburgh (born 1 January 1962 is an Australian actor who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions Also in 2002, Balagueró co-directed the rock music documentary OT: la película (2002).
In 2006, Balagueró participated in the TV project Películas para no dormir (Films to Keep You Awake). A revival of Narciso Ibañez Serrador's macabre TV series Historias Para No Dormir (aka Tales to Keep You Awake, 1966-67 with a brief resurrection in 1982), Películas consisted of six horror themed episodes directed by several of Spain's notable horror directors including Álex de la Iglesia and Mateo Gil. Álex de la Iglesia (born December 4, 1965) is a Spanish Basque Film director. Mateo Gil Rodríguez (b 23 September, 1972, Las Palmas, Spain) is a Spanish Screenplay writer and director. Balagueró began work on REC (2007), his fourth theatrical feature, in early 2007.
Filmography
- Alícia - 1994
- Días sin luz - 1995
- The Nameless - 1999
- Darkness - 2002
- OT: la película - 2002
- Fragile - 2005
- Películas para no dormir (TV) - 2006
- REC - 2007
Awards
- 2007 - Best director in the Festival de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges for REC. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Nameless ( Spanish: Los Sin Nombre) is a 1999 Horror film directed by Jaume Balagueró. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Darkness is a 2002 Horror film directed by Jaume Balagueró. Tagline: Some secrets should never come to light See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Fragile (original Spanish title Frágiles) is a 2005 Spanish horror film directed by Jaume Balagueró. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. REC (or '') is a 2007 Horror film co-directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. REC (or '') is a 2007 Horror film co-directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza
- 1999 - Best European film in the Festival de Cinema Fantàtic de Sitges for The Nameless. The Nameless ( Spanish: Los Sin Nombre) is a 1999 Horror film directed by Jaume Balagueró.
- 1994 - Best shortcut in the Festival de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges for Alicia.
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