Alejandro Amenábar

Since his feature film directorial debut with Tesis (Thesis) (1996), Alejandro Amenábar has been acclaimed by both audiences and critics. Tesis was tagged  best film of the year in Spain by the country’s Film Academy, and had an extraordinary international  success including numerous awards at festivals around the world. Only a year later, his second film, Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) (1997), became a blockbuster in Spain and was released internationally. The film had an American remake retitled as Vanilla Sky, directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Díaz. Los otros (The Others) (2001) and Mar adentro (The Sea Inside) (2004) consolidated his figure internationally. Mar adentro, starring Javier Bardem, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and 60 international awards. Los otros, featuring Nicole Kidman in the lead role, was his first film shot in English. Selected by the Venice Film Festival, the film obtained great public success and excellent reviews by international critics. In 2009 he directed Ágora, starring Rachel Weisz and selected by the Cannes Film Festival. It was the highest grossing film of the year in Spain, collecting more than 21 million euro and being watched by no fewer than 3.5 million viewers. In 2015 he released Regression, with Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson in the main parts. It grossed over 9 million euro at the box office, and was watched by one million viewers  in Spain. His film While at War was released in 2019 and turned into a great audience success.

Seminci - Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid