Jaume Balagueró

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Jaume Balagueró (born November 2, 1968) in Lleida, Catalonia, is a film director widely known for his horror films.

Jaume Balagueró was born in Lleida, and grew up in Barcelona. He studied communications and photography at the University of Barcelona, graduating in 1991 with a degree in Communication Sciences. 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). The film won the prize for Best Short film at the Sitges Film Festival. 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. He returned three years later with "Darkness" (2002). 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. 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. 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".
* 1999 - Best European film in the Festival de Cinema Fantàtic de Sitges for "The Nameless".
* 1994 - Best shortcut in the Festival de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges for "Alicia".

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