Fernando León de Aranoa (born on 26 May 1968) is a film director and screenwriter Spanish.
Biography
Fernando León de Aranoa was born in Madrid in may 1968 and has a degree in image Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid.
She started working as a screenwriter in television series such as turn on its own initiative, in programmes as the Un, dos, tres… responda otra vez and writing for comics Tuesday and thirteen.
His behind the camera debut in 1994 with the short film “sirens”, which was awarded in several national festivals.
His first feature film was “family” (1996) which as usual his work also wrote the screenplay. In recognition of this film was awarded the Goya Award for best novel Director, as well as Valladolid SEMINCI audience award and the Fipresci award. The play was later adapted into the scene represented in several countries and stage
In 1998 he wrote and directed “neighborhood”, portrait of the lives of three young teens in a slum. Thanks to this job gets Awards Goya Best Director and best original screenplay. The film was presented in the official section of the San sebastian Festival where he earned the silver shell for best director. The film received other major awards as the Fipresci Prize, Fotogramas de plata for the best Spanish film, Prize José María Forqué, Sant Jordi and the Turia, among others.
In 2002 he directed “Mondays in the Sun”, starring Javier bardem, which becomes the great reigns supreme this year at the Goya Awards winning five awards including best picture and best director. The film also triumphs in the San Sebastian Film Festival towards the Concha de Oro for best film. The Spain motion picture Sciences and Academy selects the film to represent Spain at the Oscar in the category of best non-English language film, although cannot be one of the five nominated.
“Princesses” (2005), would be his fourth film as director and screenwriter, his debut as a producer after you create your own productrora (Reposado). The film was seen by more than a million viewers, received three Goya Awards from the Spanish Academy of cinema – its two actors actresses and best original song, composed by Manu chao – as well as the premio waves the event movie of the year award and the best film actors. He also participated in the official selection of the Sundance Film Festival.
As documentary filmmaker has directed Mexico “walkers” (2001), award-winning Festival of Havana, Los Angeles, New York and Alcalá de Henares and 2007 took part in the documentary Invisibles directing the chapter titled Buenas noches, Ouma. This documentary also featured the participation of other directors such as Mariano Barroso, Isabel coixet, wim wenders and Javier Corcuera and was awarded the Goya Award for best documentary. In the field of documentaries on 1997 wrote the script of the documentary the back of the world and collaborated in the direction of Izbieglize in 1994.
His work as a screenwriter has not only focused on his own films, they typed hyphens as Fausto 5.0, ‘ve and crazy heart.
He has published several short stories and short stories having received by Antonio Machado prize twice. He has also worked as a cartoonist and Illustrator.
Filmography
Year Movie
2010 Amador
2007 Invisible, Buenas noches, Ouma chapter
2005 Princesses
2002 Mondays in the Sun
2001 Walkers
1998 Neighborhood
1997 Family
1994 Sirens
Awards
Goya Awards
Year Editing Editing Movie Result
2007 Best documentary feature 22ª Invisible Winner
2005 Best film 20ª Princesses Candidate
2005 Best original screenplay 20ª Princesses Candidate
2003 Best director 17ª Mondays in the Sun Winner
2003 Best original screenplay 17ª Mondays in the Sun Candidate
1999 Best original screenplay 13ª Neighborhood Winner
1999 Best film 13ª Neighborhood Candidate
1999 Best director 13ª Neighborhood Winner
1997 Best novel Director 12ª Family Winner
1997 Best original screenplay 12ª Family Candidate
San Sebastian Film Festival
Year Category Movie Result
2002 CEC Award for best film Mondays in the Sun Candidate
2002 FIPRESCI Prize Mondays in the Sun Winner
2002 Golden shell Mondays in the Sun Winner
2002 Award SIGNIS Mondays in the Sun Winner
[Edit] Miami Hispanic Film Festival
Year Category Movie Result
1997 Golden Egret best film Family Candidate
Myfest
Year Category Movie Result
1997 Best film Family Winner
International Festival of Valladolid
Year Category Movie Result
1997 Best director Family Winner
1997 Golden Spike Family Candidate
Awards waves
Year Category Movie Result
2002 Best film Mondays in the Sun Winner
[Edit] Sundance Film Festival
Year Category Movie Result
2005 Best film Princesses Candidate
