Isaki Lacuesta

He is one of the most relevant Spanish directors in the 21st century. In 2018 he received his second Golden Shell at San Sebastian for Entre dos aguas (he won the first in 2011 with Los pasos dobles, part of his African diptych along with El cuaderno de barro). He made his debut in 2002 with Cravan vs Cravan, a double winner at Sitges. This was followed by La leyenda del tiempo (2006), Los condenados (2009), La noche que no acaba (2010) and Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (2014). In 2015 he codirected with Isa Campo La próxima piel, which won six awards at Malaga, the Goya for best supporting actress (Emma Suárez) and three Gaudís, among others. His films have been shown in festivals and art centres around the world. In 2018 the Centre Pompidou in Paris showed a retrospective of his work. He has made several short films and installations for exhibitions and has also written several feature film scripts. He is also a lecturer (in the documentary Master at the Pompeu Fabra and at Barcelona’s Universidad Autónoma) and he collaborates with written media.

Festival de Cine de Sevilla