Isaki Lacuesta (born 28 November 1975) is a Spanish film director from Catalonia. His work includes documentary film, narrative film and video art.
Isaki Lacuesta | |
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 Isaki Lacuesta in 2006 | |
| Born | 28 November 1975 Girona, Spain |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
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| Employer | Pompeu Fabra University |
| Partner | Isa Campo |
Lacuesta was born into a family of Basque origin. He studied audiovisual communication at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and obtained his Master's Degree in documentary film making at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, where he now works as a lecturer in documentary film making. He also teaches at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University, the Centre d'estudis cinematogràfics de Catalunya, and the University of Girona.
He is a longtime collaborator and domestic partner of Isa Campo, after whom he rebranded his first name as Isaki (he is actually named Iñaki).[1][2]
Prizes and awards
edit- 2011: Golden Shell for Best Film at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for Los pasos dobles[3][4]
- 2011: Caracola a la trayectoria at the Alcances Festival in Cádiz[5]
- 2011: Eloy de la Iglesia Award at the Málaga Film Festival[6]
- 2011: Pantalla Hall Award for young film makers at the Ibn Arabi Festival in Murcia[7]
- 2009: Spanish FIPRESCI Prize at the Donostia-San Sebastián Festival[8]
- 2006: Spain film prize from the city of Donostia-San Sebastián
Filmography (selection)
edit- Feature films
- 2024: Segundo premio (Saturn Return)[9]
- 2022: Un año, una noche (One Year, One Night)
- 2018: Entre dos aguas
- 2016: La propera pell (Next Skin)
- 2014: Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (Dying Beyond Their Means)[10]
- 2011: Los pasos dobles
- 2011: El cuaderno de barro
- 2010: La noche que no acaba
- 2009: Los condenados (The Damned)
- 2006: La leyenda del tiempo
- 2002: Cravan vs. Cravan
- Short films
- 2009: In between days
- 2004: Teoria dels cossos
- 2000: Caras vs Caras
- Video installations
- 2010: Mullada llum!
- 2008 Los cuerpos traslúcidos
- 2007: Traços/traces
References
edit- ^ Serra, Xavi (31 January 2017). "De l'institut als Gaudí". Ara.
- ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (27 September 2022). "Isa Campo, el secreto mejor guardado del cine español". El País.
- ^ Improvisationen rund ums Herz der Finsternis in: FAZ from 26
- ^ "Festival de San Sebastián". sansebastianfestival. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "Ediciones Anteriores - Alcances 2018. 50 Festival Cine Documental". www.alcances.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "IBAFF. Ibn Arabí Film Festival - Región de Murcia Digital". www.regmurcia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival". sansebastianfestival. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (9 May 2023). "Latido Snags San Sebastian Film Fest Multi-Winner Isaki Lacuesta's 'Saturn Return' (Exclusive)". Variety.
- ^ Young, Neil (1 October 2014). "'Dying Beyond Their Means' ('Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades'): San Sebastian Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links
edit- Isaki Lacuesta at IMDb
- http://www.latermitafilms.com/es/ (in Spanish)