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Albert Serra

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For the Spanish footballer, see Albert Serra (footballer).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Serra and the second or maternal family name is Juanola.
Albert Serra
Serra at the 12th Gaudí Awards in 2020
Born (1975-10-09) 9 October 1975 (age 49)
Banyoles, Catalonia, Spain
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2003–present

Albert Serra Juanola (Catalan: [əlˈβɛrt ˈsɛrə]; born 9 October 1975) is a Spanish independent filmmaker and manager of the production company Andergraun Films, set up by Montse Triola primarily to produce Serra's films.[1][2][3] He is best known for his films Story of My Death (2013), The Death of Louis XIV (2016), starring Jean-Pierre Léaud,[4] and Pacifiction (2022).

Selected filmography

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Feature films

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Year English title Original title Notes
2003 Crespià, the film not the village Crespià
2006 Honour of the Knights Honor de cavalleria Premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival
2008 Birdsong El cant dels ocells
2011 The Lord Has Worked Wonders in Me El senyor ha fet en mi meravelles
2013 Story of My Death Història de la meva mort Golden Leopard at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival
2016 The Death of Louis XIV La Mort de Louis XIV Premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
2019 Liberté Special Jury Prize Un Certain Regard at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
2022 Pacifiction Pacifiction – Tourment sur les îles Premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
2024 Afternoons of Solitude Tardes de soledad Golden Shell at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival

Short films

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Year Title Notes
2009 Bauçà
2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero Collection of one-minute short films by 60 filmmakers
2014 Cubalibre Part of the 101-hour installation The Three Little Pigs
2020 My Influences Part of the Spaces series for the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
2022 Filmoteca de Catalunya 10 anys al Raval Short film for the 10th anniversary of the Filmoteca de Catalunya

Film installations

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Year Original title English title Premiere exhibition venue
2010 Els noms de Crist The Names of Christ Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, Spain
2013 Els tres porquets The Three Little Pigs dOCUMENTA (13), Germany
2015 La singularitat Singularity 56th Venice Biennale, Italy
2018 Roi Soleil
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 Galeria Graça Brandão, Portugal
2019 Personalien
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 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain

Accolades

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Year Award Category Project Result Ref.
2022 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Pacifiction Nominated [5]
2022 Louis Delluc Prize Best Film of the Year Pacifiction Won [6]
2023 César Awards Best Film Pacifiction Nominated [7]
Best Director Nominated
2023 Lumières Awards Best Film Pacifiction Nominated [8]
Best Director Won
2009 Gaudí Awards Best Film in Catalan Language Birdsong Won [9]
Best Director Won
2023 Best Non-Catalan Language Film Pacifiction Won [10]
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Best Editing Nominated

Other awards:

References

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  1. ^ "Albert Serra: Radical Classicist" Archived 2016-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, Harvard Film Archives. Re-retrieved 2016-09-03.
  2. ^ Andergraun Films at the Catalan Film Database. (in Catalan, Spanish, and English). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  3. ^ Montse Triola, Spain, European Film Promotion, Promotion of European Film and Talent Worldwide. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  4. ^ "Cannes 2016: The Well-Told Tale". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^ "PACIFICTION - Festival de Cannes 2023". www.festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Le Prix Delluc récompense ex aequo les films 'Saint Omer' d'Alice Diop et 'Pacifiction' d'Albert Serra". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. ^ Vlessing, Scott Roxborough,Etan; Roxborough, Scott; Vlessing, Etan (24 February 2023). "César Awards: 'The Night of the 12th' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Lumières 2023 : "La Nuit du 12", "Pacifiction", "Saint Omer" et "Les Enfants des autres" en tête des nominations". Franceinfo (in French). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. ^ "El cant dels ocells d'Albert Serra triomfa a la gala dels premis Gaudí del cinema", Vilaweb, 20 January 2009. (in Catalan). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  10. ^ Aller, Por María (23 January 2023). "Premios Gaudí 2023: 'Alcarràs' y 'Pacifiction', las películas ganadoras de la XV edición". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  11. ^ 44th Viennale, FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  12. ^ Fipresci 2006 Awards, FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  13. ^ Festivalarchiv 06, Viennale, Vienna International Film Festival. (in German and English). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  14. ^ "Honor de Cavalleria", Torino Film Festival. (in Italian and English). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  15. ^ "2006. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: A look back at the awards", official festival site. (in English and French). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  16. ^ "V Premis Barcelona de Cinema", news on VilaWeb TV, 20 December 2006. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  17. ^ "Story of My Death" Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, 40th Seattle International Film Festival, 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  18. ^ Top Ten 2007. "Palmares 2007: Meilleurs films de l'année 2007" Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, Cahiers du Cinéma. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  19. ^ "Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Lists 1951-2009" Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, from Caltech alumnus site. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  20. ^ Quinzaine: 2008 Archived 6 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs / Director's Fortnight. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  21. ^ 2008 Edition, official festival site. (in English and French). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  22. ^ "Albert Serra Film Wins Locarno Top Prize", by Scott Foundas, Variety.com, August 17, 2013. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  23. ^ "The Death of Louis XIV", by Albert Serra (2016) Archived 2016-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, Caprici Arthouse Cinema Label. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  24. ^ "Story of My Death", New Zealand International Film Festival, with commentary by Chris Darke excerpted from Film Comment. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  25. ^ "Ganadores del cuarto FICUNAM", Toma, Revista Mexicana de Cine, 11 March 2014. (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  26. ^ "Premis Gaudí 2014: les dues vies del cinema català", by Judith Vives, Núvol, el digital de la cultura, 3 February 2014. (in Catalan). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  27. ^ "The Death of Louis XIV". www.tiff.net. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  28. ^ "The Death of Louis XIV | NYFF54". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  29. ^ Albert Serra, at the Prix Jean Vigo site. (in French). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  30. ^ "And the JFF 2016 Winners are...", Jerusalem Film Festival website. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  31. ^ Cinemanía (29 January 2023). "Palmarés completo de los Premios Feroz 2023:". Cinemanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  32. ^ "FIPRESCI". Tromsø International Film Festival (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  33. ^ Stevens, Beth (12 February 2023). "2023 ICS Award Winners". International Cinephile Society. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  34. ^ París, Pablo Sancho (2 December 2022). "'Pacifiction', de Albert Serra, es la mejor película de 2022 para Cahiers du Cinema". Industrias del Cine (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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