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Full Name Ignacio Vigalondo Born April 6, 1977 (age 47) ( 1977-04-06 ) Cabezon de la Sal, Cantabria Occupation Film director, film actor, screenwriter Education University of the Basque Country Nominations Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action) Movies Open Windows, Timecrimes, Extraterrestrial, V/H/S: Viral, The ABCs of Death Similar People Marcel Sarmiento, Elijah Wood, Ti West, Neil Maskell, Justin Benson Profiles | ||
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Ignacio "Nacho" Vigalondo (born 6 April 1977 in Cabezón de la Sal, Spain) is a Spanish filmmaker.
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- short film 7 35 in the morning nacho vigalondo 2003
- Timecrimes exclusive director nacho vigalondo interview
- Career
- References
Timecrimes exclusive director nacho vigalondo interview
Career
Vigalondo's first film was the 2003 Spanish-language short film 7:35 in the Morning, about a suicide bomber who terrorizes a cafe, which was only eight minutes long. The film won significant accolades: it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film, got another Best Short Film Award nomination at the European Film Awards, and received the Bronze Moon of Valencia at the Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival, and the Prix UIP Drama at the Drama Short Film Festival.
He finished his first full length feature film, Los Cronocrímenes (English title: Timecrimes), in 2007, in which he also co-starred.
Vigalondo's next film was the 2011 Spanish-language alien invasion horror film Extraterrestre. "Scifi Latino" translates the plot: "Vigalondo writes that this will not be like a War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise, where a regular person manages to somehow closely witness all major invasion events. He writes that most people will experience a global alien invasion without even knowing it has happened, by listening to rumors, or engaging in pointless activities. Hence Extraterrestre."
In 2011, it was reported that Vigalondo was recruited to direct a film adaptation of Mark Millar's Supercrooks.
From 2012 to 2014 he wrote and directed a segment in three different anthology horror films: The ABCs of Death, The Profane Exhibit, and VHS: Viral. In 2014 he also released Open Windows, a techno-thriller film that marked his English-language debut.
Vigalondo's most recent film is 2017's Colossal, which he wrote and directed. The film is a twist on the Kaiju genre and an homage to the Godzilla franchise. Before starting production on Colossal, Vigalondo described his plan as to make a serious film with "old school" practical effects on a low budget.