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Albert Serra
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Serra at the 12th Gaudí Awards in 2020
Born (1975-10-09) 9 October 1975 (age 49)
Occupation Filmmaker
Years active 2003–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. He is best known for his films Story of My Death (2013), The Death of Louis XIV (2016), starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, and Pacifiction (2022).

Selected filmography

Feature films

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

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

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
Galeria Graça Brandão, Portugal
2019 Personalien
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain

Accolades

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

Other awards:

  • Honor of the Knights (2006)
    • 2006 Viennale Directors' Fortnight – FIPRESCI Prize
    • Best Feature Film, also Holden Award for Best Script – Special Mention, at the 2006 Torino Film Festival
    • Grand Prize at the 2006 Entrevues Belfort film festival
    • Best Emerging Director and Best Film in Catalan Language awards, 2006 Barcelona Cinema Awards
    • Selected by Cahiers du Cinéma as one of the 10 best films of 2007.
  • Birdsong (2008)
    • 2008 Cannes Directors' Fortnight
    • Grand Prize at the 2008 Split International Film Festival
    • Grand Prize at the 2008 Entrevues Belfort film festival
  • Story of My Death (2013)
    • Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival
    • Silver Puma for Best Director at the 2014 UNAM International Film Festival (FICUNAM)
    • Best wardrobe at the 2014 Gaudí Awards
  • The Death of Louis XIV (2016)
    • Toronto International Film Festival – Official Selection
    • New York Film Festival – Official Selection
    • Winner in feature film category, 2016 Prix Jean Vigo
    • Best International Film at the 2016 Jerusalem Film Festival
  • Pacifiction (2022)
    • 10th Feroz Awards – Nomination for the Arrebato Award (Fiction)
    • Tromsø International Film Festival - Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • International Cinephile Society - Best Director (2022), Ex Aqueo with Laura Citadella (Trenque Lauquen)
    • Selected by Cahiers du Cinéma as the best film of 2022

See also

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