Julio Medem
Julio Medem is one of Spain’s most prestigious directors and screenwriters. With his first film, «Vacas», he won the Goya for Best New Director and with «Lucía y el sexo» he received 11 nominations for these awards, including Best Director, Screenplay and Film. His works «La ardilla roja», «Tierra» and «Los amantes del Círculo Polar» also received numerous awards, both nationally and internationally. Medem has also made short films and the critically acclaimed documentary «La pelota vasca, la piel contra la piedra».
Work
*PREMIO ICON A JULIO MEDEM*
«8»
«MINOTAURO, PICASSO Y LAS MUJERES DEL GUERNICA»
«EL ÁRBOL DE LA SANGRE»
«KALEBEGIAK»
«MA MA»
«7 DÍAS EN LA HABANA»
«HABITACIÓN EN ROMA»
- NOMINATION FOR BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY AT THE GOYA AWARDS 2011
«CAÓTICA ANA»
- INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE AT TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL 2007
- SELECTED AT THE ROME, TEL AVIV AND QUERALA (INDIA) FESTIVALS 2007
«LUCÍA Y EL SEXO»
- NOMINATIONS FOR BEST FILM, DIRECTION AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY AT THE GOYA AWARDS 2002
- JURY AWARD AT THE DIJON FESTIVAL (FRANCE) 2002
- BEST FILM OF THE YEAR RELEASED IN GERMANY BY THE CRITICS’ COLLECTIVE 2002
- LA NAVAJA DE BUÑUEL AWARD FOR BEST SPANISH FILM 2001
«LOS AMANTES DEL CÍRCULO POLAR»
- BEST EUROPEAN FILM AT THE BRUSSELS FESTIVAL 1999
- BEST FILM AT THE TOULOUSE FESTIVAL 1998
- NOMINATION FOR BEST SCREENPLAY AND BEST DIRECTION AT THE GOYA AWARDS 1999
- ONDA AWARD FOR BEST FILM 1998
BEST SCREENPLAY AND BEST DIRECTOR AT THE BASQUE FILM WORLD AWARDS 1999
«TIERRA»
- SPECIAL AWARD OF THE JURY AT THE SAO PAULO FESTIVAL 1997
- AWARD FOR BEST SPANISH FILM OF THE YEAR AT THE TURIA FILM FESTIVAL 1997
- BEST FILM AND DIRECTOR AWARDS AT THE WORLD OF BASQUE CINEMA AWARDS 1997
- OLID AWARD FOR BEST SPANISH FILM PREMIERED IN VALLADOLID 1997
- NOMINATION FOR BEST DIRECTOR AT THE GOYA AWARDS 1997
«LA ARDILLA ROJA»
- GOLD AWARD AT THE BOGOTÁ FESTIVAL 1994
- SPECIAL CRITICS AWARD AT THE FESTIVAL DE GÉRARDMER (FRANCE) 1994
- SPECIAL AWARD AT THE DENVER FESTIVAL 1994
- ONDAS AWARD FOR THE BEST SPANISH FILM 1993
- YOUNG FILM AWARD AT THE BUCHAREST FESTIVAL 1994
- SANT JORDI AWARD FOR THE BEST SPANISH FILM 1994
- LUIS BUÑUEL AWARD FOR CINEMATOGRAPHIC CREATION OF THE YEAR 1994
- ICAA SPECIAL QUALITY AWARD 1994
«VACAS»
- GOYA AWARD FOR BEST NEW DIRECTOR 1993
- GRAND GOLD AWARD AT THE TOKYO FESTIVAL 1992
- BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE AWARD 1993
- SANT JORDI AWARD FOR BEST SPANISH FILM BY THE CRITICS OF BARCELONA 1993
- AWARD FOR BEST FILM AT THE ALEXANDRIA FESTIVAL 1992
- BASQUE CINEMA AWARDS FOR BEST DIRECTION AND SCREENPLAY
AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY BY THE CIRCLE OF FILM WRITERS 1993 - ÍCARO AWARD AND SPECIAL ICAA QUALITY AWARD
«LA PELOTA VASCA. LA PIEL CONTA PIEDRA»
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM AWARD AT THE GUADALAJARA FESTIVAL (MEXICO)
- DOCUMENTARY AWARD FROM THE SPANISH PRODUCERS’ ASSOCIATION (EGEDA)
NOMINATION FOR BEST - DOCUMENTARY FILM AT THE GOYA AWARDS 2004
- AWARDS FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY BY LA CARTELERA TURIA, EL MUNDO DEL CINE VASCO AND ‘CIEN DE CIEN’ 2004
«EL PELOTARI Y LA FALLERA»
«EL DIARIO VASCO»
«MARTÍN»
«LAS SEIS EN PUNTA»
«PATAS EN LA CABEZA»
«TEATRO EN SORIA»
«SI YO FUERA POETA …»
«FIDEOS»
«EL JUEVES PASADO»
«EL CIEGO»
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