Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (born 5 December 1967) is a Spanish film director, script writer, and producer. He directed ''

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'' and '' 28 Weeks Later'', the sequel to

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's ''

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''. His film ''Esposados'' was nominated for the

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in 1996.

Biography

Early life

Fresnadillo was born in

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. In 1977, at the age of nine, he witnessed the aftermath of the

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, which in part inspired his 2001 film ''Intacto''. In 1985, Fresnadillo moved to

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Movie career

He started out in photography and cinema studies and then began his career in short films. In 1987 he set up a production company which produced several short films and commercials.Filmbug
Fresnadillo went on to become a production assistant for

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' short film ''El juicio final'' (1991) (U.S. title '' The Final Judgement''). In 1996 he made his directorial debut with the black-and-white short film ''Esposados'' (U.S. title: ''Linked''), for which he was also the executive producer. This black comedy tells the story of a couple who are constantly fighting over money; when they find themselves winning the Christmas lottery, however, they have such different ideas about what to do next that the husband tries to get rid of his wife. ''Esposados'' won 40 national and international awards. It was also nominated for an

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for Best Short Film in the same year, making Fresnadillo an overnight star in Spain. In 2000 he received a

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for Best Short Film. In 2002 he directed his first full-length picture, the thriller ''

''. The film received several awards, most notably two 2002 Goya Awards (one of them for Fresnadillo in the category of ''Best New Director'') and six further Goya nominations. Fresnadillo then completed the 3-minute black-and-white picture ''Psicotaxi'' (2002), starring and portraying

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. In 2006 he directed '' 28 Weeks Later'', the sequel to

's 2002 film ''

''. On 7 April 2011 it was announced that he would be directing and co-writing the screenplay for the remake of ''

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''. In October 2011 news broke that Fresnadillo was no longer attached to the ''Crow'' remake. On 25 August 2014 Variety reported that Fresnadillo was in talks to develop and possibly direct a thriller titled “The Last Witness” about the lone survivor of a bomb attack in Boston. In November 2020, he was attached to direct the

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movie ''Damsel''.

Filmography

Short film Feature film Television

References

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