Icíar Bollaín
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Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez (Madrid
, June 12, 1967) is a Spanish
actress, director and writer
.
Her father was an aeronautical engineer and her mother was a music teacher. She made her début when she was 15 years old. She is a member of the Academia Española de Cinematografía.
She began her work in cinema at the age of fourteen as part of the cast in Victor Erice
's film El Sur
(1983). Since then she has acted in fourteen films.
Hola, estas sola? (Hi, are you alone? in English) (1995) was her first feature film as director, a story about two young girls who dream of finding an earthly paradise, and undertake a long trip towards the sea.
Flores de otro mundo (Flowers from another world in English) (1999) was her second feature film, which she co-wrote with Julio Llamazares. It is the story of four women who travel to rural Spain with the hopes of finding love.
Her film Te Doy Mis Ojos
(I'll give you my eyes) (2003) won seven Goya awards
, including Best Film. The movie is about the abusive marriage relationship between Pilar and Antonio.
Her 2010 film Even the Rain
was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 83rd Academy Awards
. In January 2011, the film made the final nine shortlist.
She has won awards for acting and script-writing, as well as for directing.
2004 Te doy mis ojos Best film Winner
2004 Te doy mis ojos Best director Winner
2004 Te doy mis ojos Best script Winner
Madrid
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, June 12, 1967) is a Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
actress, director and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
Her father was an aeronautical engineer and her mother was a music teacher. She made her début when she was 15 years old. She is a member of the Academia Española de Cinematografía.
She began her work in cinema at the age of fourteen as part of the cast in Victor Erice
Víctor Erice
Víctor Erice Aras is a Spanish film director.He studied law, political science, and economics at the University of Madrid. He also attended the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografia in 1963 to study film direction...
's film El Sur
El Sur (film)
The South , is a 1983 drama film , the second film of the perfectionist Spanish auteur Víctor Erice. It was voted the sixth best Spanish film by professionals and critics in 1996 Spanish cinema centenary...
(1983). Since then she has acted in fourteen films.
Hola, estas sola? (Hi, are you alone? in English) (1995) was her first feature film as director, a story about two young girls who dream of finding an earthly paradise, and undertake a long trip towards the sea.
Flores de otro mundo (Flowers from another world in English) (1999) was her second feature film, which she co-wrote with Julio Llamazares. It is the story of four women who travel to rural Spain with the hopes of finding love.
Her film Te Doy Mis Ojos
Te doy mis ojos
Take My Eyes is a 2003 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín, starring Laia Marull and Luis Tosar. Critically acclaimed for its unclichéd treatment of domestic violence, it won seven Goya Awards in 2004, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress...
(I'll give you my eyes) (2003) won seven Goya awards
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....
, including Best Film. The movie is about the abusive marriage relationship between Pilar and Antonio.
Her 2010 film Even the Rain
Even the Rain
Even the Rain is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín about Spanish director Sebastián and executive producer Costa who travel to Bolivia to shoot a film depicting Christopher Columbus’s conquest...
was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
. In January 2011, the film made the final nine shortlist.
She has won awards for acting and script-writing, as well as for directing.
Films
- El Sur (Víctor EriceVíctor EriceVíctor Erice Aras is a Spanish film director.He studied law, political science, and economics at the University of Madrid. He also attended the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografia in 1963 to study film direction...
, 1983) - Las dos orillas (Juan Sebastián Bollaín, 1986)
- Al acecho (Gerardo Herrero, 1987)
- Mientras haya luz (Felipe Vega, 1987)
- Malaventura (Manuel Gutiérrez AragónManuel Gutiérrez AragónManuel Gutiérrez Aragón is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director. His 1973 film Habla, mudita was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Camada negra at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival...
, 1989) - Venecias (Pablo Llorca, 1989)
- El mejor de los tiempos (Felipe Vega, 1990)
- Doblones de a ocho (Andrés Linares, 1990)
- Sublet (Chus Gutiérrez, 1991)
- Un paraguas para tres (Felipe Vega, 1992)
- Entretiempo (Santiago García de Leániz, 1992)
- Dime una mentira (Juan Sebastián Bollaín, 1993)
- Tocando fondo (José Luis CuerdaJosé Luis CuerdaJosé Luis Cuerda is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.He has produced three films of Alejandro Amenábar .-Filmography as Film Director:* 1982 - Pares y nones...
, 1993) - Jardines colgantes (Pablo Llorca, 1993)
- Land and FreedomLand and FreedomLand and Freedom is a 1995 film directed by Ken Loach and written by Jim Allen. The film narrates the story of David Carr, an unemployed worker and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, who decides to fight for the republican side in the Spanish Civil War...
(Ken LoachKen LoachKenneth "Ken" Loach is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness , labour rights and child abuse at the...
, 1994) - El techo del mundo (Felipe Vega, 1995)
- Menos de cero (Ernesto Tellería, 1996)
- Niño nadie (José Luis BorauJosé Luis BorauJosé Luis Borau Moradell is a Spanish producer, screenwriter, writer, and film director. He has acted in some films.He won Goya Award as Best Director in 2000 for Leo....
, 1997) - Subjudice (Josep María Forn, 1997)
- Leo (José Luis BorauJosé Luis BorauJosé Luis Borau Moradell is a Spanish producer, screenwriter, writer, and film director. He has acted in some films.He won Goya Award as Best Director in 2000 for Leo....
, 2000) - Sara, una estrella (José Briz Méndez, 2002)
- Nos miran (Norberto Pérez, 2002)
- La balsa de piedra (George Sluizer, 2003)
- La noche del hermano (Santiago García de Leániz, 2005)
Film
- Hola, ¿estás sola?Hola, ¿estás sola?Hola, ¿estás sola? is a 1995 Spanish film, and the first by Icíar Bollaín as a director.- Synopsis :Nina is a twenty-year-old girl from Valladolid who lives with her divorced father. She and her friend Trini go on a risky voyage to Madrid and later to the Costa del Sol....
(1995) - Flores de otro mundo (1999). Best film in the critical week of Festival de Cannes
- Te doy mis ojosTe doy mis ojosTake My Eyes is a 2003 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín, starring Laia Marull and Luis Tosar. Critically acclaimed for its unclichéd treatment of domestic violence, it won seven Goya Awards in 2004, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress...
(2003). Goya Prize for Best Film. - MataharisMataharisMataharis is a 2007 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín. It stars Najwa Nimri, Tristán Ulloa, María Vázquez and Nuria González. The plot follows the lives of three female detectives who investigate the secrets of others, but end up uncovering their own families' lies, and truths they...
(2007). Goya Prize for Best Soundtrack. - Even the RainEven the RainEven the Rain is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín about Spanish director Sebastián and executive producer Costa who travel to Bolivia to shoot a film depicting Christopher Columbus’s conquest...
(Tambien la lluvia) (2010)
Short films
- Baja, corazón (1993)
- Los amigos del muerto (1994)
- Amores que matan (2000): which inspired her movie Te doy mis ojosTe doy mis ojosTake My Eyes is a 2003 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín, starring Laia Marull and Luis Tosar. Critically acclaimed for its unclichéd treatment of domestic violence, it won seven Goya Awards in 2004, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress...
- Viajes con mi abuela (2002)
Music Videos
- Romper (2009). Album: Dramas y Caballeros, Singer: Luis RamiroLuis RamiroLuis RamiroIs a Spanish singer-songwriter. He was born in Madrid at San Cristobal de los Ángeles. In 2004 he has won the "Certamen Jóvenes Creadores" . That award permits his participation representing Spain in the Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean Luis RamiroIs a Spanish...
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Awards
Year Movie Category Result2004 Te doy mis ojos Best film Winner
2004 Te doy mis ojos Best director Winner
2004 Te doy mis ojos Best script Winner