Sergio G. Sánchez
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Sergio G. Sánchez is a Spanish
director
and screenwriter
.
Sánchez has written and directed his own screenplays for short films such as Temporada baja (2003) and 7337 (2000).
Sánchez's first film script was for The Orphanage
in 1996. Sánchez originally wanted to direct the script but he was repeatedly turned down by various Spanish production companies. While Sánchez was working on the short film 7337 in 2004, he met with director Juan Antonio Bayona
and offered him the script to direct. The Orphanage
was a large hit and Sánchez was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008 Goya Awards
in Spain.
In May 2009, Variety
reported that Sánchez would re-team up with The Orphanage director Juan Antonio Bayona
on production by Madrid-based Apaches Entertainment, Telecinco Cinema and Spongeman, Bayona's own Barcelona
-based label. Sánchez completed a first-draft screenplay in late April that Telecinco and Apaches will be presenting at the Cannes Film Festival
.
The film, called The Impossible, was filmed in 2010.
Spain
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director
Film director
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and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Sánchez has written and directed his own screenplays for short films such as Temporada baja (2003) and 7337 (2000).
Sánchez's first film script was for The Orphanage
The Orphanage (2007 film)
The Orphanage is a 2007 Spanish-Mexican horror film and the debut feature of Spanish filmmaker J.A. Bayona. The film stars Belén Rueda as Laura, Fernando Cayo as her husband, Carlos, and Roger Príncep as their adopted son Simón. The plot centers on Laura, who returns to her childhood home, an...
in 1996. Sánchez originally wanted to direct the script but he was repeatedly turned down by various Spanish production companies. While Sánchez was working on the short film 7337 in 2004, he met with director Juan Antonio Bayona
Juan Antonio Bayona
Juan Antonio Bayona is a Spanish film director. In addition to directing television commercials and music videos, Bayona is best known for directing his acclaimed horror film The Orphanage. Bayona is currently signed to create two films: Hater and The Impossible.-Career:Bayona grew up with a...
and offered him the script to direct. The Orphanage
The Orphanage (2007 film)
The Orphanage is a 2007 Spanish-Mexican horror film and the debut feature of Spanish filmmaker J.A. Bayona. The film stars Belén Rueda as Laura, Fernando Cayo as her husband, Carlos, and Roger Príncep as their adopted son Simón. The plot centers on Laura, who returns to her childhood home, an...
was a large hit and Sánchez was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008 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....
in Spain.
In May 2009, Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
reported that Sánchez would re-team up with The Orphanage director Juan Antonio Bayona
Juan Antonio Bayona
Juan Antonio Bayona is a Spanish film director. In addition to directing television commercials and music videos, Bayona is best known for directing his acclaimed horror film The Orphanage. Bayona is currently signed to create two films: Hater and The Impossible.-Career:Bayona grew up with a...
on production by Madrid-based Apaches Entertainment, Telecinco Cinema and Spongeman, Bayona's own Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
-based label. Sánchez completed a first-draft screenplay in late April that Telecinco and Apaches will be presenting at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
.
The film, called The Impossible, was filmed in 2010.
External links
- Sergio G. Sánchez at Allmovie
- Sergio G. Sánchez at the IMDb