Jaume Balagueró

Born in Lerida, Spain. Jaume Balagueró holds a Masters Degree in Audiovisual Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. This unique young director has quickly built up a great reputation both in his native Spain and internationally. Much of this is due to his first feature film, The Nameless, a film lauded by critics and audiences alike, and his box-office smash Darkness, which boasted a superb international cast including Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen and Giancarlo Gianini. Darkness was released with great success in Spain and around the world, including in the USA where it took 25M$ at the box-office, setting a milestone in the history of Spanish cinema.

His long awaited third feature film Fragile, starring Calista Flockhart, Richard Roxburgh and Elena Anaya, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, and was another big hit at the box office when it opened in Spain and other countries. Afterwards came To Let also received its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival. It forms part of the ambitious television series 6 Films to Keep You Awake, produced by Filmax Entertainment and Estudios Picasso.After the success of [REC], codirected by Paco Plazá and Jaume Balagueró, a film celebrated by audiences and industry alike, Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró are back with the same idea but a completely new fear with [REC]2, bringing a new twist to the horror genre.

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