Nacho Vigalondo
| Nacho Vigalondo | |
|---|---|
 Vigalondo at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival presentation of the film Open Windows | |
| Born |
Ignacio Vigalondo 6 April 1977 Cabezón de la Sal, Spain |
| Occupation | Film director, film actor, screenwriter |
Ignacio "Nacho" Vigalondo (born 6 April 1977 in Cabezón de la Sal, Spain) is a Spanish filmmaker.[1]
Biography
Movie career
In addition to receiving an Academy Award nomination and a Best Short Film Award nomination at the European Film Awards, Vigalondo's 2003 short film 7:35 de la Mañana received the Bronze Moon of Valencia at the Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival and the Prix UIP Drama at the Drama Short Film Festival.[2]
He finished his first full length feature film, Los Cronocrímenes (English title: Timecrimes), in 2007, in which he also co-starred.[3]
Vigalondo revealed on his official blog that his next film would be a Spanish-language alien invasion horror entitled Extraterrestre. "Scifi Latino" translates the plot: "Vigalondo writes that this will not be like a War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise, where a regular person manages to somehow closely witness all major invasion events. He writes that most people will experience a global alien invasion without even knowing it has happened, by listening to rumors, or engaging in pointless activities. Hence Extraterrestre."[4]
Popular comic book blogsite Bleeding Cool reported in mid-2011 that Vigalondo was recruited to direct a silver screen adaptation of Mark Millar's Supercrooks.[5]
Vigalondo has completed a script that will be a twist on the Kaiju genre and an homage for the Godzilla franchise. Vigalondo's plans are to deliver a serious film with "old school" practical effects on a low budget.[6] 2014 wrote the script and directed the segment Parallel Monsters for the Anthology film VHS: Viral.[7]
Filmography
- Timecrimes (2007) - Director / Writer
- Extraterrestrial (2011) - Director / Writer / Producer
- A is for Apocalypse (2012) - Director / Writer (segment)
- Open Windows (2014) - Director / Writer
- V/H/S: Viral (2014) - Director (segment)
- Colossal (2016) - Director / Writer
See also
References
- ↑ Crossing Europe
- ↑ Nacho Vigalondo – Awards
- ↑ “Time Crimes” Giveaway
- ↑ 'Timecrimes' Director Prepping 'Extraterrestrial'
- ↑ Anderton, Ethan (19 May 2011). "'Timecrimes' Director Adapting Mark Millar's Comic Book 'Supercrooks'". First Showing. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
Bleeding Cool reports Timecrimes director Nacho Vigalondo will be at the helm of an adaptation of the forthcoming comic book Supercrooks from Marvel Icon.
- ↑ Squires, John (September 23, 2014). "Nacho Vigalondo Wants to Make an Old School Kaiju Movie". Dread Central.
- ↑ Tinnin, Drew (19 May 2011). "'VHS: Viral'". First Showing. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
Parallel Monsters director Nacho Vigalondo of the anthology VHS Viral.