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FCG International Scenic Arts Award 2010: FERNANDO TRUEBA

“For being one of the motors and innovators of Comedy in the Spanish Film also with international recognition, which led him to win an Oscar in 1994 with “Belle Époque”. Trueba has managed to merge in his work his two great passions: cinema and music. His films are remembered not only for the stories he tells but also for its soundtrack. He managed to put in the spotlight numerous Spanish figures and he is also a reference for film buffs and specialists, known as the "Dictionary of Film. His Filmography has the passion for the copla, the warmth of the sound and also the experimentation with jazz”, the Jury  bestowed FERNANDO TRUEBA with The Gabarron Foundation 2010 International Scenic Arts Award. The Jury met  in Valladolid, June 18, 2010 under its jury President Mrs. Mercedes Cantalapiedra Álvarez, Jury President. The jury was composed of Mrs. Mercedes Cantalapiedra Álvarez, 3rd Deputy Mayor of the City of Valladolid and Cultural, Comerce and Tourism Comissioner  -acting as president of the jury; Mr. Germán Camarero Muñoz, Head of EFE Press Association in Castilla y León;Mr. José Luis Martín Alonso, Head of ABC Newspaper in Castilla y León and Mr. Juan Vidal Doce, Director of TVE  Broadcast State Centers.

Biography

 Fernando Trueba. Madrid, 1955. Spanish Film Director

He studied at the Faculty of Educational Sciences; then started as a film critic for the newspaper El Pais and La Guia del Ocio.

He became known with his first film, called Opera prima (1980). In 1985 he rose to fame with the comedy Se infiel  y no mires con quien, starring in among others, Ana Belén, Carmen Maura and Antonio Resines.

In 1988 he was President of the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which annually awards the Goya.

In 1992 his film Belle Epoque wins nine Goya Awards, Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress (Ariadna Gil). In 1993 the same film won the Award for Best Foreign Language Film from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of United States.

In 1994 he directed Two Much starring Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith.

He is the author of the book Diccionario del Cine (1997).

And in 1998 he directed La Niña De Tus Ojos, with Penelope Cruz; the film won seven Goya, including the Goya for Best Film.

 Filmography

2009     El baile de la victoria
2004     El milagro de Candeal
2002     El embrujo de Shanghai
2000     Calle 54
1998     La niña de tus ojos
1994     Two Much
1992     Belle Époque
1989     El sueño del mono loco
1986     El año de las luces
1985     Sé infiel y no mires con quién
1983     Sal gorda
1982     Mientras el cuerpo aguante
1980     Ópera prima

Awards

#Two Goya Awards for Best Director:

    * 1990 - El sueño del mono loco
    * 1993 - Belle Époque

# Goya Award for Best Documentary:

    * 2004 - El milagro de Candeal

# Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film:

    * 1994 - Belle Époque
 


 

Trueba's Website: http://www.fernandotrueba.com/