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“The Man With Rain In His Shoes” , a k a “Twice Upon A Yesterday”, a k a “If Only”) 1998 - Esicma/Mandarin/CLT-UFA (Spain, France, UK)
Directed by Maria Ripoll. Produced by Juan Gordon. With Douglas Henshall, Lena Headey, Penélope Cruz.

Awards:
Best Screenplay at the Montreal Festival (1998)
Audience Award at the Sitges Festival (1998)
Audience Award at the Seattle Women's Film Festival (1998)

 

“Aunque tú no lo sepas” (2000) (Spain) - co-writer. A Samarcanda production. Directed by Juan Vicente Córdoba. With Silvia Munt and Gary Piquer.

Awards:
Best Screenplay at the CEC (Spanish Film Writers Association) Awards 2001

 

"Hoy por ti, mañana por mí" (2002) (Spain) short film directed by Fran Torres and produced by Álamo Films. With Fernando Cayo and Roger Pera.
Awards (in Spain except where stated):
Nominated for best short film at the Goyas (Spanish Oscars) 2002
Best Short Film at the Iberia Film Festival (2002)
Best Short Film at the Parla Film Festival (2002)
Best Short Film at the Valdivia Film Festival (Chile) 2002
Best Short Film at the Ourense Film Festival 2002
Best Short Film at the Boca del Lobo Film Festival (Madrid) 2002
Best Short Film at the Maspalomas Film Festival 2003
Best Short Film at Valladolid's La Fila Film Festival 2003
Best Short Film at the Guadalajara Film Festival 2003
Runner Up at the Badajoz Film Festival (2002)
Runner Up at the Almería Film Festival (2002)
Runner Up at the Fonart Film Festival (Baleares) (2002)
Audience Award at the Parla Film Festival (2002)
Best Screenplay at the Antequera Film Festival (2002)
Best Director at the Lepe Film Festival (2002)
Best Actor at the Granada Film Festival (2002) ex aequo Fernando Cayo and Roger Pera
Best Actor at the Badajoz Film Festival (2002) to Fernando Cayo.
Best Actor at the Cadiz Alcances Film Festival (2002) to Roger Pera
Best Actor at the Milano Film Festival (Italy) to Roger Pera (2002)
Best Actor (to Roger Pera and Fernando Cayo ex aequo) at the Palencia Film Festival 2003
Best Actor (to Roger Pera) at the Curt Ficcions Film Festival 2003

 

"Clara Campoamor, the forgotten woman" (2011) ­ TV movie directed by Laura Mañá, broadcasted by TVE1.

 


 

“El Cumplido” (2000) Short Film. An Esicma/Morena Production. With Luis Tosar and Paulina Gálvez.

Awards (in Spain except where stated):
Best Short Film at the Elche Film Festival (2000)
Audience Award at the San Roque Film Festival (2000)
Audience Award at the Lorca Film Festival (2000)
Best Actor (Luis Tosar) at the Aguilar de Campoo Film Festival (2000)

 

 

 

"Nada que perder" (2002)- Short Film. A Prosopopeya Producciones production. With Jorge Bosch and Pilar Punzano.

Awards (in Spain except where stated):
Goya (Spanish Oscar) for Best Short Film (2002)
Best Short Film at the Lorca Film Festival (2002)
Best Short Film at the Baleares Film Festival (2002)
Best Short Film at the CreatRivas Film Festival (Madrid)(2002)
Best Short Film at the Almuñecar Film Festival (2002)
Best Short Film at the Kinépolis Film Festival (2002)
Best Short Film at the Madrid Imagen Film Festival (2002)
Best Short Film at the Noia Film Festival (Pontevedra) (2002)
Best Short Film at the Pamplona Film Festival 2002
Best Spanish Film at the Bilbao Film Festival (Zinebi)(2002)
Runner-up at the Cajamadrid Film Festival (2002)
Runner-up at the Iberia Film Festival (2002)
Runner-up at the Vilagarcía de Arosa Film Festival (2002)
Special Mention at the Ourense Film Festival (2002)
Special Mention at the Evora Film Festival (Portugal)(FIKE 2002),
Audience Award at the Almuñecar Film Festival (2002)
Audience Award at the Ourense Film Festival (2002)
Audience Award at the Vilafranca Film Festival (2002)
Audience Award at the Ajalvir Film Festival (2003)
Best Screenplay at the CreatRivas Film Festival (Madrid) (2002)
Best Screenplay at the Cajamadrid Film Festival (2002)
Best Screenplay at the Arnedo Film Festival (2002)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) at the CreatRivas Film Festival (2002)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) at the Cajamadrid Film Festival (2002)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) at the Palencia Film Festival (2002)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) at the Medina del Campo Film Festival (2002)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) at the Lepe Film Festival (2002)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) at the Elche Film Festival (2002)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) at the Almuñecar Film Festival (2002)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) at the Bertiz (Navarra) Film Festival (2002)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) at the Kinépolis Film Festival (2002)
Best Actor (Jorge Bosch) at the Ourense Film Festival (2002)
Best Actress (Pilar Punzano) at the CreatRivas Film Festival (2002)
Best Actress (Pilar Punzano) at the Noia Film Festival (2002)
Best Actress (Pilar Punzano) at the International Badalona Film Festival (2002)
Best Sound at the Torrelavega Film Festival (2002)

 

“Amor en defensa propia” (“Love In Self-Defence”) (2006) Feature Film.
A Media Pro/Universal Production. With Ana Fernández, Gustavo Garzón and Andrés Gertrudix.

Awards:
Winner of the Universal Studios Awards for first feature film projects (2002)
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9th Málaga Spanish Film Festival, competing 2006.
Best Feature-Length Film Award at the 37th Festival de Alcalá (Alcine) in 2007

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The short films 'Nada Que Perder', 'Hoy Por Ti, Mañana Por Mí' and 'El Cumplido' are now available in the FNAC compilations “Los mejores cortos del cine español” (vol. 1 and vol. 4) ('The best short films in Spanish cinema' vol. 1 and vol. 4). You can acquire them in any FNAC retail store or through their website www.fnac.es . For more information, go to the SHOP section of this website, where you will find the FNAC link.

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