FILM DIRECTOR

Amat Escalante

1979 - Today

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Amat Escalante (born 28 February 1979) is a Spanish and Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter. He is most well known for directing the controversial Mexican crime thriller Heli for which he was awarded the best director prize award at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and for directing the 2016 Mexican drama The Untamed for which he received the Silver Lion for best director at the 2016 Venice Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amat Escalante is the 1,967th most popular film director (down from 1,865th in 2019), the 2,752nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,443rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Amat Escalante ranks 1,967 out of 2,041. Before him are Paula Ortiz, Govind Nihalani, Jenji Kohan, Tim Minear, Derek Cianfrance, and Farhan Akhtar. After him are Chris Terrio, Matthew Libatique, Anurag Kashyap, Lee Isaac Chung, Peter Joseph, and David DeCoteau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Amat Escalante ranks 878. Before him are Ihar Makarau, Raphael Schäfer, Alexandros Nikolaidis, David Healy, Kim Hyang-mi, and Caroline Ouellette. After him are Edwin Villafuerte, Roberto Luongo, Melina Perez, Kohei Usui, Živilė Balčiūnaitė, and David Zabriskie.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Amat Escalante ranks 2,752 out of 3,355. Before him are Sergio Ballesteros (1975), Joel González (1989), Jaime Mata (1988), Ander Garitano (1969), Roberto Carballés Baena (1993), and David Barral (1983). After him are Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro (2002), Valero Rivera Folch (1985), Juankar (1990), Ana Peleteiro (1995), Lara Arruabarrena (1992), and Imanol Erviti (1983).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Amat Escalante ranks 43. Before him are Carlos Atanes (1971), Cesc Gay (1967), Carla Simón (1986), Ángeles González-Sinde (1965), Gracia Querejeta (1962), and Paula Ortiz (1979).

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