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 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Amat Escalante is the 2,060th most popular film director (down from 1,865th in 2024), the 2,864th most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,443rd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Amat Escalante ranks 2,060 out of 2,041. Before him are Jenji Kohan, Tim Minear, Susannah Grant, Derek Cianfrance, Farhan Akhtar, and Zoe Cassavetes. After him are Chris Terrio, Joe Walker, Scott Z. Burns, Matthew Libatique, Michael Chaves, and Anurag Kashyap.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Amat Escalante ranks 928. 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 2,864 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 51. Before him are Alberto Rodríguez Librero (1971), Nacho Vigalondo (1977), Ángeles González-Sinde (1965), Paco Plaza (1973), Gracia Querejeta (1962), and Paula Ortiz (1979). After him are Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (1970).

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