FILM DIRECTOR

Carlos Atanes

1971 - Today

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Carlos Atanes (born November 8, 1971) is a Spanish film director, writer and playwright. He was born in Barcelona, and is a member of The Film-Makers' Cooperative, founded by Jonas Mekas, Shirley Clarke, Ken Jacobs, Andy Warhol, Jack Smith and others. His first finished feature-length movie was FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions, which he released in 2004. The movie won the Best Feature Film Award at the Athens Panorama of Independent Filmmakers in 2005 and was also nominated for the Méliès d'Argent at Fantasporto that same year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Atanes is the 1,754th most popular film director (up from 1,801st in 2019), the 2,239th most popular biography from Spain (up from 2,336th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Carlos Atanes ranks 1,754 out of 2,041. Before him are Bud Yorkin, Ti West, AR Murugadoss, John Sayles, Michael Glawogger, and Sebastián Lelio. After him are Ramesh Sippy, Cédric Kahn, Scott Cooper, Joachim Rønning, Ursula Meier, and Roger Michell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Carlos Atanes ranks 558. Before him are Kim Young-ho, Charles Baker, Servais Knaven, Mona Grudt, Susi Susanti, and Nicklas Kulti. After him are Darby Stanchfield, Ursula Meier, Aditya Chopra, Niki Karimi, Moses Chan, and Pablo Maqueda.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Carlos Atanes ranks 2,239 out of 3,355. Before him are Julen Aguinagalde (1982), Teresa Forcades (1966), Amaia Montero (1976), Verónica Echegui (1983), Rubén Iván Martínez (1984), and José Francisco Molina (1970). After him are David Aganzo (1981), Pau López (1994), Albert Portas (1973), Santi Denia (1974), Pablo Maqueda (1971), and Amaia Salamanca (1986).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Carlos Atanes ranks 37. Before him are Fernando Colomo (1946), Pablo Berger (1963), Montxo Armendáriz (1949), David Trueba (1969), Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (1967), and Fernando León de Aranoa (1968). After him are Cesc Gay (1967), Carla Simón (1986), Ángeles González-Sinde (1965), Gracia Querejeta (1962), Paula Ortiz (1979), and Amat Escalante (1979).

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