J. A. Bayona
Birth : 1975-05-09, Barcelona, Spain
History
Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975; Barcelona) is a Spanish and American film director. He directed the 2007 horror film The Orphanage, the 2012 drama film The Impossible, and the 2016 fantasy drama film A Monster Calls. In 2018, he directed the science fiction adventure film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the fifth installment of the Jurassic Park film series. His most recent film is Society of the Snow, which is the Spanish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. He has also directed television commercials and music videos. He directed the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Self
An in-depth look at the creative process behind "Society of the Snow," featuring cast, crew, director J.A. Bayona and even real-life survivors.
Screenplay
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
Producer
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
Director
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
Director
An edited version of the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, shown exclusively to fans in cinemas around the world in August 2022. In a time of relative peace, an ensemble cast of characters confronts the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
Self
Moved by the closure of a cinema, a young director decides to investigate if the theaters of Barcelona have their days numbered. During the five years of the documentary's shooting, she will enter the closed world of the Catalan exhibition, watch the transformation of this art and business and live unrepeatable experiences in the bowels of many cinemas.
Himself
The 70th anniversary of the “Fotogramas” magazine comes in the shape of a sentimental voyage through the history of Spanish cinema thanks to a mosaic of voices represented by people who make films, those who write them and those who consume them. The documentary pays tribute to the readers of “Fotogramas” helped by the leading figures of Spanish cinema, who will read to the camera the most representative letters received at its offices in the history of the magazine.
Self
A look at Fallen Kingdom within the context of the new trilogy. It also explores J. A. Bayona's direction and the vision he brings to the movie.
Self
Pratt introduces audiences to various individuals who make the movie work. Actors, Makeup Artists, Stunt People and many more. A great way to highlight the people that work behind the scenes often with no public recognition
Director
Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.
Self
How the Uruguayan-Spanish actor, writer, producer and director Narciso 'Chicho' Ibáñez Serrador changed forever the way of producing programs for Spanish television.
Projectionist
After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Francoist Spain to star a Hollywood blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile. (A sequel to The Girl of Your Dreams, 1998.)
Director
A boy imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way.
Self
Known as "El Mago Pop," illusionist Antonio Díaz shocks and awes celebrities and bystanders around the world with his mind-blowing performances.
Thanks
Known as "El Mago Pop," illusionist Antonio Díaz shocks and awes celebrities and bystanders around the world with his mind-blowing performances.
Executive Producer
Laura and Luis. Two characters mired in contradiction: she wants to go back to him but attacks and rebuffs him; he doesn’t want her back, but there he is, at her place, taking off his jacket. A story of heartbreak, where a woman mistakes desire for the need to fill an endless void.
Narrator (voice)
J.A. Bayona portraits in "9 days in Haiti" the daily life of the Caribbean country and how it struggles against poverty, with the help of children of school IDP camp Corail-Cesselesse.
Writer
J.A. Bayona portraits in "9 days in Haiti" the daily life of the Caribbean country and how it struggles against poverty, with the help of children of school IDP camp Corail-Cesselesse.
Director
J.A. Bayona portraits in "9 days in Haiti" the daily life of the Caribbean country and how it struggles against poverty, with the help of children of school IDP camp Corail-Cesselesse.
J. A. Bayona
Our two friends from the webpage El Mundo Today show the Venga Monjas Montjuïc, the holy mountain.
Director
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.
Alfrodo
Grandes dosis de humor, ingeniosos guiños a nuestro cine patrio más reciente, un elenco artístico altamente ligado a la comedia y una elevada reserva de sorpresas constituyen los ingredientes de esta disparatada comedia: Spanish Movie.
Director
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
Executive Producer
Jonathan, a ten-year-old boy from a suburb of Barcelona, spends his afternoons listening to the adventures of Sponge Man, a superhero created by the Boss, his summer camp instructor.
Director
Jonathan, a ten-year-old boy from a suburb of Barcelona, spends his afternoons listening to the adventures of Sponge Man, a superhero created by the Boss, his summer camp instructor.
Director
Screenplay
A child's initiatory journey into the world of adults during summer vacation after watching a movie on the last day of school.
Director
A child's initiatory journey into the world of adults during summer vacation after watching a movie on the last day of school.
Director
Focused on the World War I. The film will follow a squadron of soldiers, who are on the front line during the First World War, have an opportunity to recapture their humanity with the infamous Christmas Truce of 1914.
