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Cesc Gay

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Cesc Gay
Attending the 13rd Gaudí Awards in 2021
Born
Francesc Gay Puig

1967 (age 56–57)
Barcelona, Spain
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • film director

Francesc Gay Puig (born 1967), better known as Cesc Gay, is a Spanish film screenwriter and film director.[1]

Biography

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Francesc Gay Puig was born in Barcelona in 1967.[2] His 2015 film Truman won Goya Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Ricardo Darín), Best Supporting Actor (Javier Cámara) and Best Original Screenplay (Cesc Gay and Tomás Aragay).[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
1998 Hotel Room Yes Yes Co-directed with Daniel Gimelberg [4]
2000 Krámpack Yes Yes [5]
2003 En la ciudad Yes Yes [6]
2006 Ficció Yes Yes Also composer [7]
2009 V.O.S: Versión Original Subtitulada Yes Yes [8]
2010 Alex Yes Yes Short Film
2012 Una pistola en cada mano Yes Yes [9]
2015 Truman Yes Yes [10]
2019 Los Adoptantes No Story
2020 Sentimental Yes Yes [11]
2022 Historias para no contar Yes Yes [12]

Television

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Year Title Director Writer Notes
2001-2006 Jet Lag No Yes TV series
72 episodes
2009 50 Años de... Yes No TV documentary series
Episode "Canciones"
2012-2013 La Riera No Yes TV series
19 episodes
2014 Encants: Diari D'Un Trasllat No Yes TV documentary film
2018 Félix Yes Yes TV Miniseries
6 episodes

Theatre

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  • "Los Vecinos de Arriba" (2015) (Author and director)

References

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  1. ^ Magí Crusells (2009). Directores de cine en Cataluña: de la A a la Z. Edicions Universitat Barcelona. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-84-475-3316-9.
  2. ^ "Directores de cine en Cataluña. De la A a la Z." Universitat de Barcelona. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John; Mayorga, Emilio (6 February 2016). "Cesc Gay's 'Truman' Takes Big Prize at Spain's Goyas". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. ^ Seibert, Perry. "Hotel Room (1998)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2016. [dead link]
  5. ^ Ebert, Roger (15 June 2001). "Nico and Dani". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. ^ Deming, Mark (2014). "In the City (2003)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. ^ Deming, Mark. "Ficcio (2006)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2016. [dead link]
  8. ^ Deming, Mark. "V.O.S. (2009)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2016. [dead link]
  9. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (20 November 2012). "A Gun in Each Hand: Rome Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Truman Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  11. ^ Pando, Juan (29 October 2020). "Sentimental. Para espectadores que prefieren reflexionar, pero con una sonrisa". Fotogramas.
  12. ^ "Los estrenos más esperados del cine español en 2022". El Periódico de España. 30 December 2021.
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