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 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Atanes is the 1,791st most popular film director (up from 1,801st in 2024), the 2,263rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 2,336th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Carlos Atanes ranks 1,791 out of 2,041. Before him are AR Murugadoss, John Sayles, Ilya Naishuller, Sólveig Anspach, 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 585. Before him are Pasquale Aleardi, Charles Baker, Servais Knaven, Mona Grudt, Susi Susanti, and Nicklas Kulti. After him are Darby Stanchfield, Alessandra Rosaldo, Ursula Meier, Aditya Chopra, Niki Karimi, and Gigi Lai.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Carlos Atanes ranks 2,263 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 Raquel Sánchez-Silva (1973), Miguel Ángel Blanco (1968), David Aganzo (1981), Pau López (1994), Albert Portas (1973), and Santi Denia (1974).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Carlos Atanes ranks 39. Before him are Montxo Armendáriz (1949), Artur Balder (1974), David Trueba (1969), Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (1967), Fernando León de Aranoa (1968), and Oriol Paulo (1975). After him are Cesc Gay (1967), Rodrigo Sorogoyen (1981), Javier Fesser (1964), Carla Simón (1986), Jorge Guerricaechevarría (1965), and Alberto Rodríguez Librero (1971).

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