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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlos Atanes has received more than 49,029 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Carlos Atanes is the 1,800th most popular film director (down from 1,682nd in 2019), the 2,327th most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,139th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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  • 49k

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  • 37.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Carlos Atanes ranks 1,800 out of 2,041. Before him are Samira Makhmalbaf, Billy Ray, Stephen Gaghan, Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Webber, and Jeff Nathanson. After him are Deepak Tijori, Xavier Giannoli, Chetan Anand, David Gordon Green, Brillante Mendoza, and Dagur Kári.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Carlos Atanes ranks 603. Before him are Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sébastien Fournier, Ajith Kumar, Liviu Ciobotariu, Chris Shiflett, and Robert Reichel. After him are Nicklas Kulti, Tadashi Nakamura, Figen Yüksekdağ, Steffen Wesemann, Rob Corddry, and Wang Yan.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Carlos Atanes ranks 2,327 out of 3,355. Before him are Paco Roca (1969), Juan Sánchez Moreno (1972), Toni Jiménez (1970), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1964), Pastora Soler (1978), and Víctor (1974). After him are David Aganzo (1981), Neus Asensi (1965), Raquel del Rosario (1982), Pablo Hernández (1985), Verónica Boquete (1987), and Paco Camarasa (1967).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Carlos Atanes ranks 38. Before him are Albert Serra (1975), Fernando Colomo (1946), David Trueba (1969), Fernando León de Aranoa (1968), Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (1967), and Cesc Gay (1967). After him are Amat Escalante (1979), Carla Simón (1986), Ángeles González-Sinde (1965), Gracia Querejeta (1962), and Paula Ortiz (1979).

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Filmography

Frequently Asked Questions
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In France, a near and probable future. The Sisterhood of Metacontrol governs Europe. Angeline, an exemplary and irreproachable citizen has just joined the order... But her relationship with a special man, Nono, will make her question profoundly the principles of the Doctrine.
Oct 12th 20044.5 / 10
Maximum Shame
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The end of the world is imminent. A man goes into a parallel dimension, a limbo between reality and fantasy where the normal rules of time and space have ceased to apply. His wife goes to rescue him. Both will be trapped in a strange and cruel world where a ruthless Queen organizes reality as a mad game of chess, a post-apocalyptic dystopia of domination and subjugation where characters can’t eat, speak or move about freely and are periodically viciously attacked.
Jul 10th 20104.2 / 10
Próxima
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Tony, the owner of a small fantastic film video shop, has found out that at times reality can defy science-fiction. The time has come to embark on a trip to a place nobody has ever been to before.
Feb 2nd 20075.8 / 10