Nacho Vigalondo

Nacho Vigalondo

Born 1977
Cabezón de la Sal, Cantabria, Cantabria, Spain

Biography

Spanish writer-director and producer, burst onto the American film scene with his riveting directorial debut TIMECRIMES, which premiered at Austin's Fantastic Fest in 2008. The film went on to win critical acclaim at major festivals, winning the coveted Best Feature Film at Fantastic Fest before being released in theaters by Magnolia Pictures.

Vigalondo went on to write, direct and produce EXTRATERRESTRIAL, which was released in U.S. theaters by Focus Features. In 2014, he premiered OPEN WINDOWS, starring Elijah Wood and Sasha Grey, at South by Southwest, where it was nominated for the Audience Award. The film also screened at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, winning the Best Editing Award. Additionally, the film was nominated for a Goya Award for Best Special Effects.

Vigalondo has won more than 80 awards in national and international film festivals. In 2005, his feature short "7:35 in the Morning" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Film in addition to a European Film Award.

Neon

Director

Screenwriter

Movies
2024

Daniela Forever

2019

Paradise Hills

2016

Colossal

2014

Open Windows

 

V/H/S: Viral

2011

Extraterrestrial

2007

Timecrimes

Series
2022

Historias para no dormir

 

La alarma (S02E04)

Short
2017

Ceremony

2009

Marisa

2005

Crash

Actor

Performer

Producer

Movies
2024

Daniela Forever