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Javier Rebollo

Javier Rebollo has directed two features, El muerto y ser feliz [The Corpse and Being Happy] (2013), La mujer sin piano [The Woman Without a Piano] (2009) and Ce que je sais de Lola / Lo que sé de Lola [What I Know About Lola] (2006). These have earned him two FIPRESCI international critics’ awards (San Sebastián and London) and one Latin American critics’ award, as well as the Silver Conch for Best Director at the San Sebastián international film festival, among others. Between 1997 and 2002 he directed a series of shorts starring Lola Dueñas. He is currently producing La isla del rinoceronte [Rhinosceros Island] by Luis Bértolo, to be shot next autumn in Marseille; meanwhile, he is working on his next feature as a director Alcàsser: Muerte en directo [Alcàsser: Death Live]. He lectures in directing at different schools and universities. He lives and drinks in Madrid.