Carlos Agulló Explained

Birth Name:Carlos F. Agulló
Birth Date: December 9, 1974
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Occupation:Film director, film editor
Website:IMDb profile

Carlos Agulló (born December 9, 1974)[1] is a Spanish film director[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] and editor awarded in numerous festivals, such as the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the São Paulo International Film Festival and the Hamptons International Film Festival.[7]

Film career

After graduating in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid, he started out as an editor's assistant to such well known editors as Lourdes Olaizola and Iván Aledo. His collaboration with Alejandro Amenábar on the Oscar-winning film The Sea Inside launched his career as a film editor, later working with other directors such as Mateo Gil, Oskar Santos, Sergio Candel and Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo.[8]

Parallel to his activity as an editor, he directed five short films until making his debut in feature-length directing[9] with the multi-awarded South African documentary Plot for Peace.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] As a Director he has approached sensitive topics such as hospice care on his feature documentary All The Other Days or the March 2004 Madrid train bombings on his Amazon Original series The Challenge:11M.

Awards

Festival Country Award Film title
Premis de l'Audiovisual ValenciàSpainBest Editing and PostproductionLove Beats
CMS International Children's Film FestivalIndiaBest Documentary ShortMore than Silver
Concurso de cortometrajes CREASPORTSpainBest Original SoundtrackMore than Silver
Concurso de cortometrajes CREASPORTSpainBest CinematographyMore than Silver
5th Zero Plus International Film Festival of Films for Children and YouthRussiaSpecial AwardMore than Silver
FICIP ArgentinaFirst Mention in the International Features Official Competition[15] Plot For Peace
Regards sur le Cinema du Monde (Rouen) France Jury Award for Best Documentary[16] Plot For Peace
Palm Springs International Film Festival US Special Jury Award[17] Plot For Peace
Sao Paulo International Film Festival BrazilJury Award for Best Documentary[18] Plot For Peace
Sao Paulo International Film Festival BrazilAudience Award for Best Documentary[19] Plot For Peace
Hamptons International Film Festival US Conflict and Resolution Award[20] Plot For Peace
Galway Film Fleadh Ireland Best International Feature Documentary[21] Plot For Peace
Rincón International Film FestivalPuerto RicoExcellence AwardPróxima Estación (Next Station) Next Station
Hayah International Shortfilm FestivalPanamaBest Foreign Script[22] Next Station
Notodofilmfest Spain Freak Distribution Award[23] Next Station
VII Cicle de Curtmetratges Agustí Comes Spain Jury Award[24] The Wait
Festicurts IV (Figueres) Spain Tomás Mallol Award[25] The Wait

Filmography

Director

2022The Challenge: 11M
2018Daughters of al-Shabab
2018More than Silver
2017All The Other Days
2013 Plot For Peace
2011 Next Station
2008 Pizza Eli
2008 Ana Chronia
2008 The Wait
2006 The Gift

Editor

Year Title Director
2022The Challenge: 11MRoberto Bueso
2021CarpoolersHugo Martín Cuervo
2019Love BeatsRoberto Bueso
2018More than SilverCarlos Agulló
2017All The Other DaysCarlos Agulló
2014 Miss Brackets, the Baby-sitter, the Bastard Grandson And Emma SuárezSergio Candel
2013 Plot For PeaceCarlos Agulló y Mandy Jacobson
2011 CrematoriumJorge Sánchez-Cabezudo
2011 Next StationCarlos Agulló
2010 HandsJon Sagalá
2010 FernandaSergio Candel
2010 SincerityPaco Caballero
2010 Historia de un Director IdiotaSergio Candel
2010 Cama BlancaDiego Betancor
2010 For The Good Of OthersOskar Santos
2009 TogetherGigi Romero
2009 Planet 51Jorge Blanco
2008 Pizza EliCarlos Agulló
2008 Bienes ComunesPaco Caballero
2008 Ana ChroniaCarlos Agulló
2008 The WaitCarlos Agulló
2007 Strike 2Arturo Prins
2007 TestMarta Aledo y Natalia Mateo
2006 Back to MoiraMateo Gil
2006 The GiftCarlos Agulló
2005 Un Viaje Mar AdentroOskar Santos
2004 AloeSergio Delgado
2003 Flores Para MaikaAndreu Castro

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carlos Agulló - Biography . 2024-04-10 . IMDb . en-US.
  2. Web site: Interview at Al Rojo Vivo, La Sexta . 2014-08-21 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113100/http://www.lasexta.com/programas/al-rojo-vivo/entrevistas/agullo-mandela-ido-ver-sueno-realizado_2013120600073.html . dead .
  3. http://www.elcultural.es/noticias/CINE/5678/Carlos_Agullo Interview at El Cultural
  4. Web site: Interview at France24 . 2014-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821025710/http://www.france24.com/en/20131115-culture-cinema-plot-for-peace-mandy-jacobson-carlos-agullo-venus-in-fur-roman-polanski/ . 2014-08-21 . dead .
  5. http://lagranilusion.cinesrenoir.com/?p=5290 Interview at La Gran Ilusión
  6. https://sicnoticias.sapo.pt/cultura/2014-07-16-dia-mandela-celebrado-em-portugal-com-estreia-de-documentario-sobre-apartheid;jsessionid=4B8E125046878DA47FEFCD97C6204D21 Interview at SIC Portugal
  7. http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/features/qa-carlos-agullo-plot-peace/ Interview at the Hamptons International Film Festival
  8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1661526/combined Crematorium (TV series for Canal +)
  9. http://www.thefancarpet.com/NewsPage.aspx?n_id=9314 Interview at Fan Carpet
  10. Web site: Plot for Peace review – Intriguing documentary about South Africa's secret history . 2014-03-13 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006120721/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/13/plot-for-peace-apartheid-south-africa-review . 2022-10-06 . live .
  11. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/17/plot-for-peace-documentary-south-africa_n_4977787.html?1395052004 Plot For Peace review at Huffington Post
  12. Web site: Plot For Peace review at Le Parisien . 2014-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821071434/http://you.leparisien.fr/actu/2013/03/01/plot-for-peace-l-incroyable-histoire-de-jean-yves-ollivier-19201.html . 2014-08-21 . dead .
  13. Web site: Plot For Peace review at ABC by Pablo Pazos . 2014-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216074310/http://abcblogs.abc.es/con-el-cine-en-los-talones/2013/12/10/mandela-dese-otro-punto-de-vista-plot-for-peace/ . 2013-12-16 . dead .
  14. http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2013/12/05/actualidad/1386262575_725503.html Plot For Peace review at El País by Javier Ocana
  15. http://ficip.com.ar/?p=6079 First Mention in the International Features Official Competition at FICIP
  16. http://cinemadumonde.org/archives/ Premio del Jurado a Mejor Documental en Rouen
  17. Web site: Cinema Without Borders Special Jury Award en Palm Springs . 2014-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808080654/http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/news/detail.aspx?NID=380&FID=70&year=2014 . 2014-08-08 . dead .
  18. http://37.mostra.org/br/jornal_interno/40-CONHECA-OS-VENCEDORES-DA-37a.-MOSTRA Jury Award at Sao Paulo
  19. http://37.mostra.org/br/jornal_interno/40-CONHECA-OS-VENCEDORES-DA-37a.-MOSTRA Audience Award at Sao Paulo
  20. http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/hiff-awards-2013/#conflict Conflict and Resolution Award at HIFF
  21. http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/news.php?t=25th-galway-film-fleadh-awards&id=38 Best International Feature Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh
  22. Web site: Best Foreign Script at Hayah . 2014-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140822004454/http://www.delefoco.com/Default.aspx?action=news-view&id=2039 . 2014-08-22 . dead .
  23. http://www.notodofilmfest.com/ediciones/ix/?lg=es#/Palmares/ Freak Distribution Award at Notodofilmfest
  24. Web site: Jury Award at Vinarós . 2014-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140822104110/http://www.fundaciocaixavinaros.com/es/cicle-de-curts-agusti-comes/anys-anteriors.html . 2014-08-22 . dead .
  25. http://www.mcu.es/comun/bases/cine/Anuarios/2008/P51107.pdf Tomás Mallol Award at Festicurts