Sandra Hermida Muñiz Explained

Sandra Hermida Muñiz
Birth Date:22 July 1972
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Occupation:Film producer, production manager
Years Active:1998–present
Alma Mater:Complutense University of Madrid

Sandra Hermida Muñiz (born 22 July 1972) is a Spanish film producer and production manager. She has produced more than 30 domestic and international films, such as The Impatient Alchemist (2002), The Orphanage (2007), The Impossible (2012), and A Monster Calls (2016).

Career

Sandra Hermida Muñiz holds a licentiate in image and sound from the Complutense University of Madrid.[1] She began her film career in 1998 as coordinator (Spanish; Castilian: regidora|links=no) of the film La primera noche de mi vida, directed by Miguel Albaladejo. In 2000, she worked as head of production on the film The Other Side, directed by .

She has been a producer on numerous films, such as The Impatient Alchemist by Patricia Ferreira,[2] and The Orphanage,[3] The Impossible,[4] and A Monster Calls by J. A. Bayona.[5] Her other film credits include Marrowbone, Aloft, Carmina y amén, La torre de Suso, Return to Hansala, Mediterranean Food, Spanish Movie, and Biutiful.[6]

In addition, Hermida is a co-founder and director of Colosé Producciones, which she set up in 2004 with assistant director Javier Soto.[7] Films produced by her company include 9 días en Haití, a short documentary by Oxfam Intermón, I Hate New York, and Mirage.[8]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1999 (TV series)Producer
2000The Other SideHead of production
2002The Impatient AlchemistProducer
2003Los abajo firmantesProducer
2003Voices in the NightProducer
2004HipnosProducer
2006Amor en defensa propiaProducer
2006The Night of the SunflowersProducer, production manager
2006Va a ser que nadie es perfectoProducer
2007The OrphanageExecutive producer, production manager
2007La torre de SusoProducer
2008Las manos del pianistaProducer
2008Mediterranean FoodExecutive producer
2008Return to HansalaProducer
2008No se preocupeProducer
2009Executive producer
2009Spanish MovieProducer
2010BiutifulCo-producer
2011EntrevistaProducer
2011Ghost GraduationProducer
2012El esconditeProducer
2012The ImpossibleExecutive producer
2014AloftExecutive producer
2014AutómataProducer
2014Carmina y aménExecutive producer
20159 días en Haití (short)Executive producer
2016A Monster CallsCo-producer
2016PetronaExecutive producer
2017The Invisible GuestProducer
2017MarrowboneExecutive producer
2018I Hate New YorkProducer
2018MirageExecutive producer

Awards

Hermida won Goya Awards for Best Production for The Orphanage (2007),[3] The Impossible (2012),[4] and A Monster Calls (2016),[9] as well as one for Best Documentary Film for in 2010.[10] In 2013, she won for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture at the Visual Effects Society Awards for The Impossible.[11] In 2017, she won the Gaudí Award for Best Production for A Monster Calls.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: XI Jornadas Profesionales: 'Guionistas y Mercado Audiovisual' . 11th Professional Days: 'Screenwriters and Audiovisual Market' . ABC Guionistas . Spanish . 2019-08-19.
  2. Web site: Goya 2003 . . Spanish . 2019-08-19.
  3. News: Un Premio Goya de ascendencia cambota . R. . Ramos . . Lalín . Spanish . 2013-02-24 . 2019-08-19.
  4. News: Goya – Sandra Hermida Muñiz, premio a la Mejor Dirección de Producción por 'Lo imposible' . Goya – Sandra Hermida Muñiz, Award for Best Production for 'The Impossible' . . Europa Press . Madrid . Spanish . 2013-02-17 . 2019-08-19.
  5. Web site: Entrevista a Sandra Hermida, directora de producción de 'Un monstruo viene a verme' . Interview with Sandra Hermida, Production Manager of 'A Monster Calls' . Rodrigo . Espinel . Producción Audiovisual . Spanish . 2017-01-26 . 2019-08-19.
  6. Biutiful . Justin . Chang . . 2010-05-17 . 2019-08-19.
  7. News: 'Quería hacer las películas que a mí me gustaría ver' . 'I Wanted to Make Movies That I Would Like to See' . Susana . Pérez de Pablos . . Spanish . 2010-03-09 . 2019-08-19.
  8. Atresmedia, Warner Bros. Fire Up Oriol Paulo's 'Mirage' . John . Hopewell . Emiliano . de Pablos . . 2017-05-18 . 2019-08-19.
  9. News: Sandra Hermida Muñiz, Mejor Dirección de Producción en los Premios Goya 2017 por 'Un monstruo viene a verme' . Sandra Hermida Muñiz, Best Production at the 2017 Goya Awards for 'A Monster Calls' . . Madrid . Spanish . 2017-02-04 . 2019-08-19.
  10. Web site: Garbo, el hombre que salvó el mundo . . Spanish . 2019-08-19.
  11. News: 'Lo imposible' se hace con un premio VES de efectos especiales . 'The Impossible' Gets a VES Special Effects Award . . Spanish . 2013-02-07 . 2019-08-19.
  12. News: 'Un monstruo viene a verme', de Bayona, vencedora de los IX Premis Gaudí con 8 de 11 premios . 'A Monster Calls' by Bayona, Winner of the 9th Gaudí Awards with 8 of 11 Awards . . Europa Press . Barcelona . Spanish . 2017-01-30 . 2019-08-19.