Born in Banyoles, Spain, in 1975. He graduated in Hispanic literature and comparative literature from the University of Barcelona where he also took history of art. Among his films are Crespià, the Film not the Village (2002), Honor de Cavalleria (2006, 30th Mostra) and Birdsong (2008, 32nd Mostra), both presented at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight; Story of My Death, winner of Golden Leopard at Locarno, The Death of Louis XIV (2016) and Liberté (2019), winner of Special Jury Prize at Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
