Fernando Franco

Sevilla, Spain, 1976

 

Director
Franco is an editor, director, screenwriter and producer. He graduated in audio-visual communication from the University in Sevilla and then specialized for editing at the School of Cinema and Audiovisual Communication in Madrid. He began his career in mid 1990s and from 2001 became a professional editor. At first he worked on short films and documentaries, while some of his more famous full-length features include the drama Nordeste (2005) by Juan Solanas, horror Aparecidos (2007) by Paco Cabezas, romantic drama Bon appétit (2010) by David Pinillos and Blancanieves (2012) by Pablo Berrger. As a director he made several short films such as Mensajes de voz (2007), Tu(a)mor (2009), Les variations Dielman (2010), Room (2010), La media vuelta (2012). Drama Wounded (La herida, 2013) is his first and for now the only full-length feature film, based on the originally conceived documentary project. The film won the Goya award for best new director in 2014.

Filmography


Films by this director

Wounded

(La herida, 2013.)

Directed by: Fernando Franco
PHOTOGRAPHY: Santiago Racaj
Synopsis:

This feature film is based on the author’s original documentary project about border line personality disorder. The heroine of the film is the twenty-year-old Ana who is satisfied because she has a job in which she helps other people and thus feels wholesome. On the other hand, privately she has problems dealing with other people and can often be aggressive towards people who are close to her. She cannot control her feelings and behavior and therefore suffers from guilt.

digital, color, 95 min
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