Julio Medem | |
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 Medem at National Cinematheque of Mexico in 2010 | |
| Born | Julio Medem Lafont 21 October 1958 San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain |
| Alma mater | University of the Basque Country |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, producer, editor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouses | Lola Barrera (m. 1976,divorced)
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| Children | 3 |
Julio Medem Lafont (born 21 October 1958) is a Basque film director, producer, editor, and screenwriter. [1]
Medem was born on 21 October 1958 in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain and showed an interest in movies since childhood, when he would take his father's Super 8 camera and shoot at night, while nobody was paying attention. After college graduation, with degrees in Medicine and General Surgery, he worked as a film critic and later as a screenwriter, assistant director and editor. After a few shorts, he directed his first full-length feature, Vacas (Cows) for which he won a Goya Award.
After this film he directed The Red Squirrel and Earth , both receiving good reviews at Cannes. His next film, Lovers of the Arctic Circle , has been compared to the works of Krzysztof Kieślowski [ citation needed ]. In 2002 was released his following film, Sex and Lucia . [2]
Medem explored the documentary format with his next production La pelota vasca ('The Basque Ball'), a film about the political problems of the Basque Country, which caused a furor amongst some victims of terrorism and far right politicians. Following this, his film Caótica Ana debuted in 2007.
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Ref. |
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| 1991 | Cows | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 1993 | The Red Squirrel | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 1996 | Earth | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 1998 | Lovers of the Arctic Circle | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2001 | Sex and Lucia | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2007 | Chaotic Ana | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | |
| 2010 | Room in Rome | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | |
| 2015 | Ma Ma | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2018 | The Tree of Blood | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| TBD | 8 | Yes |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor |
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| 2003 | The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2006 | Uno por ciento, esquizofrenia | No | Idea | Yes | Yes |
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