Jaume Collet-Serra

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Jaume Collet-Serra (2015)

Jaume Collet-Serra (born March 23, 1974 in Sant Iscle de Vallalta , Province of Barcelona ) is an international Spanish film director and film producer . His best-known works are the thrillers Unknown Identity (2011) and Non-Stop (2014) with Liam Neeson in the title role.

life and career

A movie fanatic from childhood, Collet-Serra moved from his Catalan homeland to Los Angeles at the age of 18 and attended Columbia College Hollywood . He also worked as a film editor . He mentions directors such as David Fincher , Spike Jonze and Mark Romanek as cinematic influences .

His graduation film from film school was a music video that earned him an engagement as a music video director. As a result, he was able to establish himself as an advertising film director for large agencies and well-known brands. His surreal and often somber imagery caught the attention of film producer Joel Silver , who hired him to direct the horror film House of Wax , released in 2005 . Collet-Serra's second film in 2007 was the European football film Goal II - The dream is real! . He shot the horror thriller Orphan - Das Waisenkind (2009) for Joel Silver's Dark Castle Entertainment as well as his next film Unknown Identity , which was made under the working title Unknown White Male in early 2010 in collaboration with Studio Babelsberg in Berlin and Potsdam . The main roles in this thriller are played by Liam Neeson , Diane Kruger and January Jones . Numerous German-speaking actors are involved, including Sebastian Koch and Bruno Ganz . The film was invited to the 2011 Berlinale competition program for its international premiere , where it was shown out of competition.

In 2012, Collet-Serra directed the pilot of the horror series The River on US broadcaster ABC . In 2014 and 2015, two more films with Neeson in the lead role followed: Non-Stop and Run All Night . The two also cooperated on The Commuter from 2018.

Filmography (selection)

As a director

As a producer

  • 2013: Mindscape
  • 2014: Eden - Survival at Any Price (Eden)
  • 2015: Extinction
  • 2015: Curve

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ According to Imdb entry , accessed on March 16, 2010
  2. ↑ a b Biography on the director's official website ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed March 16, 2010  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jaumecolletserra.com
  3. ↑ Columbia College Hollywood: Notable Alumni ( Memento from August 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  4. ^ Adlon as a film backdrop , Berliner Morgenpost, March 5, 2010
  5. ↑ Competition of the 61st Berlinale (PDF; 82 kB), accessed on January 18, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Collet-Serra, Jaume
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish film director and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Sant Iscle de Vallalta , Barcelona Province , Spain