J. A. Bayona

Directing · Born 1975-05-09 in Barcelona, Spain

Biography

Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975 in Barcelona) is a Spanish film director. He directed the supernatural horror film "The Orphanage" (2007), the disaster drama "The Impossible" (2012), the fantasy drama "A Monster Calls" (2016), and the science fiction adventure film "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018), the fifth installment of the "Jurassic Park" series. His most recent film is "Society of the Snow" (2023), which is the Spanish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. He has also directed television commercials and music videos. He directed the first two episodes of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" (2022).

Filmography

• Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? as Self - Director, Producer & Screenwriter
• Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved as Self
• Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return as Self
• The Great Illusion as Self
• The Queen of Spain as El proyeccionista cinéfilo
• Spanish Movie as Alfrodo
• Nine Days in Haiti as Narrator (voice)
• Querido Fotogramas as Self
• Narciso Ibáñez Serrador: historias para recordar as Self - Filmmaker
• Wolfgang as Él mismo