Nacho Vigalondo

Nacho Vigalondo is a Spanish writer-director and producer whose latest film, Colossal, starring Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis, was released theatrically by Neon in 2017. Vigalondo burst onto the American film scene with his riveting directorial debut Timecrimes, which premiered at Austin’s Fantastic Fest in 2008. Vigalondo went on to write, direct and produce Extraterrestrial, which was released in U.S. theaters by Focus Features. In 2014, he premiered Open Windows, starring Elijah Wood and Sasha Grey. Vigalondo has won more than 80 awards in national and international film festivals. In 2005, his short 7:35 in the Morning was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Film in addition to a European Film Award. (Image courtesy of TIFF.)