Jon Garaño
{{short description|Spanish film director and screenwriter (born 1974)}}
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|birth_place = Astigarraga, Basque Country, Spain
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Jon Garaño Arzalus (born 18 November 1974) is a Spanish Basque filmmaker and screenwriter. He won the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2017 film Giant and has been nominated for the Goya Award for Best Director three times, for Giant, The Endless Trench (2019) and Marco, the Invented Truth (2024).
Biography
Garaño graduated in journalism and advertising at the University of the Basque Country and studied film at the Sarobe Centro de Artes Escénicas and San Diego State University.{{cite news |title=Jon Garaño |url=https://cms.tabakalera.eus/es/jon-garano |access-date=9 November 2024 |work=Tabakalera}}{{cite news |title=Latino Film Festival and Alumni Mixer|url=https://www.sdsualumni.org/s/997/22/page.aspx?sid=997&gid=1&verbiagebuilder=1&pgid=1618&cid=3829&ecid=3829&ciid=8308&crid=0 |access-date=9 November 2024 |work=San Diego State University}}
In 2001, Arregi started the film production company Moriarti Produkzioak with other colleagues.{{cite news |title=Jon Garaño |url=https://www.cineclubfas.com/invitados-1/aitor-arregi-gald%C3%B3s |access-date=9 November 2024 |work=Tabakalera}} The productions of Moriarti Produkzioak are characterised by teamwork, including directing, and by the exchange of roles between the members.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| Despedida | Director | Short film |
| 2004
| Sahara Marathon | Director, Screenwriter | Directed by Aitor Arregi & Jon Garaño |
| 2005
| The Dragon House | Director, Screenwriter | |
| 2006
| Miramar Street | Director, Screenwriter | |
| rowspan="2"|2008
| FGM | Director, Screenwriter | Short film |
| On the Line
| Director, Screenwriter | Short film |
| 2009
| Asamära | Director, Screenwriter | Short film |
| rowspan="4"|2010
| Perurena | Director, Screenwriter | Medium-length film |
| La casa del nazareno
| Director, Screenwriter | Short film |
| For 80 Days
| Director, Screenwriter | Directed by Jon Garaño & Jose Mari Goenaga |
| El método Julio
| Director, Screenwriter | Short film |
| 2011
| Urrezko eraztuna | Director | Short film |
| 2014
| Loreak (US title: Flowers) | Director, Screenwriter | Directed by Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga |
| 2016
| Renovable | Director | Short film |
| 2017
| Giant | Director, Screenwriter | Directed by Jon Garaño & Aitor Arregi |
| 2019
| Director | Directed by Jon Garaño, Aitor Arregi & Jose Mari Goenaga |
| rowspan="2"|2024
| Creator, Director, Screenwriter | Television miniseries |
| Marco, the Invented Truth
| Director, Screenwriter | Directed by Jon Garaño & Aitor Arregi |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1531686}}
{{Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay}}
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Category:Film directors from the Basque Country (autonomous community)