J.A. Bayona
Also Known As: Juan Antonio Bayona, J Bayona, Juan Antonio García Bayona
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).
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Barcelona, Spain
Adult: No
Birthday: May 09, 1975
Age: 50 years old
Gender: Male
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Fallen Kingdom: The Kingdom Evolves

Overview: A look at Fallen Kingdom within the context of the new trilogy. It also explores J. A. Bayona's direction and the vision he brings to the movie.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-18
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Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?

Overview: An in-depth look at the creative process behind "Society of the Snow," featuring cast, crew, director J.A. Bayona and even real-life survivors.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2024-01-23
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Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved

Overview: A detailed exploration of honoring the dinosaurs of past Jurassic Park films while using cutting-edge technology to make them more realistic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-18
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Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia

Overview: Shooting various scenes on-board the ship on a sound- stage, including crafting a key scene that J. A. Bayona believes to be the heart of the movie. It also looks at dinosaur animatronics.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-18
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Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation

Overview: Bryce Dallas Howard, J. A. Bayona, Colin Trevorrow, Chris Pratt, and Jeff Goldblum chat about all things Jurassic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-18
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Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return

Overview: A favorite character appears to bookend this film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-18
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Fallen Kingdom: Island Action

Overview: Crafting some of the key action scenes in Hawaii (and elsewhere around the world).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-18
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The Great Illusion

Overview: Known as "El Mago Pop," illusionist Antonio Díaz shocks and awes celebrities and bystanders around the world with his mind-blowing performances.
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 2016-05-20
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Mundos virtuales

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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2013-12-14
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The Queen of Spain

Overview: After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Francoist Spain to star a Hollywood blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile. (A sequel to The Girl of Your Dreams, 1998.)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2016-11-25
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Spanish Movie

Overview: Large doses of humor, ingenious nods to Spain's most recent national cinema, an artistic cast highly linked to comedy and a high reserve of surprises constitute the ingredients of this crazy comedy: Spanish Movie.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2009-12-03
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Nine Days in Haiti

Overview: J.A. Bayona portraits in "9 days in Haiti" the daily life of the Caribbean country and how it struggles against poverty, with the help of children of school IDP camp Corail-Cesselesse.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2015-09-24
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Querido Fotogramas

Overview: The 70th anniversary of the “Fotogramas” magazine comes in the shape of a sentimental voyage through the history of Spanish cinema thanks to a mosaic of voices represented by people who make films, those who write them and those who consume them. The documentary pays tribute to the readers of “Fotogramas” helped by the leading figures of Spanish cinema, who will read to the camera the most representative letters received at its offices in the history of the magazine.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2018-10-05
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Narciso Ibáñez Serrador: historias para recordar

Overview: How the Uruguayan-Spanish actor, writer, producer and director Narciso «Chicho» Ibáñez Serrador changed forever the way of producing programs for Spanish television.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2017-05-22
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Coneix la teva ciutat: El Mundo Today

Overview: Our two friends from the webpage El Mundo Today show the Venga Monjas Montjuïc, the holy mountain.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2013-01-22
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Cinema mon amour

Overview: Moved by the closure of a cinema, a young director decides to investigate if the theaters of Barcelona have their days numbered. During the five years of the documentary's shooting, she will enter the closed world of the Catalan exhibition, watch the transformation of this art and business and live unrepeatable experiences in the bowels of many cinemas.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ca
Release Date: 2019-06-21
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The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire

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Original Language: es
Release Date: 2024-09-23
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Wolfgang

Overview: Wolfgang, a 9-year-old boy with an IQ of 125, is forced to live with his father, Carles, whom he has never seen, after the sudden death of his mother. He has one obsession, to run away to Paris to study at the Grimald Academy and become the best pianist in the world. But what Wolfgang doesn’t know is that the biggest challenge is right in front of him and that is to get along with his father.
Genres: Family Drama Music
Original Language: ca
Release Date: 2025-03-14
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