ICIAR BOLLAIN Actress, Writer & Director update August 2005

Born in Madrid in 1967, Iciar Bollain has worked as leading actress in films like “EL

SUR” (1983) by Victor Erice, “MALAVENTURA” (1988) by Manuél Gutiérrez Aragón, “UN

PARAGUAS PARA TRES” (1992) by Felipe Vega, “LAND AND FREEDOM” (1996) by Ken Loach, “LEO” (2000) by Jose Luis Borau , for which she was nominated Best Actress by the Spanish Academy Awards, “NOS MIRAN” (2002) by Norberto Pérez, “THE STONE RAFT” (2003) by George Sluizer and just recently “LA NOCHE DEL HERMANO” (2005) by Santiago García de Leániz. In 1991 she became a partner of film production company La Iguana, writing and directing both documentaries and short fiction films. In 1995 she wrote and directed her feature film debut “HOLA, ¿ESTÁS SÓLA? (HI, ARE YOU ALONE?) awarded among others with Best New Director and Audience Award in Valladolid International Film Festival and nominated for the Goya Spanish Academy Award for Best Directorial Debut. The film became one of Spain's 1996 box office hits. “FLORES DE OTRO MUNDO” (1999) (FLOWERS FORM ANOTHER WORLD) co-written with award winning novelist Julio Llamazares, was her second feature film and was awarded at Cannes Film Festival 1999, Best Film in the International Critics´ Week. The film was theatrically released in Spain during May 1999 and it became an acclaimed audience’s and critics’ choice. “TAKE MY EYES” (2003) was her third feature film, winner of 7 Goyas Spanish Academy Awards: BEST FILM , BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTRESS, BEST ACTOR, BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS & BEST SOUND. Theatrical admissions in Spain went over 1.000.000. The film was also awarded at the Official Section of San Sebastian Film Festival BEST ACTRESS (Laia Marull) and BEST ACTOR (Luis Tosar) among may other international honours and awards. International sales include 25 countries. Iciar Bollain is now preparing her next feature film scheduled for principal photography by February 2006.

GOYAS SPANISH ACADEMY AWARDS 2004:
ξ Best Film
ξ Best Director (Iciar Bollain)
ξ Best Original Screenplay (Iciar Bollain & Alicia Luna)
ξ Best Leading Actress (Lai Marull)
ξ Best Leading Actor (Luis Tosar)
ξ Best Supporting Actress (Candela Peña)
ξ Best Sound (Eva Valiño, Pelayo Gutiérrez & Alfonso Pino)
51 SAN SEBASTIÁN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2003:
ξ Silver Shell Best Actress : Laia Marull ξ Silver Shell Best Actor: Luis Tosar ξ Best
Film (Spanish Film Writers Guild ,C.E.C) ξ Special Mention Signis Jury

SPANISH FILM WRITERS GUILD (C.E.C): ξ Best Film ξ Best Director (Iciar Bollain) ξ
Best Original Screenplay (Iciar Bollain y Alicia Luna) ξ Best Leading Actress (Lai
Marull) ξ Best Leading Actor (Luis Tosar) ξ Best Supporting Actress (Candela
Peña) ξ Best Original Score (Alberto Iglesias)
“FOTOGRAMAS DE PLATA” NATIONAL FILM AWARDS
ξ Critics´ Award Best Film of the Year 2003
ξ Readers´ Award Best Actress: Laia Marull
ξ Readers´ Award Best Actor : Luis Tosar
A.D.I.R.C.E Awards (Spanish Film Directors Guild)
ξ Juan Antonio Bardem Best Director Award: Iciar Bollain ξ Best Lead Acting:
Laia Marull
CADENA SER RADIO NATIONAL AWARDS:
ξ Best Spanish Film 2003
ONDA CERO RADIO NATIONAL AWARDS:
ξ Best Actress: Laia Marull
ξ Best Actor: Luis Tosar
R.N.E. (SPANISH NATIONAL RADIO) SANT JORDI AWARDS 2004
ξ Best Actress: Laia Marull

FOREIGN FESTIVALS & AWARDS
I INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF EUROPEAN SCREENWRITERS 2004
ξ GRAND EUROPEAN SCREENPLAY PRIZE
Take my eyes (Iciar Bollain & Alicia Luna)
SUNDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2004, USA.
World Cinema Section (Non competitive)
XXVI CRETEIL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL , FRANCE
ξ Grand Jury Prize
ξ Best Film: Audience Award
XVIIII GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL , MEXICO
ξ Best Iberoamerican Film
ξ FIPRESCI Critics´ Award
ξ Best Iberoamerican Film: Audience Award
XIV SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL , NANTES 2004 , FRANCE
ξ Audience Award Best Film
ξ Best Actress (ex aequo): Laia Marull
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2004
ξ Best Actor: Luis Tosar
COPENHAGEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2004
ξ Golden Swan Award Best Actor: Luis Tosar
PALIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SERBIA & MONTENEGRO 2004,
ξ Silver Tower Prize

EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2005
* AUDIENCE AWARDS Nominated Best European Director: Iciar Bollain
* AUDIENCE AWARDS Nominated Best European Actress: Laia Marull
* European Film Award Nomination Best Composer: Alberto Iglesias
ARGENTINEAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS 2005
* Nominated Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language
(Mejor Película Extranjera en Habla Hispana)
BODIL AWARDS, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK 2005
* NominatedBest Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film)

“FLORES DE OTRO MUNDO”
(Flowers from another world) (1999)
-BEST FILM, INTERNATIONAL CRITICS´
WEEK, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 1999
- BEST FEMALE ACTING (Elena Irureta,
Lissete Mejía y Marilin Torres)
- BEST SCREENPLAY, & AUDIENCE AWARD
ARCACHON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN´S
FILM FEST, FRANCE, October 1999
- PRESS AWARD: BEST FILM
ESSONNE EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL, PARIS, FRANCE, October 1999
-BEST FILMBOGOTÁ (COLOMBIA) INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST:, Nov. 1999
- BEST FILM (ex aequo) FESTIVAL INTERNACIONALE CINENA DONNE, TORINO
(ITALY), MARCH 2000
-BEST FILM XX NIMES SPANISH FILM WEEK, (FRANCE) MARCH 2000
-EMERGING TALENTS AWARD SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL , USA, 2000
. • SPANISH ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION BEST ORGINAL
SCREENPLAY
. • SPANISH ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION BEST NEW ACTOR (Luis
Tosar)
. • SPANISH FILM WRITERS GUILD NOMINATION BEST SCREENPLAY
. • SPANISH FILM WRITERS GUILD NOMINATION BEST NEW ACTOR
(Luis Tosar)
. • SPANISH PRODUCERS GUILD NOMINATION BEST FILM 1999
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HOLA, ¿ESTÁS SOLA?” (HI, ARE YOU
ALONE?) (1996)
BEST NEW DIRECTOR BEST FILM: AUDIENCE CHOICE
SPECIAL YOUNG JURY MENTION
40 VALLADOLID INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL,
SPAIN, NOV.95
*** SPANISH ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE:
BEST NEW DIRECTOR 1995
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SECOND PRIZE
BERGAMO INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST. ITALY, NOV.95 ***
GRAND JURY PRIZE
7th SPANISH FILM WEEK, ANNECY, FRANCE, MARCH 96 ***
BEST FILM BEST DIRECTOR BEST ACTRESS (Candela Peña)INTERNATIONAL
COMEDY FILM FEST. PEÑISCOLA, SPAIN, JUNE 96
***

BEST FILM
EUROPEAN FILM FEST. HUESCA, SPAIN , JUNE 96 ***
BEST FILM: JURY AWARD
CADIZ ATLANTIC INT. FILM FEST, SPAIN , SEPT.96 ***
BESTSPANISH FILM OF THE YEAR
ASOCIATION OF ANDALUSIAN FILM CRITICS AWARD, SEVILLE 1997 ***
SAINT JORDI AWARD FOR BEST NEW DIRECTOR
ASOCIATION OF CATALONIAN PRESS CINEMA AWARD 1996 ***
BEST FIRST FILM 1996
VI PREMIOS CARTELERA TURIA, VALENCIA MAY 1997
*** BEST FEMALE ACTING AWARD (CANDELA PEÑA , SILKE y
ELENA IRURETA) -MOSTRA DE NOVOS REALIZADORES, FORTALEZA, BRASIL,
JUNE. 97

SHORT FILMS:
"LOS AMIGOS DEL MUERTO" (FRIENDLY DEAD) (1994) short film 35 mm .-First
Prize IX Week of Spanish Cinema, MURCIA, 1994 -Best Acting Award for the Whole
Cast L'ALFAS del PI Film Fest.1994 -First Prize 35mm Short Film & Best Director
Award
XVII Festival Internacional de Cine de ELCHE, 1994
"BAJA, CORAZÓN", (COME DOWN, SWEET HEART) (1992)
short film 35 mm
Official Section Alcalá de Henares Film Festival (Spain) 1992.
“AMORES QUE MATAN”, (A LOVE THAT KILLS) (2000) short film 35mm.
Valladolid International Film Festival 2000 (Out of competition)
Alcalá de Henares SpanishFilm Fest. 2000 , Opening Film (Out of Competition)
Jury Special Mention Cinema Donne Torino Film Fest, Italy, 2001
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ACTRESS FILMOGRAPHY:
Since 1983, as leading actress in feature films
such as:
"EL SUR" (1983) by Víctor Erice "MIENTRAS HAYA
LUZ" (1987) by Felipe Vega "MALAVENTURA"
(1988) by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón "EL MEJOR DE
LOS TIEMPOS" (1990) by Felipe Vega "SUBLET"
(1991) by Chus Gutierrez "UN PARAGUAS PARA
TRES" (1992) by Felipe Vega "JARDINES
COLGANTES" (1993) by Pablo Llorca "TOCANDO
FONDO" (1993) by José Luis Cuerda "EL TECHO
DEL MUNDO" (1994) by Felipe Vega "LAND AND
FREEDOM" (1995) by Ken Loach“NIÑO NADIE”
(1997) by José Luis Borau "LEO" (2000) by Jose Luis
Borau “NOS MIRAN” (2002) by Norberto Pérez “THE
STONE RAFT” (2003) by George Sluzier “THE
NIGHT OF THE BROTHER” (2005) by Santiago García de Leániz.

ACTING AWARDS:
-BEST YOUNG ACTRESS Spanish Film Festival Murcia 1990 -ICARO ACTING Award
by the Spanish Newspaper Diaro 16. 1991 -BEST ACTRESS International Film
Festival of Gijón 1992 -BEST SPANISH ACTRESS of the year Cartelera Turia
Valencia 1992 -FRANCISCO RABAL Best Actress Award Spanish Film Fest. Murcia
1992 -UP COMMING CINEMA CARREER Award by CINEMA JOVE Valencia Int. Film
Fest. 93 -NATIONAL CINEMA AWARD from the SPANISH NATIONAL RADIO, RNE.
1993
- NOMINATED BEST ACTRESS for “LEO”, SPANISH ACADEMY AWARDS 2001
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OTHER FILM WORK:
-She is a partner of film production company LA IGUANA since 1991.
-Author of the book ``KEN LOACH, UN OBSERVADOR SOLIDARIO” (“Ken Loach.
A sympathetic observer”) published by El Pais Aguilar, Spain, 1997.
-ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY “HOLA, ESTÁS SOLA?” published by VIRIDIANA , volume
5. Madrid, March 1997.
-ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY and SHORT STORY “HOLA, ESTÁS SOLA?”
published by PLANETA. Madrid, May 1997
-“FLORES DE OTRO MUNDO. CINE Y LITERATURA.” Editorial Páginas de Espuma,
Madrid, September 2000, screenplay & interview with the authors Iciar Bollain &
Julio Llamazares.
-“TE DOY MIS OJOS” original screenplay, with Alicia Luna. Published by Ocho y
Medio. Madrid, 2003