Chema García Ibarra
Chema García Ibarra  | |
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![]() Ibarra in 2018  | |
| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) Elche, Valencian Community, Spain  | 
| Alma mater | University of Alicante | 
| Occupation | Filmmaker | 
| Years active | 2008–present | 
| Website | http://www.chemagarcia.com | 
Chema García Ibarra is a Spanish filmmaker.
Career
His first short film The Attack of the Robots from Nebula-5 became one of the most awarded films of 2009 with more than 110 awards and 350 selections including the Directors' Fortnight,[1] Sundance, Chicago, Ann Arbor and Winterthur. After getting the preselection to the Oscars and the Goya, he won the Méliès de Oro for the best European fantastic short film.[2][3]
In 2010 he wrote, produced and directed Protoparticles, winner of an honourable mention at the Sundance Festival among other awards.[4]
His short film Mystery, whose screenplay won the Project Corto Canal + award at the Gijón International Film Festival,[5] had its international premiere at the Berlinale where he got the EFA nomination.[6][7]
In 2016, his short film The Disco Shines won first prize at the Alcalá de Henares Film Festival.[8]
The Golden Legend (co-directed with Ion de Sosa) premiered at the Berlinale in 2019.[9]
Retrospectives of his work have been held in Atlanta, Mexico City, Brest and Glasgow.[10]
He teaches anti-filmmaking at ECAM, covering the fusion between fiction and reality, narrative limits and the radical use of staging, sound, music and editing.[11]
Filmography
- The Sacred Spirit (2021)[12]
 - The Golden Legend / Leyenda dorada (2019)
 - The Disco Shines / La disco resplandece (2016)
 - Uranes (2014)
 - Mystery / Misterio (2013)
 - Protoparticles / Protopartículas (2009)
 - The Attack of the Robots from Nebula-5 / El ataque de los robots de nebulosa-5 (2008)
 
References
- ^ "The Attack of the Robots from Nebula-5 at Directors' Fortnight".
 - ^ "The Attack of the Robots from Nebula-5 at Méliès d'Or". Archived from the original on 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
 - ^ "Interview for O Magazine".
 - ^ "Sundance award winners".
 - ^ "Mystery at Gijón Film Festival".
 - ^ "Mystery at EFA".
 - ^ "Interview with Criterion".
 - ^ "The Disco Shines wins Alcalá de Henares Film Festival".
 - ^ "The Golden Legend at Berlinale".
 - ^ "Retrospective in Glasgow".
 - ^ "Chema García Ibarra at ECAM".
 - ^ Lombardo, Manuel J. (9 November 2021). "Elche: es un mundo extraño". Diario de Sevilla.
 
