Aitor Arregi Galdos (born 20 May 1977) 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).
Aitor Arregi Galdos | |
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 Arregi at the 81st Venice International Film Festival (2024) | |
| Born | 20 May 1977 Oñati, Basque Country, Spain |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
Biography
editArregi was born in the Basque town of Oñati. After graduating in Business Administration from Mondragon University, he studied filmmaking at the Sarobe Centro de Artes Escénicas.[1]
In 2002, Arregi started the film production company Moriarti Produkzioak together with Asier Acha, Xabier Berzosa, Jon Garaño, Jorge Gil, and Jose Maria Goenaga. The company is based in Pasaia.[1] The productions of Moriarti Produkzioak are characterised by teamwork, including directing, and by the exchange of roles between the members.
Since 2008, Arregi has also been a lecturer in audiovisual communication at Mondragon University.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Sahara Marathon | Director, Screenwriter | Directed by Aitor Arregi & Jon Garaño |
| 2004 | Glup, una aventura sin desperdicio | Director | Directed by Aitor Arregi & Iñigo Berasategi |
| 2006 | Cristobal Molón | Director | Directed by Aitor Arregi & Iñigo Berasategi |
| 2007 | Lucio | Director, Screenwriter | Directed by Aitor Arregi & Jose Mari Goenaga |
| 2014 | She Bought It in Zarautz | Director, Screenwriter | Short film Directed by Aitor Arregi |
| 2014 | Loreak | Screenwriter | Directed by Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga |
| 2017 | Giant | Director, Screenwriter | Directed by Aitor Arregi & Jon Garaño Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay 65th San Sebastián International Film Festival - Special Jury Prize Nominated - Goya Award for Best Director Nominated - 65th San Sebastián International Film Festival - Golden Shell |
| 2019 | The Endless Trench | Director | Directed by Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño & Jose Mari Goenaga 67th San Sebastián International Film Festival - Silver Shell for Best Director Nominated - Goya Award for Best Director Nominated - 67th San Sebastián International Film Festival - Golden Shell |
| 2024 | Cristóbal Balenciaga | Creator, Director, Screenwriter | Television miniseries Directed by Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño & Jose Mari Goenaga |
| Marco, the Invented Truth | Director, Screenwriter | Directed by Aitor Arregi & Jon Garaño Nominated - Goya Award for Best Director Nominated - 81st Venice International Film Festival - Orizzonti Award |
References
edit- ^ a b "Aitor Arregi Galdós". Cineclub Fas. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "El exestudiante Eneko Sagardoy y los profesores de Mondragon Unibertsitatea Aitor Arregi y Andoni de Carlos ganadores en los premios Goya". Mondragon University. Retrieved 9 February 2018.