Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
Film director Roger Gual, born in Barcelona in 1973, made his feature film debut in 2002 when he co-wrote and co-directed “Smoking Room”. The film received three prizes in Malaga Spanish Film Festival, including best script, best acting and the jury special prize. It was also nominated for the Fassbinder Prize at the European Film Awards 2003. The film received several prizes as best first feature in International Festivals including Valencia, Tudela and Karlovy Vary. And finally was awarded with the “Goya” by the Spanish Film Academy for the best first feature film of 2002. He also published the book “Todo por un largo: Diarios de Smoking Room” with the publishing house Libros Ocho y Medio in Madrid. In 2005 he shot his second feature film, entitled “Remake” opening in theatres all over Spain in April 2006, was invited to several international film Festivals including Mar del Plata (Argentina), Montreal (Canada), Locarno (Switzerland), Helsinki (Finland). The main actor Juan Diego was awarded with a prize for best acting in the 9th Malaga Spanish Film Festival. “Remake” opened in cinemas in Argentina and France in March 2007 and received very good reviews from newspapers as La Nación, Le Monde and Libération. In 2010 he directs the theatre play “Mas alla del Puente” to open in Teatro Borras in Barcelona and Teatro Lara in Madrid with great reviews and big success in both cities and a Tour with more than 15 cities all over Spain that lasts almost two years. In 2012 he shoots his third feature film, a Spain and Ireland coproduction entitled “Tasting Menu” starring Fionnula Flanagan, Stephen Rea and many Spanish actors, produced by ZENTROPA SPAIN the film will be released in 2013.