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Isabel Coixet
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Isabel Coixet is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, translator, and writer. Born in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain, on April 9, 1960, she is educated at the University of Barcelona. She speaks Catalan and Spanish. Her professional work began in 1989.
Coixet has received several awards, including the Saint George's Cross, the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, and Goya Awards for Best Film and Best Director. She was nominated for European Film Awards for Best Film and Best Director. She participated in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Her notable works include *My Life Without Me*, *Things I Never Told You*, *The Secret Life of Words*, and *The Bookshop*. She is also associated with works such as *Barcelona*, *From I to J*, and *Maider López*.
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- Works
- 20
Top works
- Barcelona
- From I to J
- FROM I TO J
- From I to J
- Maider López
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Film & TV
Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Spain
Isabel Coixet Castillo (Catalan: [izəˈβɛl kuˈʃɛt]; born 9 April 1960; Sant Adrià del Besòs) is a Spanish filmmaker. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts, and commercials. Her films depart from the traditional national cinema of…
Known for
- La vida és Verdi2026
- Aida, the Movie — Isabel Coixet (voice)2026
- The Veláquez Mystery — Self2025
- God Sees It — Self2025
- Late Xou con Marc Giró — Self - Guest2023
- ¿Qué (diablos) es España?2022
- Luis García Berlanga: pasado, presente y futuro del cine español — Self - Filmmaker2021
- Estirando el Chicle — Herself2020
- El cerro de los dioses — Isabel Coixet2019
- La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català — Self2019
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Key facts
- Born
- Isabel Coixet Castillo , ( 1960-04-09 ) 9 April 1960 (age 66) , Barcelona , Spain
- Alma mater
- University of Barcelona
- Occupation
- Film director
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Known for
- My Life Without Me , The Secret Life of Words
- Spouse
- Reed Brody
- Website
- http://misswasabi.com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Isabel
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Sant Adrià de Besòs
- Occupation
- executive producer
- Educated at
- University of Barcelona
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Notable work
- Elisa & Marcela
- Image
- Premios Goya 2018 - Isabel Coixet (cropped 2).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1960-04-09
- Commons category
- Isabel Coixet
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Isabel Coixet
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Director
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Encyclopedic overview
Isabel Coixet Castillo ( Catalan: [izəˈβɛl kuˈʃɛt]; born 9 April 1960) is a Spanish film director. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts, and commercials. Her films depart from the traditional national cinema of Spain, and help to “untangle films from their national context ... clearing the path for thinking about national film from different perspectives.” The recurring themes of “emotions, feelings, and existential conflict” coupled with her distinct visual style secure the “multifaceted (she directs, writes, produces, shoots, and acts)” filmmaker's status as a “Catalan auteur.”
Early life
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