Dreams come true: J.A. Bayona, nominated for an Oscar for ‘The Snow Society
¡The good news has arrived! The latest film by Juan Antonio Bayona, ‘The Snow Society’, has been nominated for Best International Film at the Oscar Awards, to be held on March 10. The film has also obtained the nomination in the category of Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
Juan Antonio Bayona, a graduate of ESCAC’s first graduating class, has become the Spanish director with the greatest international projection and one of the youngest to achieve success outside his country. The Oscar nomination confirms his talent and celebrates a career that began in the classrooms and on the sets of the school, just as it celebrates the 30th anniversary of its founding.
The film, which recreates the tragedy of the Andes based on the book by Pablo Vierci, was released to great acclaim in theaters in December and on January 4 arrived on Netflix, where it has reached number 1 in more than ninety countries.
La sociedad de la nieve, cuyo equipo técnico está formado por alumni ESCAC, ha recorrido un camino de triunfos desde que clausuró la pasada edición del Festival de Venecia, ganó el Premio del Público en San Sebastián y se pudo ver en el Festival de Sitges. Además, cuenta con numerosas candidaturas en los Premios Goya, Gaudí y BAFTA.
La sociedad de la nieve, whose technical team is made up of ESCAC alumni, has been on a triumphant path since it closed the last edition of the Venice Film Festival, won the Audience Award at San Sebastian and was screened at the Sitges Film Festival. It has also been nominated for numerous Goya, Gaudí and BAFTA Awards.
Congratulations to the whole team and best of luck!