J. A. Bayona
Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975) is a Spanish filmmaker. Bayona directed the 2007 horror film The Orphanage, the 2012 drama film The Impossible, the 2016 fantasy drama film A Monster Calls, and the 2018 film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. He also directed the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. His 2023 film Society of the Snow received 12 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, at the 38th Goya Awards, 6 awards at the 11th Platino Awards, and was nominated for 2 Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. A. Bayona, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1975-05-09 · Barcelona, Spain
Known for
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) — Director
- The Impossible (2012) — Director
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) — Executive Producer
- Society of the Snow (2023) — Director
- A Monster Calls (2016) — Director
- The Orphanage (2007) — Director
- Marrowbone (2017) — Executive Producer
- [REC]³ Genesis (2012) — Thanks
- Penny Dreadful (2014) — Director
- Spanish Movie (2009) — Alfrodo
- A Perfect Enemy (2021) — Thanks
- She Walks in Darkness (2025) — Producer
- The Queen of Spain (2016) — El proyeccionista cinéfilo
- Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? (2024) — Self - Director, Producer & Screenwriter
- Wolfgang (2025) — Él mismo
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening (2022) — Executive Producer