Biography

Sundance Grand Jury Prize 2024 winner; Academy Awards Shortlisted; recipient of seven New York Emmys, two Goya Nominations, and winner of two Gaudi Awards, Student Academy Nominee, Alex Lora is a Spanish disabled filmmaker based in New York City who has screened three times at Sundance Film Festival as Official Selection. Listed as one of the top 10 promising Spanish directors to watch for in Variety's Cannes Edition and one of the 10 Spanish stars of tomorrow at Screen International. His work has received over 100 awards, being officially selected in some of the most internationally-acclaimed film festivals. He has taught film at several prestigious universities and received his MFA in Media Arts Production at City College of New York as a Fulbright scholar, mentored by Antonio Tibaldi and Chantal Akerman.
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