Antonio Chavarrías

Antonio Chavarrías (b. 1956, Barcelona) began his career as an independent screenwriter and director for television. In 1986 he produced Jesús Garay's Pasión lejana. Two years later he debuted as a director of features with Una sombra en el jardín (1988). In 1990 he founded Oberon Cinematográfica, the company which produced Aro Tolbukhin: In the Mind of a Killer (Aro Tolbukhin: En la mente del asesino), screened at the 38th Karlovy Vary IFF. Filmography as a director: Manila (1991), El hundimiento del Titanic (1992), Susanna (1995), You'll Be Back (Volverás, 2003). For television he has shot episodes for various series, and the made-for-TV movie Un caso para dos (1997). In 2002-03 Chavarrías was the first vice-president of the Spanish Film and Television Academy.

MFF Karlovy Vary