Josep Maixenchs

Born in Terrasa in 1943, Josep Maixenchs i Agustí is an Art History graduate, and has a diploma in Aesthetics and History of Cinematography and another in Semiology of the Audiovisual Image. Maixenchs has been the director of the Catalonian Superior School of Cinema and Audiovisuals (ESCAC) for more than ten years, where teaches cinema and its diffusion, both from his educational center and participating in festivals. He has also been the producer of dozens of short films through the company Escándalo Films S.L., as well as the feature-length film Andrea (1996), by Sergi Casamitjana. He’s won the Homenots Award, given to him by Catalan producers in recognition of his work in training for cinema, the González-Sinde Award from the Spanish Academy of Cinematic Arts and Sciences and the Prisma Award of Honor, AEC 2009.

Sitges Film Festival