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Carlos Atanes

Carlos Atanes

Director · Born 1971-11-08 · Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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Biography

Carlos Atanes (Barcelona, 1971) is a Spanish filmmaker, writer and playwright whose work occupies a singular place in European underground cinema. Since the late 1980s, he has built a distinctive artistic universe that combines science fiction, fantasy, surrealism and philosophical inquiry, becoming one of the most recognisable cult auteurs of contemporary Spanish cinema. Among his most acclaimed works are the dystopian science-fiction films "FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions" and "Proxima", as well as the surreal and deeply underground "Maximum Shame" and "Gallino, the Chicken System", which established him as one of the most uncompromising voices in contemporary European cult cinema. His films have often provoked strongly divided reactions, being celebrated by admirers for their originality and audacity while dismissed by detractors as deliberately provocative and inaccessible. Works such as "The Metamorphosis of Franz Kafka" and "Perdurabo (Where is Aleister Crowley?)" reveal his enduring interest in literature and esotericism, while "Báthory" (2026) sees him moving further into experimental cinema through a more abstract and formally daring approach. Throughout his career, Atan…

Directed

  1. Frequently Asked Questions (2004) — Director
  2. Maximum Shame (2010) — Director
  3. Próxima (2007) — Director
  4. Gallino, the Chicken System (2012) — Director
  5. The Marvellous World of the Cucu Bird (1991) — Director
  6. The Metamorphosis of Franz Kafka (1993) — Director
  7. Morfing (1996) — Director
  8. The Seven Hills of Rome (1999) — Director
  9. La ira (1989) — Director
  10. Codex Atanicus (2007) — Director
  11. Welcome to Spain (1999) — Director
  12. El Tenor Mental (1993) — Director
  13. Metaminds & Metabodies (1995) — Director
  14. Autofocus (2025) — Director
  15. Romance bizarro (2018) — Director
  16. Borneo (1997) — Director
  17. PERDURABO (Where is Aleister Crowley?) (2003) — Director
  18. Alter Ego Film Project (2024) — Director
  19. Necrofilia fina (2013) — Director
  20. Scream Queen (2009) — Director
  21. Báthory (2026) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Morfing (1996) — Self
  2. The Seven Hills of Rome (1999) — Narrator
  3. Fils de Punk — Self