Aitor Arregi Galdos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arregi and the second or maternal family name is Galdos.
Aitor Arregi Galdos
Arregi at the 81st Venice International Film Festival (2024)
Born (1977-05-20) 20 May 1977 (age 47)
Oñati, Basque Country, Spain
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • Screenwriter
Years active2002–present

Aitor Arregi Galdos (born 20 May 1977) is a Spanish Basque filmmaker and screenwriter. He won the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2017 film Giant and has been nominated for the Goya Award for Best Director three times, for Giant, The Endless Trench (2019) and Marco, the Invented Truth (2024).

Biography

Arregi was born in the Basque town of Oñati. After graduating in Business Administration from Mondragon University, he studied filmmaking at the Sarobe Centro de Artes Escénicas.[1]

In 2002, Arregi started the film production company Moriarti Produkzioak together with Asier Acha, Xabier Berzosa, Jon Garaño, Jorge Gil, and Jose Maria Goenaga. The company is based in Pasaia.[1] The productions of Moriarti Produkzioak are characterised by teamwork, including directing, and by the exchange of roles between the members.

Since 2008, Arregi has also been a lecturer in audiovisual communication at Mondragon University.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Sahara Marathon Director, Screenwriter Directed by Aitor Arregi & Jon Garaño
2004 Glup, una aventura sin desperdicio Director Directed by Aitor Arregi & Iñigo Berasategi
2006 Cristobal Molón Director Directed by Aitor Arregi & Iñigo Berasategi
2007 Lucio Director, Screenwriter Directed by Aitor Arregi & Jose Mari Goenaga
2014 She Bought It in Zarautz Director, Screenwriter Short film
Directed by Aitor Arregi
2014 Loreak Screenwriter Directed by Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga
2017 Giant Director, Screenwriter Directed by Aitor Arregi & Jon Garaño
Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay
65th San Sebastián International Film Festival - Special Jury Prize
Nominated - Goya Award for Best Director
Nominated - 65th San Sebastián International Film Festival - Golden Shell
2019 The Endless Trench Director Directed by Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño & Jose Mari Goenaga
67th San Sebastián International Film Festival - Silver Shell for Best Director
Nominated - Goya Award for Best Director
Nominated - 67th San Sebastián International Film Festival - Golden Shell
2024 Cristóbal Balenciaga Creator, Director, Screenwriter Television miniseries
Directed by Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño & Jose Mari Goenaga
Marco, the Invented Truth Director, Screenwriter Directed by Aitor Arregi & Jon Garaño
Nominated - Goya Award for Best Director
Nominated - 81st Venice International Film Festival - Orizzonti Award

References

  1. ^ a b "Aitor Arregi Galdós". Cineclub Fas. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ "El exestudiante Eneko Sagardoy y los profesores de Mondragon Unibertsitatea Aitor Arregi y Andoni de Carlos ganadores en los premios Goya". Mondragon University. Retrieved 9 February 2018.