# Albert Serra

Albert Serra Juanola (Catalan:; born 9 October 1975) is a Spanish independent filmmaker and manager of the production company Andergraun Films, set up by Montse Triola primarily to produce Serra's films. He is best known for his films Story of My Death (2013), The Death of Louis XIV (2016), starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, and Pacifiction (2022).

## Selected filmography
### Feature films

| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
| 2003 | Crespià, the film not the village | Crespià | |
| 2006 | Honour of the Knights | Honor de cavalleria | Premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival |
| 2008 | Birdsong | El cant dels ocells | |
| 2011 | The Lord Has Worked Wonders in Me | El senyor ha fet en mi meravelles | |
| 2013 | Story of My Death | Història de la meva mort | Golden Leopard at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival |
| 2016 | The Death of Louis XIV | La Mort de Louis XIV | Premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival |
| 2019 | Liberté | Liberté | Special Jury Prize Un Certain Regard at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival |
| 2022 | Pacifiction | Pacifiction – Tourment sur les îles | Premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival |
| 2024 | Afternoons of Solitude | Tardes de soledad | Golden Shell at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival |

### Short films

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2009 | Bauçà | |
| 2011 | 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero | Collection of one-minute short films by 60 filmmakers |
| 2014 | Cubalibre | Part of the 101-hour installation The Three Little Pigs |
| 2020 | My Influences | Part of the Spaces series for the Thessaloniki International Film Festival |
| 2022 | Filmoteca de Catalunya 10 anys al Raval | Short film for the 10th anniversary of the Filmoteca de Catalunya |

### Film installations

| Year | Original title | English title | Premiere exhibition venue |
| 2010 | Els noms de Crist | The Names of Christ | Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, Spain |
| 2013 | Els tres porquets | The Three Little Pigs | dOCUMENTA (13), Germany |
| 2015 | La singularitat | Singularity | 56th Venice Biennale, Italy |
| 2018 | Roi Soleil | — | Galeria Graça Brandão, Portugal |
| 2019 | Personalien | — | Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Project | Result |
| 2022 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Pacifiction | Nominated |
| 2022 | Louis Delluc Prize | Best Film of the Year | Pacifiction | Won |
| 2023 | César Awards | Best Film | Pacifiction | Nominated |
| 2023 | César Awards | Best Director | Pacifiction | Nominated |
| 2023 | Lumières Awards | Best Film | Pacifiction | Nominated |
| 2023 | Lumières Awards | Best Director | Pacifiction | Won |
| 2009 | Gaudí Awards | Best Film in Catalan Language | Birdsong | Won |
| 2009 | Gaudí Awards | Best Director | Birdsong | Won |
| 2023 | Gaudí Awards | Best Non-Catalan Language Film | Pacifiction | Won |
| 2023 | Gaudí Awards | Best Director | Pacifiction | Nominated |
| 2023 | Gaudí Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Pacifiction | Nominated |
| 2023 | Gaudí Awards | Best Editing | Pacifiction | Nominated |
Other awards:
* Honor of the Knights (2006)
** 2006 Viennale Directors' Fortnight – FIPRESCI Prize
** Best Feature Film, also Holden Award for Best Script – Special Mention, at the 2006 Torino Film Festival
** Grand Prize at the 2006 Entrevues Belfort film festival
** Best Emerging Director and Best Film in Catalan Language awards, 2006 Barcelona Cinema Awards
** Selected by Cahiers du Cinéma as one of the 10 best films of 2007.
* Birdsong (2008)
** 2008 Cannes Directors' Fortnight
** Grand Prize at the 2008 Split International Film Festival
** Grand Prize at the 2008 Entrevues Belfort film festival
* Story of My Death (2013)
** Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival
** Silver Puma for Best Director at the 2014 UNAM International Film Festival (FICUNAM)
** Best wardrobe at the 2014 Gaudí Awards
* The Death of Louis XIV (2016)
** Toronto International Film Festival – Official Selection
** New York Film Festival – Official Selection
** Winner in feature film category, 2016 Prix Jean Vigo
** Best International Film at the 2016 Jerusalem Film Festival
* Pacifiction (2022)
** 10th Feroz Awards – Nomination for the Arrebato Award (Fiction)
** Tromsø International Film Festival - Winner FIPRESCI Prize
** International Cinephile Society - Best Director (2022), Ex Aqueo with Laura Citadella (Trenque Lauquen)
** Selected by Cahiers du Cinéma as the best film of 2022