Pablo Berger is one of Spain’s most acclaimed film directors. His debut feature film, Torremolinos 73 (2003), was an international auteur success and received four nominations for the Goya Awards. His second feature, Blancanieves (2013), garnered even greater success, winning over one hundred awards around the world, including ten Goyas, the Jury’s Special Award at the San Sebastián Film Festival, three nominations for the European Film Awards, an Ariel for the Best Ibero-American Film, a nomination for the César Awards for Best Foreign Film, and it was selected as Spain’s submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar®. His following film, Abracadabra (2017), was shortlisted as Spain’s entry for the 2018 Oscars® and was nominated for eight Goya Awards. His most recent film, Robot Dreams (2023), premiered in the Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival and won, among others, the Grand Prix Contrechamp at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the Best Independent Film Award at the Annie Awards, the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, two Platino Awards for Best Animation and Best Music, as well as two Goya Awards for Best Animated Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was also nominated for an Oscar® for Best Animated Feature. Robot Dreams was released to great acclaim in theaters around the world. In Mexico, it reached nearly one million viewers and was the most watched film of 2024 at the Cineteca Nacional. Pablo Berger is a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France and holds the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts of Spain. He was a jury member at the Annecy Animation Festival 2025.
Pablo Berger is one of Spain’s most acclaimed film directors. His debut feature film, Torremolinos 73 (2003), was an international auteur success and received four nominations for the Goya Awards. His second feature, Blancanieves (2013), garnered even greater success, winning over one hundred awards around the world, including ten Goyas, the Jury’s Special Award at the San Sebastián Film Festival, three nominations for the European Film Awards, an Ariel for the Best Ibero-American Film, a nomination for the César Awards for Best Foreign Film, and it was selected as Spain’s submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar®. His following film, Abracadabra (2017), was shortlisted as Spain’s entry for the 2018 Oscars® and was nominated for eight Goya Awards. His most recent film, Robot Dreams (2023), premiered in the Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival and won, among others, the Grand Prix Contrechamp at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the Best Independent Film Award at the Annie Awards, the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, two Platino Awards for Best Animation and Best Music, as well as two Goya Awards for Best Animated Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was also nominated for an Oscar® for Best Animated Feature. Robot Dreams was released to great acclaim in theaters around the world. In Mexico, it reached nearly one million viewers and was the most watched film of 2024 at the Cineteca Nacional. Pablo Berger is a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France and holds the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts of Spain. He was a jury member at the Annecy Animation Festival 2025.
