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Fernando Trullols

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Writer
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Director. Licensed by the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Filmmaking, with the specialty of Direction and Screenplay, he began his career as an assistant director in about 40 films and TV-movies, as well as in many commercials. At the same time he was developing his job as a director, shooting the short films "Genealogies", "Two" and "You can't see the stars from the city".

In 2011, after winning the Villa Coslada Award for Best Short Film Project, he directed "El Barco Pirata", a short film that received more than 20 awards and with it he achieved in 2012 the Goya Award for Best Short Fiction, the most important prize in Spain. In Cannes Film Festival, Variety wrote he was one on the 10 talents to follow. After it, he shot a sequel, "Martians of Mars", with which he achieves 8 awards and more than 50 selections.

At present he's currently writing two feature films, "Halley's Comet" and "Electric Train", while continuing his work as a teacher and collaborating on other projects. He's directing commercials, second units for directors like Fernando Colomo or Julio Medem and directing in the series "Félix", created by Cesc Gay.
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      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    El barco pirata (2011)
    El barco pirata
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2011
    María Valverde and Mario Casas in Three Steps Above Heaven (2010)
    Three Steps Above Heaven
    6.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2010
    Belén Rueda in Julia's Eyes (2010)
    Julia's Eyes
    6.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2010
    Lewis MacDougall in A Monster Calls (2016)
    A Monster Calls
    7.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2016

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Eduard Fernández, Anna Castillo, and Dani Rovira in Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea (2021)
      Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea
      6.5
      • second unit director
      • 2021
    • Adriana Ugarte in Hache (2019)
      Hache
      6.5
      TV Series
      • second unit director (2018-2019)
      • 2019–2021
    • Luis Tosar and Jaime López in Out in the Open (2019)
      Out in the Open
      6.9
      • second unit director
      • 2019
    • Joaquín Furriel, Luisa Gavasa, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Julio Medem, Ángela Molina, Najwa Nimri, Josep Maria Pou, Daniel Grao, Maria Molins, Álvaro Cervantes, Úrsula Corberó, and Patricia López Arnaiz in The Tree of Blood (2018)
      The Tree of Blood
      6.4
      • second unit director
      • 2018
    • Leonardo Sbaraglia and Mi Hoa Lee in Félix (2018)
      Félix
      6.6
      TV Series
      • second unit director (as Fernando Trullols Santiago)
      • 2018
    • Carmen Machi and Paco León in The Tribe (2018)
      The Tribe
      5.8
      • second unit director
      • 2018
    • Lewis MacDougall in A Monster Calls (2016)
      A Monster Calls
      7.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Blanca Portillo and Marc Domènech in Secuestro (2016)
      Secuestro
      6.4
      • second unit director (as Fernando Trullols Santiago)
      • 2016
    • Javier Cámara, Ricardo Darín, Dolores Fonzi, and Bouzan Hadawi in Truman (2015)
      Truman
      7.3
      • first assistant director: pre-production
      • 2015
    • Tasting Menu (2013)
      Tasting Menu
      5.6
      • first assistant director
      • 2013
    • A Gun in Each Hand (2012)
      A Gun in Each Hand
      6.5
      • assistant director
      • 2012
    • Mario Casas in I Want You (2012)
      I Want You
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • second unit director
      • 2012
    • Paul Berrondo, Amparo Fernández, Maria Lanau, Nora Navas, Aina Clotet, and Marcel Borràs in Germanes (2012)
      Germanes
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 2012
    • Maxi Iglesias, Luis Fernández, Úrsula Corberó, Amaia Salamanca, Óscar Sinela, and Alba Ribas in Paranormal Xperience 3D (2011)
      Paranormal Xperience 3D
      3.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2011
    • Francisco Domínguez in Tita Cervera. La baronesa (2011)
      Tita Cervera. La baronesa
      4.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2011

    Director



    • Balandrau
      • Director
      • In Production
      • 2025



    • La Academia (2024)
      La Academia
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Bosé (2022)
      Bosé
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Cucut (2022)
      Cucut
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Fernando Trullols Santiago)
      • 2022
    • Adriana Ugarte in Hache (2019)
      Hache
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2021
    • Miki Esparbé and Sandro Ballesteros in Marcianos de Marte (2016)
      Marcianos de Marte
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • El barco pirata (2011)
      El barco pirata
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Desde la ciudad no se ven las estrellas
      Short
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Dos
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999

    Writer



    • Miki Esparbé and Sandro Ballesteros in Marcianos de Marte (2016)
      Marcianos de Marte
      7.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • El barco pirata (2011)
      El barco pirata
      7.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Desde la ciudad no se ven las estrellas
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • Dos
      Short
      • writer
      • 1999

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    • Alternative names
      • Fernando Trullols Santiago

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