Personal Info
Birth date
-
Gender
Male
Known for
Editing
Place of birth
Sevilla, Spain
Also known as
Fernando Franco García
Fernando Franco
Biography
Fernando Franco García (1976), is a Spanish film director, writer and editor, winner of the Goya Award in 2014 as a new director for the film 'La herida' and nominated for the Goya Award for the editing of the film 'Blancanieves', in 2013.
Filmography
The Refugees
7.1
Overview:
Mankind is suffering the biggest exodus in history. Three billion people from the future have traveled to the present to escape from an imminent global disaster. All the refugees must obey to rules: they must not talk about the future and they must not contact their families. The arrival of the refugees take everyone by surprise, including the Cruz family. The series centers on their story, the story of Samuel, Emma, and little Ani. The shift in their existence after the arrival of the mysterious refugee, Alex, who has an incredible mission that will change their lives, and in order to accomplish his mission, he will not hesitate to do whatever there is to be done--including breaking the rules.Robot Dreams
8.017
Overview:
A lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?Money
5.4
Overview:
Two wealthy businessmen are about to get away with $5 million in ill-gotten money until their plans are revealed by an uninvited house guest.Little Loves
7.111
Overview:
Teresa changes her vacation plans to spend the summer with Ani, her mother. Living together day and night after so many years is not easy for either of them. Accustomed to living alone, it is difficult for them to agree on even the small things of daily life. However, the forced coexistence will also bring revealing moments for both.Cargo
4.679
Overview:
A young backpacker gets into some trouble in Africa and stows away on a cargo ship heading to Europe.May God Save Us
6.738
Overview:
Madrid, summer 2011. Economic crisis. 15-M movement and 1.5 million pilgrims waiting for the Pope’s arrival live side by side in a Madrid that’s hotter and more chaotic than ever. In this context, detectives Velarde and Alfaro must find what seems to be a serial killer. Their against-the-clock hunt will make them realise something they’d never imagined: neither of them are so very different from the killer.Black Beach
5.741
Overview:
Carlos, a ruthless Spanish negotiation expert working in Brussels, is tasked with handling the kidnapping of a senior oil company executive in a troubled West African country —with which he has old and deep ties—, torn by ethnic tensions and government abuses.One Year, One Night
5.9
Overview:
Ramón and Céline are a young couple that attended a concert at the Bataclan theatre in Paris on the fateful night of November 13, 2015. They survive the attack, but when they leave the theatre, they are no longer the same. That night leaves a deep scar on both their lives and each tries to cope.Blancanieves
7.247
Overview:
A black and white silent movie, based on the Snow White fairy tale, that is set in a romantic version of 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.Scorpion in Love
6.5
Overview:
Julian (Álex González) and his friend Luis (Miguel Angel Silvestre) are two neighborhood boys who are part of a gang of violent neo-Nazis, led by Solis (Javier Bardem). After start training in a gym, Julian is transformed gradually thanks to the discipline of boxing, the nobility of his coach (Carlos Bardem) and the love of a young latin girl (Judith Diakhate). All of this takes away from the group, but Luis is not ready to accept that leave the "herd".Bon Appétit
5.4
Overview:
A romantic comedy centered on two young cooks and a female sommelier working in a famous Zurich luxury restaurant.Don't Be Afraid
6.577
Overview:
Silvia is a young girl marked by a dark childhood. When she is barely twenty-five, she decides to start over and to face the people, feelings and emotions that keep her bound to the past. In her fight against adversity and against herself, she will learn to control her fears and become an adult, responsible for her own actions.Wounded
4.9
Overview:
The first work from Fernando Franco revolves around Ana, a 30 year old ambulance driver. Though good at her job, Ana has problems relating in her personal life. She doesn't know it, but she suffers from a condition known by psychiatrists as Borderline Personality Disorder. The situation pushes her to outbreaks of self-destructive behaviour, alcohol abuse and self-harm. Ana is incapable of getting what she wants most: to be happy.The High Pressures
6.9
Overview:
Miguel travels to Pontevedra, his hometown, with the request of serching for some locations for a movie. His trip takes him back to the place where he grew up, meeting up with some old friends, but also leads him to the possibility of a new relationship: Alicia, a young nurse who will get to calm him down. Miguel will try to finish his work even though he mostly prefers to film the natives he meets, the movements and faces of his friends, the trains coming or the sea. A journey around the uprooting (the cinema) and love.The Rite of Spring
6.9
Overview:
Laura has just arrived in Madrid to study at University. One night, she accidentally meets David, who has cerebral palsy. The relationship with the boy and his mother will give Laura the push she needs to overcome her complexes and insecurities and confidently enter a new phase. A story about that vital moment when anything is possible and how the most unexpected encounters can change our lives.Voice Over
6.6
Overview:
I won't tell you whose voice over leads us through three extreme situations that are actually the same. Will you survive?The Romantic Barber
5
Overview:
Victor, a 37 year old hairstylist at Mexico, has a really standard routine: he works, plays domino, watches soccer and cleans his house. He also likes romantic music and old classic mexican movies. But suddenly, he has to break this routine and go to Rio the Janeiro.Belmonte
5.25
Overview:
Federico Veiroj’s fourth feature examines the many, often contradictory layers that make up one’s persona, in this case, a single dad and acclaimed artist who must learn to balance family with creativity.Dying
4.4
Overview:
Morir revolves around the couple Luis and Marta, whose lives are paralyzed by the outbreak of a disease that is accompanied by guilt, lies and fear, testing the stability and love between them.Journey to a Mother's Room
6.3
Overview:
The movie about a daughter, who leaves home for the first time. Her mother, left behind, doesn't know how to fill the empty place.The Moneychanger
7.2
Overview:
Humberto Brause takes advantage of Uruguay’s poor economy by specializing in offshore money laundering. Spanning the fifties to the seventies, the film follows Humberto as he gets increasingly in over his head with multiple shady book-cooking schemes throughout South America, leading to an ultimate life-or-death decision.The Appeared
5
Overview:
One night Malena and Pablo, a sister and brother traveling together in Argentina, discover a diary that details crimes committed twenty years ago.Polígono Sur
8.4
Overview:
Documentary about the marginal neighborhood 'Las tres mil viviendas', in Seville.The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite
6.4
Overview:
A look at the life and work of Spanish filmmaker and film critic Fernando Méndez-Leite, as he writes his memoirs and a novel with autobiographical resonances.The Apostate
5.446
Overview:
A young man navigates the bureaucracy of the Catholic Church when he tries to renounce his faith.Tryouts
7
Overview:
After being rejected from cheerleading tryouts because of her headscarf, Nayla, a teenage Muslim American girl, will have to find her own way to follow her dream without compromising her beliefs.El idioma imposible
5.8
Overview:
Fernando, lives in the heart of Barcelona's Chinatown, which seeks life peddling amphetamines and alternating with a peculiar gallery sinister characters. In one of those sunrises stolen life, Fernando meet Elsa, a young teenager, fresh and lively, with a passionate and self-destructive personality who unwittingly become the most addictive. Together they try to survive in a shadowy villain and Barcelona at the end of the day is taken by the renegades of society and their particular codes.Acting
2023The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite as Self - Film Editor
2015The Apostate as Unknown
2015Lo que vale un peine as Himself
Directing
2025Subsuelo ... Director
2022The Rite of Spring ... Director
2017Dying ... Director
2015The right place ... Director
2013Wounded ... Director
2013La media vuelta ... Director
2011Room ... Director
2010Les variations Dielman ... Director
2009TU(a)MOR ... Director
2008The End ... Director
2007Mensajes de voz ... Director
Editing
2025Subsuelo ... Editor
2024The Change of the Wheel ... Editor
2024Little Loves ... Editor
2023Robot Dreams ... Editor
2022One Year, One Night ... Editor
2021Romance ... Editor
2020Black Beach ... Editor
2020Me ... Editor
2019The Moneychanger ... Editor
2019Belmonte ... Editor
2018Journey to a Mother's Room ... Editor
2016May God Save Us ... Editor
2016The Romantic Barber ... Editor
2016Campanya ... Editor
2016On Football ... Consulting Editor
2016Money ... Editor
2015The right place ... Editor
2015The Apostate ... Editor
2015The Refugees (8 Episodes) ... Editor
2014The High Pressures ... Editor
2013Tryouts ... Editor
2013Scorpion in Love ... Editor
2012Blancanieves ... Editor
2012A Story for the Modlins ... Editor
2011Voice Over ... Editor
2011Don't Be Afraid ... Editor
2011Emetreinta ... Editor
2010El idioma imposible ... Editor
2010Bon Appétit ... Editor
2010Les variations Dielman ... Editor
2009Basket Bronx ... Editor
2009El hombre orquesta ... Editor
2008La banda en la isla de la magia ... Editor
2008The Appeared ... Editor
2008Historia nº 52785/614-18 (Historias de una historia) ... Editor
2007Dolly ... Editor
2007Goodbye, America ... Editor
2007Drop down ... Editor
2006Skizo ... Editor
2006Cargo ... Editor
2005A Esteticista ... Editor
2005Northeast ... Editor
200515 días contigo ... Editor
2003Polígono Sur ... Editor
2003Howard Hawks, San Sebastián 1972 ... Editor
2002Revolución ... Editor
2002Canícula ... Editor
2002The Best Is Yet to Come ... Editor
2002Cuatro puntos cardinales ... Editor
2002Gaudí en la favela ... Editor
2001Portman, a la sombra de Roberto ... Editor
2001La cartera ... Editor
2001Restos de noche ... Editor
2000El Congreso ... Editor
Writing
2025Subsuelo ... Screenplay
2022The Rite of Spring ... Screenplay
2020Me ... Writer
2017Dying ... Writer
2015The right place ... Writer
2013Wounded ... Writer
2013La media vuelta ... Screenplay
2011Room ... Writer
2010Les variations Dielman ... Screenplay
2009TU(a)MOR ... Screenplay
2008The End ... Screenplay
Production
2024The Change of the Wheel ... Executive Producer
2020Me ... Producer
2019Belmonte ... Producer
2015The right place ... Executive Producer
2015The Apostate ... Executive Producer
2013Wounded ... Producer
2013Good Morning Resistance! ... Associate Producer