Cesc Gay is a director and screenwriter remarkable for the depth of his look into the people he portrays. A look characterised by its irony and sense of humour when focussed on the weaknesses of human beings. He studied Film in Barcelona and New York, where he co-directed with Daniel Gimelberg his first feature film, Hotel Room (1998), presented in San Sebastian Festival's Zabaltegi section. Since then, he has directed Krámpack (2000), En la ciudad (In the City, 2003), with which he competed in the Official Selection of the Festival, Ficció (2006), Una pistola en cada mano (2012) and Truman (2016), for which Ricardo Darín and Javier Cámara jointly received the Best Actor Silver Shell in San Sebastian, and which bagged five Goyas: Best Film, Screenplay, Director, Lead Actor and Supporting Actor. In Sentimental Cesc Gay takes his own play, Los vecinos de arriba, to the big screen.
Festival de San Sebastián
