Carlos REYGADAS

Director, Writer, Producer

Mexico

Carlos REYGADAS © DR

With his first film Japón (2002), Carlos Reygadas won Caméra d’Or Special Distinction for his unique and demanding cinematography. He entered the Competition at the Festival de Cannes 2005 with his second feature, Battle in heaven. He returned to the Festival de Cannes 2007 with Silent Light, winning the Jury Prize (ex-aequo). With Post Tenebras Lux, awarded for Best Director at the Festival de Cannes 2012, he confirms his mastery of his art. In 2018, he directed Our Time. He is also a co-producer, notably of some films by Amat Escalante, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Christine Haroutounian, Hilal Baydarov. In 2023, he published Presencia, a book on cinema and the source of creation. Carlos Reygadas is currently working on his next film, Wake of Umbra.

Jury attendance

  • Member Feature films, 2025

Feature films

POST TENEBRAS LUX

In Competition - Feature Films, 2012Director, Screenplay

STELLET LICHT

In Competition - Feature Films, 2007Director, Screenplay

BATALLA EN EL CIELO

In Competition - Feature Films, 2005Director, Screenplay

JAPÓN

Directors' Fortnight, 2002Director

Awards

POST TENEBRAS LUX

In Competition - Feature Films, 2012
2012 Award for Best Director
Director, Screenplay

STELLET LICHT

(SILENT LIGHT) In Competition - Feature Films, 2007
2007 Jury Prize (Ex-Aequo)
Director, Screenplay

JAPÓN

Directors' Fortnight, 2002
2002 Caméra d'Or Special Distinction
Director