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J.A. Bayona Reveals Why He Was Surprised That Audiences Flocked To ‘Society Of The Snow’ — MIPCOM
The Spanish director said he thought only a mature, older audience would flock to Netflix's Oscar nominee.
The movie starring Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt and Agustín Pardella was Oscar-nominated for Best International Feature Film, eventually losing out to Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest. With the barriers between TV and film directing constantly up for debate, Bayona said he follows the same process as movie-making when helming shows for the small screen, echoing similar remarks made recently by Alfonso Cuarón. He said Spain lacks the “resources” of Hollywood but has “passion and very talented people.” Bayona cited how he used Spaniards rather than Americans behind the camera when shooting Jurassic World and flagged his work on 2012 movie The Impossible about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, when the team only had £2M ($2.6M) for VFX and spent a year preparing for the crucial scene that used real water as opposed to CGI in order to save money.
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