J. A. Bayona
Biography
Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975 in Barcelona) is a Spanish film director. He directed the supernatural horror film "The Orphanage" (2007), the disaster drama "The Impossible" (2012), the fantasy drama "A Monster Calls" (2016), and the science fiction adventure film "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018), the fifth installment of the "Jurassic Park" series. His most recent film is "Society of the Snow" (2023), which is the Spanish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. He has also directed television commercials and music videos. He directed the first two episodes of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" (2022).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Fallen Kingdom: The Kingdom Evolves
as Self
2018

Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?
as Self - Director, Producer & Screenwriter
2024
Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved
as Self
2018
Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia
as Self
2018

Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation
as Self
2018
Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return
as Self
2018
Fallen Kingdom: Island Action
as Self
2018

The Great Illusion
as Self
2016

Mundos virtuales
2013

The Queen of Spain
as El proyeccionista cinéfilo
2016

Spanish Movie
as Alfrodo
2009
Nine Days in Haiti
as Narrator (voice)
2015

Querido Fotogramas
as Self
2018

Narciso Ibáñez Serrador: historias para recordar
as Self - Filmmaker
2017
Coneix la teva ciutat: El Mundo Today
as J. A. Bayona
2013

Cinema mon amour
as Self
2019

The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire
as J. A.
2024

Wolfgang
as Él mismo
2025

La vida és Verdi
2026
TV Appearances

La matemática del espejo
as Self
2021

30 minuts
as Juan Antonio Bayona
1984

Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
as Self - Interviewee
2017

Spursito & Company
as Self
2023

Late Xou con Marc Giró
as Self - Guest
2023

La Revuelta
as Self - Guest
2024

Alguna pregunta més?
as Self - Interviewee
2004

La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
as Self
2019
