Alice Waddington

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Alice Waddington
Born
Irene Lago Clavero

(1990-07-31) July 31, 1990 (age 31)
Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
Alma materUniversity of the Basque Country
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2010–present

Alice Waddington (born July 31, 1990) is a Spanish film director, writer, photographer and costume designer[1][2] having developed most of her work in the field of modern cinema. Her directing style is defined by a contemporary approach to the golden era of large-scale-studio horror films (1920s–1970s) in classical production companies such as Hammer Films or Universal's Creature Features; mixed with current surreal humor and sometimes including musical cinema.

Early life[]

Born as Irene [3] on July 31, 1990 in Bilbao, Spain to a Catalan psychologist and a Galician teacher, Waddington adopted her stage name[3] at sixteen, while assisting director of photography Quique López.[4] At 18, she studied advertising at UPV-EHU University where she started capturing promotion stills and directing fashion films as a photographer and assistant of photography for the Spanish editions of Harper's Bazaar, Neo2[5] and others.

Career[]

At 20 and for three years, she worked as an advertising creative, a producer and an advertising video editor at the agencies Leo Burnett Iberia and Social Noise also specializing as a digital storyboard artist.

Actress Ana Rujas on Alice Waddington's short film Disco Inferno
Actress Ana Rujas surrounded by a FX wall of fire on the set of Waddington-directed Disco Inferno.

In 2014, with the help of Mexican executive producer Yadira Ávalos, Waddington took a year off advertising agency work to write and direct a short movie. She found sponsors[6] to help her produce her first narrative 11-minute film,[7] Disco Inferno (2015), which received nominations in 63 international film festivals including genre fan favorites such as Palm Springs,[8] Fantasia, Sitges (Noves Visions Short award[9]) or Fantastic Fest, which first awarded her as Best Director in her category, and second best feature project of the Fantastic Market for her movie Paradise Hills.[10] Eleven other international festival wins ensued, with a considerable comparative presence of the short picture in American and Canadian festivals.

Waddington entered pre-production of her first full-length feature, Paradise Hills in 2017[10] with Spanish production company Nostromo Pictures.[2][11] The film is a science-fiction thriller written by Brian DeLeeuw[12] and Nacho Vigalondo. It was released in 2019.

Waddington has pointed out in interviews that after Paradise Hills she desires to direct biopics, socially metaphorical fantastic horror about minorities[13] and terror stories that have taken place.[14]

In June 2019, it was announced that Waddington is developing her second film Scarlet, from a script written by her and Kristen SaBerre. The film will be distributed by Netflix.[15]

Social activism[]

Waddington is a proactive demander for progressive social change regarding causes related to female cooperation [16] and sorority within the arts.[3]

In the context of film, she has been vocal about the need for both more female-led and more diversely-cast films worldwide[17] and about motivating young women to enroll into filmmaking programs.[18] She has also often mentioned the need for film studios around the world to hire more women, with an accent on women of color.[13]

Personal life[]

Waddington is fluent in Spanish and English and conversational in French and Catalan.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes Ref(s)
2015 Disco Inferno Yes Yes Yes Short film
2019 Paradise Hills Yes Yes No

Awards[]

Waddington's short film "Disco Inferno" has been presented on 63 plus,[19] genre and conventional film festivals across the world, winning several awards:

Year Festival Category Film Result
2015 Austin Fantastic Fest - United States Shorts with Legs - Best Director[20] Disco Inferno Won [21]
Austin Fantastic Fest - United States Best Feature Project Paradise Hills Won (Silver)[22]
Sitges Film Festival - Spain Noves Visions - Best Short Film[9] Disco Inferno[23] Won
2016 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival - United States Best Director[24] Disco Inferno[25] Won[26]
Slamdance Film Festival United States[27] Best Anarchy Short Film Disco Inferno[28] Won[29]
Monster Fest - Australia Best Cinematography Disco Inferno Won[30]
C-FEM - Festival de Cine Fantástico Europeo de Murcia Grand Jury Prize Disco Inferno Won
Mikrofilm Short Festival - Spain Best Director[31] Disco Inferno Won
Cinefantasy Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantástico - Brazil[32] Best Short Film[33] Disco Inferno Won (Best Soundtrack)
Festival de Cine de Horror - Mexico Best Short Film Disco Inferno Won[34]
Festival Fantosfreak - Spain Best Short Film Disco Inferno Won[35]

References[]

  1. ^ Odriozola, Amaia (2013-07-18). "La nueva brigada de It Girls españolas" [The new Spanish It girl brigade]. Glamour Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Cabeza, Elisabet (April 1, 2016). "Spanish Filmmakers to follow: The magnificent Seven". Screen International.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Confuso, Hombre (2013). "'As women we are all sisters, and criticizing each other is a fruitless and harmful fight'". Doze Mag (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-10-09.
  4. ^ Ortega, Pablo (December 10, 2013). "Alice Waddington". Esquire Spain (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  5. ^ Diaz, Lilu (December 19, 2016). "Making of Neo2 Enero 2012" [Making of Neo2's January 2012 issue] (in Spanish). neo2.es.
  6. ^ Durán, Mawi. "National Spanish TV Program El Hub". Non Stop People (in Spanish). Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  7. ^ Rakestraw, Kevin (December 26, 2015). "Undistributed and Honorable Mentions (2015)". Film Pulse.
  8. ^ Fessier, Bruce (June 20, 2016). "ShortFest directors pick favorite packages of short films". USA Today.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Mayorga, Emilio (October 17, 2015). "'Invitation' tops Sitges". Variety.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Hopewell, John (August 13, 2015). "'Amateurs,' 'Paradise Hills,' 'Kiken' Set for Austin Fantastic Market". Variety.
  11. ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (January 14, 2016). "Atresmedia, Warner's 'Palm Trees' Dislodges 'Star Wars' from Spanish B.O. No. 1 Berth". Variety.
  12. ^ Rubinstein, Mark (May 1, 2016). "'The Dismantling': A Conversation With Brian DeLeeuw". The Huffington Post.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b Miller, Amarna (March 3, 2017). "Alice Waddington, the director who makes fantastic genre films to denounce social issues". Atresmedia Cultura (Atresmedia culture, national Spanish Film and TV network) (in Spanish).
  14. ^ Alarcon, Samuel (December 20, 2016). "Upcoming Cinema (El Cine que Viene): Disco Inferno". National Spanish Radio and Television Network (RTVE and RNE) (in Spanish).
  15. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 26, 2019). "Netflix Lands 'Scarlet', Next Film For 'Paradise Hills' Helmer Alice Waddington". Deadline. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  16. ^ Editorial Team, Zurda (December 2015). "'Unfortunately the more I have relaxed my appearance as a woman, the more respect I have perceived'" (in Spanish).
  17. ^ Garcia Muñoz, Isabel (December 14, 2015). "Alice Waddington: I like to think we've created the first Gothic Horror film with twerking in it". Caras de la Información (in Spanish).
  18. ^ Perez Guevara, Jose Antonio (2017-02-19). "Interview with Alice Waddington". 242 películas después (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  19. ^ W., Marvin (2016). "Disco Inferno's festival and award list".
  20. ^ Barlow, Wil. "Fantastic Fest 2015 Award Winners Announced, Including 'Green Room' and 'Anomalisa' | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  21. ^ Hernando, Pablo. "Spanish artists who deserve to be stars". GQ Magazine (in Spanish).
  22. ^ Sapienza, Ethan. "Fantastic Fest Announces Pitch Projects for Genre Film Market | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  23. ^ Bonzo, Alfredo (November 24, 2015). "Disco Inferno, by Alice Waddington (Critic)". Fiebre de Cabina (in Spanish).
  24. ^ Miska, Brad (October 18, 2016). "The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Award Winners Announced!". Bloody Disgusting.
  25. ^ "Films at the Brookyln Horror Film Festival". Arrow Video. September 16, 2016.
  26. ^ Jones, Tamika (October 20, 2016). "Horror Highlights: Brooklyn Horror Film Festival". Daily Dead.
  27. ^ William, L. Blizek (2016). "Disco Inferno". University of Nebraska's Biannual Journal of Religion and Film. http://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol20/iss2/16/: 3.
  28. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (December 8, 2015). "Slamdance Film Festival Rounds Out Its 2016 Lineup". Indiewire.
  29. ^ Sharf, Zack (January 29, 2016). "Here Are the Winners of the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival". Indiewire.
  30. ^ Rowan-Legg, Shelagh (November 30, 2016). "'Raw', 'The Autopsy of Jane Doe' and More Win at Monster Fest 2016". Screen Anarchy.
  31. ^ "Mikrofilm Festival - Fifth Edition Winners". Mikrofilm Festival (in Spanish). August 16, 2016.
  32. ^ "Cinefantasy - Disco Inferno". CineFantasy. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-15.
  33. ^ Perez, Silvana (August 17, 2016). "Meet the films selected for the 7th Cinefantasy Festival". Bocado Inferno (in Portuguese).
  34. ^ Zurda, Team (December 15, 2015). "Alice Waddington's Disco Inferno". Zurda Magazine.
  35. ^ A.Benitez, German (July 21, 2016). "Fantosfreak XVII: Festival Chronicle". Noticias en serie (in Spanish).
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