J. A. Bayona
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 9, 1975, Barcelona, Spain
- Movies
- 34
Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975) is a Spanish filmmaker.
Bayona directed the 2007 horror film The Orphanage, the 2012 drama film The Impossible, the 2016 fantasy drama film A Monster Calls, and the 2018 film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. He also directed the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
His 2023 film Society of the Snow received 12 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, at the 38th Goya Awards, 6 awards at the 11th Platino Awards, and was nominated for 2 Academy Awards.
Upcoming J. A. Bayona Movies
Homing
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | La vida és Verdi | |
| 2025 | San Diego Comic-Con Málaga: Los héroes nos visitan | Self |
| 2025 | Wolfgang | Él mismo |
| 2024 | The Cause of The Accident That Started The Fire | J. A. |
| 2024 | Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? | Self - Director, Producer & Screenwriter |
| 2019 | Cinema mon amour | Self |
| 2018 | Querido Fotogramas | Self |
| 2018 | Fallen Kingdom: The Kingdom Evolves | Self |
| 2018 | Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation | Self |
| 2018 | Fallen Kingdom: VFX Evolved | Self |
| 2018 | Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return | Self |
| 2018 | Fallen Kingdom: Island Action | Self |
| 2018 | Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia | Self |
| 2017 | Narciso Ibáñez Serrador: historias para recordar | Self - Filmmaker |
| 2016 | The Queen of Spain | El proyeccionista cinéfilo |
| 2016 | The Great Illusion | Self |
| 2015 | Nine Days in Haiti | Narrator (voice) |
| 2013 | Mundos virtuales | |
| 2013 | Coneix la teva ciutat: El Mundo Today | J. A. Bayona |
| 2009 | Spanish Movie | Alfrodo |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2025 | Crazy Old Lady | Producer |
| 2025 | She Walks in Darkness | Producer |
| 2024 | Free Falling | Producer |
| 2023 | Society of the Snow | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2022 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening | Director |
| 2018 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Director |
| 2016 | A Monster Calls | Director |
| 2015 | Nine Days in Haiti | Director, Writer |
| 2012 | The Impossible | Director |
| 2008 | La Desgracia en 3D | Writer, Director |
| 2007 | The Orphanage | Director |
| 2003 | The Spongeman | Writer, Director |
| 2001 | Diminutos del calvario | Director |
| 1999 | Mis vacaciones | Director, Screenplay |
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