Álex de la Iglesia is a renowned European filmmaker of his generation, celebrated for his innovative and original approach to various cinematographic art styles. He has recently completed filming the second season of the successful HBO Max series "30 Coins". In 2022, de la Iglesia directed two feature films: the slasher "Veneciafrenia", part of The Fear Collection, and the romantic road movie "Four's a Crowd", alongside "Venus" by Jaume Balagueró, which was produced by Álex de la Iglesia in association with Sony Pictures and Amazon Prime Video.
Born in Bilbao, Álex de la Iglesia began his career in the world of comics and has maintained a strong connection to this medium throughout his film career. He started out as a director with "Mutant Action" and "The Day of the Beast", films that revolutionized the Spanish fantastique genre. Some of his most acclaimed works include "The Last Circus", praised by The New York Times on its US release date, "Ferpect Crime", "Witching and Bitching", "My Big Night", and "The Bar".
With his production company Pokeepsie Films, created with his wife, prestigious producer Carolina Bang, de la Iglesia has nurtured a new generation of filmmakers, including Paul Urkijo, Eduardo Casanova, Zoe Berriatúa, Juanfer Andrés, and Esteban Roel.
Pokeepsie Films has enjoyed significant success with movies such as "70 Big Ones" by Koldo Serra and "Perfect Strangers" and "Veneciafrenia", both directed by Álex de la Iglesia himself. His latest feature directorial release is "Four's a Crowd", while as a producer, he has also been involved in "La Pietà" by Eduardo Casanova and "Venus" directed by Jaume Balagueró.
In 2023, Pokeepsie Films has released the HBO Max series "Headless chickens", starring Hugo Silva, the Prime Video original feature film "My fault" (the most-watched non-English language movie in the history of the platform),and has begun filming "1992", a Netflix series directed by Álex de la Iglesia.
