Cesc Gay
Cesc Gay, is a Spanish film screenwriter and film director and playwright.
Also recorded as Francesc Gay Puig
Cesc Gay

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- Birth Name
- Francesc Gay i Puig
- Born
- 1967
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Spain
- Occupation
- * Screenwriter
- Full name
- Francesc Gay i Puig.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Education
- Escola de Mitjans Audiovisuals de Barcelona
- Known for
- In the City · Truman
- Honours
- Gaudí Award for Best Original Screenplay · Goya Award for Best Film · Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay · Gaudí Award for Best Director
- Languages
- Spanish · Catalan
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Cesc Gay (naissance : 1967) figure dans les notices d'autorité comme réalisateur, scénariste, « film directors » et artiste.
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La naissance de Cesc Gay est enregistrée en 1967 à Barcelone.
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Biography
Cesc Gay studied at Escola de Mitjans Audiovisuals de Barcelona. The recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan. Works named in the authority record are In the City and Truman. Distinctions recorded are Gaudí Award for Best Original Screenplay, Goya Award for Best Film, Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay and Gaudí Award for Best Director.
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• Birth Name — Francesc Gay i Puig • Born — 1967 • Birthplace — Barcelona, Spain • Occupation — * Screenwriter • film director Francesc Gay i Puig (born 1967), better known as Cesc Gay, is a Spanish film screenwriter and film director and playwright.
Biography
Biography
Francesc Gay i Puig was born in Barcelona in 1967. His 2015 film Truman won Goya Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Ricardo Darín), Best Supporting Actor (Javier Cámara) and Best Original Screenplay (Cesc Gay and Tomás Aragay).
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes • 2001–2006 — Jet Lag — 72 episodes • 2009 — 50 Años de... — Episode "Canciones" • 2012–2013 — La Riera — 19 episodes • 2014 — Encants: Diari D'Un Trasllat — Documentary film • 2018 — Félix — Miniseries
Theatre
Theatre
• "Els Veïns de Dalt" (2015) (Author and director)
Film
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes — Reference(s) • 1998 — Hotel Room — Co-directed with Daniel Gimelberg • 2000 — Krámpack • 2003 — En la ciudad • 2006 — Ficció — Also composer • 2009 — V.O.S: Versión Original Subtitulada • 2010 — Alex — Short film • 2012 — Una pistola en cada mano • 2015 — Truman • 2019 — Los Adoptantes — Story • 2020 — Sentimental • 2022 — Historias para no contar • 2025 — Mi amiga Eva • 2026 — 53 domingos
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- 1.Magí Crusells. Directores de cine en Cataluña: de la A a la Z. Edicions Universitat Barcelona. 118–119. 2009. 978-84-475-3316-9.
- 2.Directores de cine en Cataluña. De la A a la Z. Universitat de Barcelona.
- 3.Hopewell, John. Cesc Gay's 'Truman' Takes Big Prize at Spain's Goyas. Variety. 6 February 2016.
- 4.Seibert, Perry. Hotel Room (1998). The New York Times. April 2021.
- 5.Ebert, Roger. Nico and Dani. 15 June 2001.
- 6.Deming, Mark. In the City (2003). The New York Times. 2014.
- 7.Deming, Mark. Ficcio (2006). The New York Times. April 2021.
- 8.Deming, Mark. V.O.S. (2009). The New York Times. April 2021.
- 9.Mintzer, Jordan. A Gun in Each Hand: Rome Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 20 November 2012.
- 10.Truman Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 12 September 2015.
- 11.Pando, Juan. Sentimental. Para espectadores que prefieren reflexionar, pero con una sonrisa. Fotogramas. 29 October 2020.
- 12.Los estrenos más esperados del cine español en 2022. El Periódico de España. 30 December 2021.
- 13.Así es el tráiler de 'Mi amiga Eva', la nueva comedia de Cesc Gay. rtve.es. 2 July 2025.
- 14.Els Veïns de Dalt. Focus (theatre productors).
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