Sandra Hermida Muñiz

Sandra Hermida Muñiz
Sandra Hermida at the 2017 Goya Awards
Born (1972-07-22) 22 July 1972 (age 52)
Madrid, Spain
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid
Occupation(s)Film producer, production manager
Years active1998–present
Awards

Sandra Hermida Muñiz (born 22 July 1972) is a Spanish film producer and production manager. She has produced more than 30 domestic and international films, such as The Impatient Alchemist (2002), The Orphanage (2007), The Impossible (2012), and A Monster Calls (2016).

Career

Sandra Hermida Muñiz holds a licentiate in image and sound from the Complutense University of Madrid.[1] She began her film career in 1998 as coordinator (Spanish: regidora) of the film La primera noche de mi vida, directed by Miguel Albaladejo. In 2000, she worked as head of production on the film The Other Side, directed by Salvador García Ruiz [es].

She has been a producer on numerous films, such as The Impatient Alchemist by Patricia Ferreira,[2] and The Orphanage,[3] The Impossible,[4] and A Monster Calls by J. A. Bayona.[5] Her other film credits include Marrowbone, Aloft, Carmina y amén, La torre de Suso, Return to Hansala, Mediterranean Food, Spanish Movie, and Biutiful.[6]

In addition, Hermida is a co-founder and director of Colosé Producciones, which she set up in 2004 with assistant director Javier Soto.[7] Films produced by her company include 9 días en Haití, a short documentary by Oxfam Intermón, I Hate New York, and Mirage.[8]

Filmography

Year Title Role
1999 Famosos y familia [es] (TV series) Producer
2000 The Other Side Head of production
2002 The Impatient Alchemist Producer
2003 Los abajo firmantes Producer
2003 Voices in the Night Producer
2004 Hipnos Producer
2006 Amor en defensa propia Producer
2006 The Night of the Sunflowers Producer, production manager
2006 Va a ser que nadie es perfecto Producer
2007 The Orphanage Executive producer, production manager
2007 La torre de Suso Producer
2008 Las manos del pianista Producer
2008 Mediterranean Food Executive producer
2008 Return to Hansala Producer
2008 No se preocupe Producer
2009 Garbo: The Spy Executive producer
2009 Spanish Movie Producer
2010 Biutiful Co-producer
2011 Entrevista Producer
2011 Ghost Graduation Producer
2012 El escondite Producer
2012 The Impossible Executive producer
2014 Aloft Executive producer
2014 Autómata Producer
2014 Carmina y amén Executive producer
2015 9 días en Haití (short) Executive producer
2016 A Monster Calls Co-producer
2016 Petrona Executive producer
2017 The Invisible Guest Producer
2017 Marrowbone Executive producer
2018 I Hate New York Producer
2018 Mirage Executive producer

Awards

Hermida won Goya Awards for Best Production for The Orphanage (2007),[3] The Impossible (2012),[4] and A Monster Calls (2016),[9] as well as one for Best Documentary Film for Garbo: The Spy in 2010.[10] In 2013, she won for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture at the Visual Effects Society Awards for The Impossible.[11] In 2017, she won the Gaudí Award for Best Production for A Monster Calls.[12]

References

  1. ^ "XI Jornadas Profesionales: 'Guionistas y Mercado Audiovisual'" [11th Professional Days: 'Screenwriters and Audiovisual Market'] (in Spanish). ABC Guionistas. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Goya 2003". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Ramos, R. (24 February 2013). "Un Premio Goya de ascendencia cambota". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Lalín. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Goya – Sandra Hermida Muñiz, premio a la Mejor Dirección de Producción por 'Lo imposible'" [Goya – Sandra Hermida Muñiz, Award for Best Production for 'The Impossible']. El Economista (in Spanish). Madrid. Europa Press. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ^ Espinel, Rodrigo (26 January 2017). "Entrevista a Sandra Hermida, directora de producción de 'Un monstruo viene a verme'" [Interview with Sandra Hermida, Production Manager of 'A Monster Calls'] (in Spanish). Producción Audiovisual. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ^ Chang, Justin (17 May 2010). "Biutiful". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. ^ Pérez de Pablos, Susana (9 March 2010). "'Quería hacer las películas que a mí me gustaría ver'" ['I Wanted to Make Movies That I Would Like to See']. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. ^ Hopewell, John; de Pablos, Emiliano (18 May 2017). "Atresmedia, Warner Bros. Fire Up Oriol Paulo's 'Mirage'". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Sandra Hermida Muñiz, Mejor Dirección de Producción en los Premios Goya 2017 por 'Un monstruo viene a verme'" [Sandra Hermida Muñiz, Best Production at the 2017 Goya Awards for 'A Monster Calls'] (in Spanish). Madrid. Europa Press. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Garbo, el hombre que salvó el mundo" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  11. ^ "'Lo imposible' se hace con un premio VES de efectos especiales" ['The Impossible' Gets a VES Special Effects Award]. ABC (in Spanish). 7 February 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  12. ^ "'Un monstruo viene a verme', de Bayona, vencedora de los IX Premis Gaudí con 8 de 11 premios" ['A Monster Calls' by Bayona, Winner of the 9th Gaudí Awards with 8 of 11 Awards]. Público (in Spanish). Barcelona. Europa Press. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2019.