Félix Cábez

Fëlix Cábez graduated in Imaging Science from Madrid's Complutense University and has been involved in the audiovisual industry since the early 90s, when he began working as a scriptwriter withTelevisión Española. He has worked as scriptwriter, director and executive producer for the main Spanish television channels. Before focusing on directing documentaries, he directed several short film which won awards at important international film festivals. In 2000 he wrote and directed his first documentary,"Buñuel en Hollywood". Produced by Canal Plus, it examined Luis Buñuel's bitter experience in the United States during his long exile. Later he directed "Almodóvar siglo XX", a documentary about Pedro Almodóvar's work, produced by El Deseo for Vía Digital. During the last decades he has written scripts for feature films and collaborated with important Spanish choreographers and dancers in various audiovisual works which have won many awards. In 2002 he directed his first fiction feature film, the psychological thriller "El Refugio del Mal". In 2005 he wrote, directed and produced his first documentary on a musical subject, "Cooking for Jenny", about the premiere of a concerto for piano and orchestra. In 2010 he wrote and directed the co-production by Zebra Producciones and Televisión Española, "La tierra de las mil orquestas", a music documentary that looks at the Venezuela orchestra system and is narrated by Placido Domingo. In 2012, following the appearance of unpublished material, he re-edited his 2000 documentary "Buñuel en Hollywood", incorporating into the original montage new images of the protagonist, lost until now, and a new contribution by Woody Allen, who was also present in the original montage. This new version, produced by Canal Plus, was premiered in summer 2012. His last work is "The Labèque Way", a feature length music documentary about Katia and Marielle Labèque, the extraordinary duo of French pianists. The film was premiered at Montreal International film festival in 2012. His next music film, "Las voces de Pilar Jurado" is currently in post producion.