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Gregory Nava (born
April 10,
1949 in
San Diego, California) is a
film director,
producer and
screenplay writer, of
Mexican and
Basque heritage.
Nava met his future wife
Anna Thomas while working on his master's degree at
UCLA. They were married in
1975 and would collaborate on many projects.
They have two sons: Christopher (born
1984) and Tedy (born
1985).
Biography
Education
Nava attended
film school at
UCLA where he earned an
MFA in
1976. At UCLA he directed the short film
The Journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva (based on the life of
García Lorca), and for this work, won the Best Dramatic Film Award at the National Student Film Festival.
Nava's first feature film,
The Confessions of Amans, won the Best First Feature Award at the
Chicago International Film Festival in
1976.
Career
Later, he came to the attention of
Hollywood producers due to the success of
El Norte, which garnered Nava and his wife
Anna Thomas an
Academy Award nomination, among other accolades, for the screenplay. In
1995 the film was registered by the
Library of Congress,
National Film Registry. According to
Chicago Sun-Times film critic
Roger Ebert, "
El Norte tells [the] story with astonishing visual beauty, with unashamed melodrama, with anger leavened by hope. It is a
Grapes of Wrath for our time."
Further collaborations with his wife Thomas include:
The Confessions of Amans, A Time of Destiny, My Family, and
Frida (screenplay), and other works.
Nava had further directing success in
1997 with the film
Selena, starring
Jennifer Lopez, who was nominated for the
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
From 2003 to 2004, Nava executive produced the television series
American Family: Journey of Dreams for
PBS. He also directed a few episodes.
Last project
In 2006, Nava produced, wrote, and directed the film
Bordertown which made its debut at the
Berlin Film Festival on
February 15,
2007. The film, based on true events, is a
political thriller about a series of unsolved
murders in
Juárez, Mexico. It stars
Jennifer Lopez as a
Chicago-based reporter who follows the story. The film was shot in
New Mexico and
Mexico.
Filmography
Television
The 20th Century: American Tapestry (1999, Documentary)
American Family: Journey of Dreams (2002-2004)
Awards
Wins
Chicago International Film Festival: Gold Hugo Award, Best First Feature Award, for The Confessions of Amans; 1976.
Montréal World Film Festival: Grand Prix des Amériques, for El Norte; 1983.
Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: OCIC Award, for My Family; 1995.
Bravo Awards: Outstanding Feature Film, for My Family; 1995.
Taos Talking Picture Festival: Cineaste Award, 1995.
ALMA Award: Outstanding Latino Director of a Feature Film, for Selena; 1997.
ALMA Award: Outstanding Latino Director of a Feature Film, for Why Do Fools Fall in Love; 1998.
Santa Fe Film Festival: Luminaria Award; 2006.
Nominations
Academy Awards: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, for El Norte; 1983.
Writers Guild of America Award: Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, for El Norte; 1983.
Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: Golden Seashell Award, for My Family; 1995.
Emmy Awards: Outstanding Miniseries, for American Family: Journey of Dreams, for episode "Journey of Dreams"; 2002.
Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Berlin Bear, Gregory Nava; for Bordertown; 2007.
Films
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