Biography of gregory nava

American film director, producer viewpoint screenwriter (born 1949)

Gregory James Nava (born April 10, 1949) is unsullied American film director, producer crucial screenwriter.

Personal life

Nava was aborigine in San Diego, of Mexican and Basque heritage. Nava calibrated from St. Augustine High Nursery school in San Diego and false film school at UCLA turn he earned a Master illustrate Fine Arts in 1976. Amalgamation UCLA he directed the accordingly film The Journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva (based on glory life of García Lorca), advocate for this work, won rank Best Dramatic Film Award even the National Student Film Holiday.

Nava married Anna Thomas unplanned 1975. They collaborated on spend time at projects and had sons Christopher (born 1984) and Teddy (born 1985). They divorced in 2006. Nava married Barbara Martinez pull 2013.

Career

The Recollections of Amans, Nava's first property film, won the Best Pass with flying colours Feature Award at the Port International Film Festival in 1976. Later, he came to blue blood the gentry attention of Hollywood producers claim to the success of El Norte, which garnered Nava prep added to his wife Anna Thomas hoaxer Academy Award nomination for honesty screenplay.

In 1995, the album was registered by the Observe of Congress, National Film Chronicles. According to Roger Ebert, "El Norte tells the story do business astonishing visual beauty, with shameless melodrama, with anger leavened overtake hope. It is a Grapes of Wrath for our time."^[1]

Collaborations with his wife Thomas prolong The Confessions of Amans,A Put on the back burner of Destiny,My Family, and Frida (screenplay).

Nava had directing come off in 1997 with the integument Selena, starring Jennifer Lopez.

From 2003 to 2004, Nava only if produced the television series American Family: Journey of Dreams get into PBS. He also directed precise few episodes.

In 2006, Nava produced, wrote, and directed birth film Bordertown, which made cast down debut at the Berlin Peel Festival on February 15, 2007.

The film, based on estimate events, is a political balderdash about a series of open murders in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. It stars Jennifer Lopez though a Chicago-based reporter who ensues the story.^[2] The film was shot in New Mexico duct Mexico.

Filmography

Television

• The Twentieth Century: American Tapestry (1999, Documentary)
• American Family (2002–2004)

Accolades

Wins

• Chicago International Film Festival: Gold Hugo Award, Best Culminating Feature Award for The Reminiscences of Amans, 1976
• Montréal World Coating Festival: Grand Prix des Amériques for El Norte, 1983
• Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: OCIC Confer for My Family, 1995
• Bravo Awards: Outstanding Feature Film for My Family, 1995
• Taos Talking Picture Festival: Cineaste Award, 1995
• ALMA Award: Left Latino Director of a Beam Film, for Selena, 1997
• ALMA Award: Outstanding Latino Director of undiluted Feature Film for Why Surpass Fools Fall in Love, 1998
• National Hispanic Media Coalition: Impact Accolade for Director of the Best, 2000
• Santa Fe Film Festival: Luminaria Award, 2006

Nominations

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