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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Carlos Casas

Carlos CASAS (1974, Spain) studied Fine Arts, Cinema and Design in Barcelona and Vienna. In 1998, he was awarded a scholarship for Benetton’s design centre Fabrica. Afterwords, his first short, was shown at IFFR in 2001. Hunters Since the Beginning of Time (2008) marked the end of his End Trilogy. His 2019 documentary Cemetery was shown at the Tate Modern and IFFR 2020. Krakatoa was selected for IFFR 2026.

Filmography

Afterwords (2000, short, co-dir), Patagonia, Loneliness at the End of the World (2002, short, co-dir), Rocinha: Daylight of a Favela (2003, short doc), Aral: Fishing in an Invisible Sea (2004, short doc, co-dir), Soledad al fin del mundo/Solitude at the End of the World (2006, short doc, co-dir), Hunters Since the Beginning of Time (doc), Avalanche (2009, short), Cemetery (2019, doc), Krakatoa (2026)

More info: carloscasas.net

Carlos Casas op IFFR

  • Krakatoa

    Carlos Casas | 79' | Spain | World premiere

    The visceral journey of a Javanese fisherman and an enormous volcanic eruption.
  • Soledad al fin del mundo

    Carlos Casas, Fernando Zuber | 54' | Argentina | None

    In one of the least populated regions of the world, a few men lead lives of total solitude, spending months on end alone.
  • Cemetery

    Carlos Casas | 85' | France | None

    We know that elephants mourn. But do we mourn when they disappear? Beyond an exotic excursion, this is a psychological thriller for our subconsciousne
  • Aral

    Carlos Casas, Saodat Ismailova | 52' | Italy | World premiere

    The desiccation of the Aral Sea means fishermen have to travel increasing distances to be able to fish. Intimate documentary portrait.