Lluís Quílez (Barcelona), a graduate in Directing from ESCAC, is a film director, screenwriter, and producer of feature films, TV shows, and short films, with over 20 years of experience in the audiovisual industry.

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He is the founder and producer at Euphoria Productions. His work in short films—EL SIGUIENTE, AVATAR, GRAFFITI, 72%, LA GRAN OBRA—has earned wide international recognition, with over 200 awards at international festivals, including the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, two Méliès d’Argent, a Goya Award, and two Forqué Awards. He has also received a Gaudí nomination and was twice shortlisted for the OSCARS® (in 2017 and 2025). Variety magazine featured him on their “10 to Track” list, highlighting him as one of the 10 Spanish filmmakers to watch.

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His feature film debut, OUT OF THE DARK (2015), was produced by Participant Media. A supernatural thriller shot in Colombia and starring Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, and Stephen Rea, the film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and received a warm reception in more than twenty countries where it was released in theaters. It is currently available on Amazon Prime.

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In 2021, he wrote and directed the action thriller BAJOCERO, produced by Netflix and starring Javier Gutierrez, Karra Elejalde, Luis Callejo and Patrick Criado. The film became a global number-one hit, surpassing 50 million views and ranking among the most-watched non-English-language films in Netflix history.

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In March 2024, he premiered his latest project as showrunner and director: an eight-episode series titled “MANO DE HIERRO”, produced by The Mediapro Studio for Netflix. Set in the freight port of Barcelona, this high-stakes narco-thriller stars Eduard Fernández, Chino Darín, Natalia de Molina, and Jaime Lorente.

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Over the last decade, he has also combined his directing career with teaching, working as a professor in Screenwriting and Directing at leading film schools and universities across Spain.