Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón was born on 28th November 1961 in Mexico. He studied cinema and philosophy at the national autonomous university of mexico and his solo debut was with Con Tu Pareja. His first feature film was released in 1995 and was an adaptation of a novel called " A Little Princess". Other notable works of his were "Y tu mama tambien", his modern adaptation of Great expectations, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (which was one of his first experiences with using large amounts of visual effects in film) and Children of men. In total he has achieved three BAFTA awards, one independent spirit award and two Venice Film Festival awards. 
He often works with Emanuel Lubezki, and in filming frequently uses long shots and wide camera angles. Often preferring to use hand held cameras he achieves relentless camera movement throughout his films. 
Cuarón has also created a company called Cha Cha Cha films with Alejandro González and Guillermo del Toro who are also directors. Most recently Alfonso worked as the executive producer on his son,Jonas Cuaróns, film in which dialogue is played over photographs, the film is titled Año uña (which translated means the year of the nail).