F. Javier Gutiérrez

F. Javier Gutierrez
F. Javier Gutiérrez (left) filming Before the Fall (aka 3 Días)
Born	Francisco Javier Gutiérrez Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

Francisco Javier Gutiérrez Díaz, or simply F. Javier Gutiérrez, is a Spanish film director, producer and writer. He is well known for his works like the short films Brazil and Norman's Room, and his feature film debut Before the Fall.

Gutiérrez was born in Córdoba, Spain. While attending Law School, he also studied acting and produced his first short films. In 2001, he founded his own film production company. With Brasil (Best Short Film in Sitges International Film Festival and Nominated for the European Golden Melies), he entered his first international festivals where he was quickly identified as a director with a distinct personal style.

In 2001, Gutiérrez created his own production company aiming to make films with an international reach. In 2002, he was invited by TVE program “Versión Española” to direct a piece for the series Diminutos del Calvario II. News of Gutiérrez’s La habitacion de Norman (Norman's Room), a claustrophobic tribute to Psycho, was published by film industry magazines in the United States. In the same year, he won the Universal Studios award and visited Los Angeles for the first time. In 2007, Gutiérrez received an offer from Antonio Banderas and Antonio Pérez to direct his first feature film, Before the Fall (2008) which entered the official section “Special Panorama” at the Berlin Film Festival.

Gutierrez has been working on the reboot of the 90's cult movie The Crow based on James O'Barr's comic book and produced by Relativity Media and Edward R. Pressman. But in June 2014, Gutierrez signed on to the direct the next installment of The Ring franchise, produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, for Paramount Pictures, that made him unavailable to helm The Crow. According to Deadline.com, Gutierrez will stay on board The Crow as executive producer.