Hollywood18 September 2026
Alfonso Cuarón Is Heading to South Korea for the Very First Time
By Marla Devine
Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón is visiting South Korea for the first time to attend the 31st Busan International Film Festival.
Filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer
Alfonso Cuarón
Best known for Gravity, Roma, Children of Men, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Born
- 1961
- From
- Mexican
- Working since
- 1991
Alfonso Cuarón does not just make movies. He rewires how Hollywood shoots them. Whether he is spinning Sandra Bullock through empty space or filming a deeply personal black-and-white slice of 1970s Mexico City, the man knows how to keep your eyes glued to the screen. He came up alongside Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, turning their tight-knit friendship into an unstoppable creative powerhouse.
From indie road trips to taking the wheel of the Harry Potter juggernaut, Cuarón refuses to repeat himself. He takes years between projects, crafts nearly every frame by hand, and regularly walks away from awards season with a wheelbarrow full of gold. Let's be honest: when Cuarón puts his name on a call sheet, the whole town stops to watch.
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Alfonso Cuarón in brief
- —First Mexican director to win the Best Director Oscar, taking it home for Gravity.
- —Broke through internationally with the bold 2001 road-trip hit Y Tu Mamá También.
- —Saved the Harry Potter franchise from feeling stale with his dark third instalment.
- —Shot, wrote, directed, and co-edited his semi-autobiographical masterpiece Roma.
- —Part of the famed 'Three Amigos' trio alongside Del Toro and Iñárritu.
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