J.M. Asensio

J.M. Asensio was born on Nov 22, 1978 in Spain. J.M. Asensio's big-screen debut came with Asesinos inocentes directed by Gonzalo Bendala in 2015.

JM Asensio (José Manuel Asensio Moreno) is a Spanish filmmaker born on November 22, 1978 in Linares (Jaén).During his childhood he became interested in literature, music and cinema. At the age of 14 he made his first short film, The Tapeworm (1994), based on Roald Dahl's short story Poison. This experience was the trigger that led him to study cinema.From 1996 to 2002 he worked with his University companions in several short films as actor and editor. His directorial debut was Atecna's Legacy (1999), a remake of The Tapeworm with the formula of an archaeological thriller. One year later he directed Veritas (2000), a short film of suspense and terror set in the hall of residence where Asensio lived during the four years of his college career.After graduating he directed Rata de túnel (2004), the claustrophobic nightmare of a thief caught in a vent that was a hit in Spanish festivals. Asensio played the main character and received an award for his portrayal.In 2006 he founded his own production company, Arka Studio, to develop personal and commissioned projects as concerts, ads and promotional videos.From 2007 to 2009 he worked on a project written in his college years, Cuando Apolo encontró a Dionisos (2009), a fantastic comedy about human duality that brings the myth of Apollo and Daphne to the present times. This project eventually became his fourth short film.From 2011 to 2013 he co-wrote the script of the film Asesinos inocentes (2015) directed by Gonzalo Bendala and produced by Marta Velasco. The three had worked together previously in Rata de túnel (2004).His fifth short film, Al Compás (2013), was released in the time of the economical crisis and it's a musical satire in which a ruthless manager ends four employees contracts to the beat of a metronome.In 2015 he directed Error (2015), a return to the genre of suspense. This short tells the story of a couple who faces the harsh reality of their relationship when, one night, the man discovers that the woman has discovered his dangerous secret.In 2018 he directed two shorts: Pandora 2.0. (2018), an update of Pandora's Box myth through Youtube, and La Noticia del Año (2018), a comedy filmed like a real TV news coverage.