Caye Casas was born in Terrassa (Barcelona) in 1976. Before establishing himself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Spanish cinema, he made a name for himself as a cartoonist and caricaturist for the newspaper Sport, where he published the back-page comic strip for eighteen years (1999–2017), becoming a sharp and instantly recognisable signature for thousands of readers.

His move into filmmaking began with short films, a creative laboratory in which he developed his distinctive style through works that received awards at dozens of international film festivals. This period, marked by experimentation and narrative boldness, culminated in his feature film debut with Killing God (Matar a Dios), a daring and deeply personal film that captivated audiences and won more than thirty festival awards, including the Audience Award at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival.

Casas’s cinema is characterised by an unsettling and penetrating perspective on the human condition, a masterful command of black humour, and a remarkable ability to craft powerful stories with minimal resources. His work moves between the grotesque and the intimate, challenging audiences and establishing him as a filmmaker with a distinctive voice on both the Spanish and international cinematic scene.

His second feature film, The Coffee Table (La mesita del comedor, 2022), won more than fifty international awards and earned the admiration of Stephen King, who described it as: “The blackest film I have ever seen. Horrible and terribly funny. The darkest dream of the Coen brothers.”

His next film, currently in production, El deseo de mamá.

“LA MESITA DEL COMEDOR”.
– White Raven Award at the BIFFF in Brussels.
– Audience Award at TerrorMolins and the San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival.
– More than 50 international awards..

“MATAR A DIOS”.
– Grand Audience Award at the Sitges Festival.

“R.I.P.”.
– Best Short Film Award at the Sitges Festival.
– More than 300 festival selections and over 100 awards.

“NADA S.A.”.
– More than 150 awards at national and international festivals.