‘Wednesday’ Director Paco Cabezas and Javier Ruiz Caldera, Helmer of ‘5 More Minutes,’ Talk Genre Filmmaking and Creative Risk

Nov 5, 2026 6:34am PT ‘Wednesday’ Director Paco Cabezas and Javier Ruiz Caldera, Helmer of ‘5 More Minutes,’ Talk Genre Filmmaking and Creative Risk

At the South International Series Festival in Cádiz, the Spanish durecttors discussed horror, comedy, ambitious stunts and improvisation in a conversation which proved one of the event's highlights

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Spanish directors Paco Cabezas and Javier Ruiz Caldera compared notes on demanding shoots and creative risk at this year’s South International Series Festival in Cádiz.

Their Nov. 2 conversation, “No Holds Barred,” was part of the festival’s Creative Talks program, moderated by South Boost coordinator Alejandro Ávila. South’s fourth edition ran Oct. 30-Nov. 4.

Cabezas, whose credits range from Netflix’s “Wednesday” to AMC’s “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” summed up the pressure of the job: “I’ve always compared shooting to painting a picture during a fire or writing a poem on a roller coaster.”

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