Born 9th October 1975 in Banyoles, Spain.
PhD in Literary Theory and Comparative Literature, Universitat de Barcelona.

In 2006, Serra wrote, directed and produced his debut feature film Honour of the Knights, which premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes 2006. Since then, all his films have premiered at Cannes except Story of My Death that won the Golden Leopard in Locarno in 2013. His major filmography includes Birdsong (2009), Lord Worked Wonders in Me (2011), The Death of Louis XIV (2016, Prix Jean Vigo winner) and Liberté (2019, Special Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard in Cannes). He created the 101 hour film The Three Little Pigs for Documenta in 2013. He has also shown Singularity (2015) at the Venice Viennale of Art. In 2022, he directed Pacifiction, which premiered in the Official Selection in Competition at Cannes Film Festival. He received the Louis Delluc Prize and two César Prizes for this film. In 2023, his documentary about a bullfighter star in Spain, Tardes de Soledad, won the Concha de Oro in the San Sebastian Film Festival. He has given lectures at numerous museums, universities and cultural centers, and many retrospectives of his work have been held around the world.