Made first feature, a comedy about AIDS, "Solo Con Tu Pareja/Love in the Time of Hysteria"

Directed episode of Showtime series "Fallen Angels"

Won widespread critical acclaim for "A Little Princess"

Directed version of Dickens' "Great Expectations"

Co-wrote (with brother Carlos) and directed "Y Tu Mama Tambien/And Your Mother Too", first Spanish-language film in more than a decade; received nominations for a BAFTA for for Best Screenplay (Original) and an Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay

Directed the third film in the successful Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"

Helmed the futuristic tale "The Children of Men" an adaptation of the P.D. James novel; earned Oscar nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing

Produced Guillermo del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth" through his company Esperanto Films

Formed an independent production co. with fellow Mexican filmmakers, Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu

Under the newly formed independent production co., signed a deal with Universal's Focus Features to finance and co-own five movies, which will have a combined budget of around $100 million