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Maite Ruiz de Austri

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Maite Ruiz de Austri
At the 2011 Guadalajara International Film Festival
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)Director, writer
AwardsGoya Award for Best Animated Film (1994, 1998)

Maite Ruiz de Austri (born 1959) is a Spanish writer, screenwriter, and film and television director, specializing in programs for children and young adults.

Career

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For more than 25 years, until 2018, Maite Ruiz de Austri was the only woman in Spain to direct animated feature films. She has produced a long list of award-winning films, television programs, and series. In addition, she is a screenwriter and director of television series, documentaries of both animation and fiction.[1]

She was one of the founding members of the Association of Women Filmmakers [es] (CIMA) that was created to "give a boost to the role of women in film, especially in jobs of responsibility.[2] She is a member of the Academy of Sciences and Cinematographic Arts of Spain.[1]

Awards and recognitions

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  • 1995 Goya Award for Best Animated Film for The Return of the North Wind[3]
  • 1999 Goya Award for Best Animated Film for Qué vecinos tan animales![4]
  • Nominated for 2002 Goya Award for Best Animated Film for The Legend of the Unicorn[5]
  • Gold Medal and Platinum Remi Award at the 2009 Houston International Film Festival for Animal Channel[6]
  • Nominated for 2010 Goya Award for Best Animated Film for Animal Channel[7]
  • Nominated for 2011 Goya Award for Best Animated Film for El tesoro del rey Midas[8]
  • Nominated for 2014 Goya Award for Best Animated Film for El Extraordinario Viaje de Lucius Dumb[9]

Filmography

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  • 1992 - The Legend of the North Wind
  • 1993 - The Return of the North Wind
  • 1998 - Que vecinos tan animales!
  • 2001 - The Legend of the Unicorn
  • 2008 - Animal Channel
  • 2010 - El tesoro del rey Midas[10]
  • 2013 - El extraordinario viaje de Lucius Dumb: Los derechos humanos tu mejor instrumento
  • 2018 - La bola dorada[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lauzirika, Nekane (11 February 2018). "'En la gala de los Goya hubo mucho postureo'" [At the Goya Gala There was a Lot of Posturing]. Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ Gelabert, Jonathan (2008). "Los Cineastas" [The Filmmakers]. Los Oscars (in Spanish). Ediciones Robinbook. p. 93. ISBN 9788496924277. Retrieved 27 August 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "El regreso del Viento del Norte" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ "¡Qué vecinos tan animales!" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ^ "La leyenda del unicornio" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Nuevo premio para la cinta extremeña 'Animal Channel'" [New Award for the Extremaduran Film 'Animal Channel']. Hoy (in Spanish). Badajoz. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Animal Channel" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. ^ "El tesoro del rey Midas" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. ^ "El extraordinario viaje de Lucius Dumb (Lucius Dumben berebiziko bidaia)" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. ^ "El tesoro del rey Midas". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  11. ^ "'La bola dorada', con guion y producción de Maite Ruiz de Austri, llega a los cines" ['La bola dorada', with Script and Production by Maite Ruiz de Austri, Comes to Cinemas] (in Spanish). Association of Women Filmmakers. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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