Maite Ruiz de Austri (born 1959) is a Spanish writer, screenwriter, and film and television director, specializing in programs for children and young adults.
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| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer |
| Awards | Goya Award for Best Animated Film (1994, 1998) |
Career
editFor 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 (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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Gelabert, Jonathan (2008). "Los Cineastas" [The Filmmakers]. Los Oscars (in Spanish). Ediciones Robinbook. p. 93. ISBN 9788496924277. Retrieved 27 August 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "El regreso del Viento del Norte" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "¡Qué vecinos tan animales!" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "La leyenda del unicornio" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Animal Channel" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "El tesoro del rey Midas" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "El extraordinario viaje de Lucius Dumb (Lucius Dumben berebiziko bidaia)" (in Spanish). Goya Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "El tesoro del rey Midas". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "'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.
