Alauda Ruiz de Azúa

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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Attending the 2022 Berlinale
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Barakaldo, Biscay, Spain
Education
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (born 1978) is a Spanish filmmaker. Her full-length debut Lullaby (2022) earned critical acclaim,[1] and won her the Goya Award for Best New Director.[2]

Biography

Born in Barakaldo, Biscay, in 1978, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa earned a licentiate degree in English philology from the University of Deusto and a degree in film direction from the ECAM.[3] Based in Madrid, she developed an early career in short films (including Clases particulares, Dicen, and Nena) and advertising.[3] Shortly after presenting her debut feature Lullaby at the Berlinale in February 2022,[3] she wrapped shooting of her sophomore feature Eres tú, a Netflix comedy written by Cristóbal Garrido and Adolfo Valor.[4]

Works

Feature films
Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2022 Cinco lobitos (Lullaby) Yes Yes [3]
2023 Love at First Kiss (Eres tú) Yes No [4]

Accolades

Ruiz de Azúa holding her Goya Award for Best New Director in 2023
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2022 25th Málaga Film Festival Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay Lullaby Won [5]
2023 10th Feroz Awards Best Director Nominated [6]
Best Screenplay Won
78th CEC Medals Best New Director Won [7]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
37th Goya Awards Best New Director Won [8]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated

References

  1. ^ Yuste, Javier (21 March 2022). "Alauda Ruiz de Azúa: "Hacía falta una mirada más honesta de la maternidad"". El Cultural – via El Español.
  2. ^ "Estos son los ganadores de los Premios Goya 2023: lista completa". El Periódico de Catalunya. 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Belategui, Oskar (26 March 2022). "La vasca Alauda Ruiz de Azúa arrasa en Málaga con 'Cinco lobitos'". El Correo. Grupo Vocento.
  4. ^ a b Arazulea, Ane (11 April 2022). "Alauda Ruiz de Azúa finaliza el rodaje de 'Eres tú', una comedia para Netflix". Deia.
  5. ^ Sánchez Casademont, Rafael (26 March 2022). "Festival de Málaga 2022: Palmarés completo con todas las películas ganadoras". Fotogramas.
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  7. ^ "'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las más nominadas a las Medallas CEC". Cine con Ñ. 15 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Estos son los ganadores de los Premios Goya 2023: lista completa". El Periódico de Catalunya. 12 February 2023.


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