Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Attending the 2022 Berlinale
Born1978 (age 4546)
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.
2022Cinco lobitos (Lullaby)YesYes[3]
2023Love at First Kiss (Eres tú)YesNo[4]

Accolades

Ruiz de Azúa holding her Goya Award for Best New Director in 2023
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
202225th Málaga Film FestivalSilver Biznaga for Best ScreenplayLullabyWon[5]
202310th Feroz AwardsBest DirectorNominated[6]
Best ScreenplayWon
78th CEC Medals Best New Director Won [7]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
37th Goya AwardsBest New DirectorWon[8]
Best Original ScreenplayNominated

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. 1 2 3 4 Belategui, Oskar (26 March 2022). "La vasca Alauda Ruiz de Azúa arrasa en Málaga con 'Cinco lobitos'". El Correo. Grupo Vocento.
  4. 1 2 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.
  6. "Premios Feroz 2023 | Palmarés completo: empatan 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos' en cine y 'La ruta' y 'No me gusta conducir' en series". Cinemanía. 29 January 2023 via 20minutos.es.
  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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