2009Nominee
Best Director
Animal Channel
Maite Ruiz de Austri
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Madrid, Spain
Biography
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. 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. She is a member of the Academy of Sciences and Cinematographic Arts of Spain.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1998Nominee
Best Performance
Our Animal Neighbors!
1994Nominee
Best Director
The Return of the North Wind
Career Highlights
2010Highlight
Best Writing
The Treasure of King Midas
2001Highlight
Best Director
The Legend of the Unicorn
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Animal Channel
The Treasure of King Midas
The Legend of the Unicorn