2025Nominee
Best Director
Gaua (The Night)
Paul Urkijo Alijo
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
June 22, 1984
Biography
Spanish filmmaker Paul Urkijo Alijo was born in 1984 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Since he was a child, he has been passionate about cinema, literature and comics. A great fan of mythology and traditional tales, he has a predilection for the fantasy genre. After graduating in Fine Arts in 2008, he began to devote himself professionally to illustration and the direction of short films. In 2016, he wrote, produced and directed Errementari, his first feature film, followed by Irati, from 2023.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2023Nominee
Best Picture
HADO
2018Nominee
Best Director
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Director
Dar-Dar
2022Highlight
Best Picture
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