Maite Ruiz de Austri | |
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Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Madrid, Spain |
Occupation(s) | Director, writer |
Awards | Goya Award for Best Animated Film (1994, 1998) |
Maite Ruiz de Austri (born 1959) is a Spanish writer, screenwriter, and film and television director, specializing in programs for children and young adults.
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.[1]
She was one of the founding members of the Association of Women Filmmakers[2] She is a member of the Academy of Sciences and Cinematographic Arts of Spain.[1]
(CIMA) that was created to "give a boost to the role of women in film, especially in jobs of responsibility.