Maite Ruiz de Austri

Maite Ruiz de Austri (born 1959) is a Spanish writer, screenwriter, and film and television director, specializing in programs for children and young adults.

Career 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 (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. 1999 Goya Award for Best Animated Film for Qué vecinos tan animales! Nominated for 2002 Goya Award for Best Animated Film for The Legend of the Unicorn Gold Medal and Platinum Remi Award at the 2009 Houston International Film Festival for Animal Channel Nominated for 2010 Goya Award for Best Animated Film for Animal Channel Nominated for 2011 Goya Award for Best Animated Film for El tesoro del rey Midas Nominated for 2014 Goya Award for Best Animated Film for El Extraordinario Viaje de Lucius Dumb

Filmography 1992 - The Legend of the North Wind 1993 - The Return of the North Wind 1998 - Que vecinos tan animales! 2001 - The Legend of the Unicorn 2008 - Animal Channel 2010 - El tesoro del rey Midas 2013 - El extraordinario viaje de Lucius Dumb: Los derechos humanos tu mejor instrumento 2018 - La bola dorada