Maite Ruiz de Austri
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.
The Legend of the North Wind (1992)
To get his hands on a valuable pod of whales, a 17th-century European daredevil in Newfoundland foolishly attempts to release the powers of the mythical North Wind, who was trapped in a pot thanks to a shared effort by Basque sailors and Mi'kmaq Indians. Now, the ... (more)
To get his hands on a valuable pod of whales, a 17th-century European daredevil in Newfoundland foolishly attempts to release the powers of the mythical North Wind, who was trapped in a pot thanks to a shared effort by Basque sailors and Mi'kmaq Indians. Now, the ... (more)
The extraordinary journey of Lucius Dumb (2013)
Animation film about Human Rights of Children to a younger audience in a dynamic and entertaining. A story about the values, need and equal justice in the first years of life, when it's necessary to have someone to fight for them. (more)
Animation film about Human Rights of Children to a younger audience in a dynamic and entertaining. A story about the values, need and equal justice in the first years of life, when it's necessary to have someone to fight for them. (more)
The Return of the North Wind (1994)
The Legend of the Unicorn (2001)
Based on the musical by Javier Munoz and Diego Izola. In a quiet fishing village, all adults have to put to sea. When parents go, a whole series of terrors and monsters attack children. To add to the confusion appears the terrible unicorn whose breeding is gone and ... (more)
Based on the musical by Javier Munoz and Diego Izola. In a quiet fishing village, all adults have to put to sea. When parents go, a whole series of terrors and monsters attack children. To add to the confusion appears the terrible unicorn whose breeding is gone and ... (more)
Animal Channel (2009)
The stork Cathy and the mouse Nicholas, was forced to close the theater where they work for living. With the courage and imagination that characterize them, our friends are used as intrepid reporters of a new television channel run by Big Mouse. Soon realize they ... (more)
The stork Cathy and the mouse Nicholas, was forced to close the theater where they work for living. With the courage and imagination that characterize them, our friends are used as intrepid reporters of a new television channel run by Big Mouse. Soon realize they ... (more)
The Treasure of King Midas (2010)
Katy the stork, Nico the mouse and Lorri the parrot, intrepid reporters for the Animal Channel, receive bad news while enjoying a well-deserved vacation: it seems that two reporters from the network working deep in the jungle are in trouble. (more)
Katy the stork, Nico the mouse and Lorri the parrot, intrepid reporters for the Animal Channel, receive bad news while enjoying a well-deserved vacation: it seems that two reporters from the network working deep in the jungle are in trouble. (more)