The palace of the moon

A mother writes a letter to Paul Auster…

Completes an advanced degree in journalism at the University of Basque Country. Receives a scholarship to study Communication in the Université Michael de Montaigne, Bordeaux; first contact with the audiovisual world and first experience in television journalism. Moves to Washington, DC, where she works as a journalist for the newspaper, La Nación. In 1994, she begins a Master´s in Film Direction in Los Angeles, where she will reside until 2000. There she directs and produces/realizes six short films. Upon returning to Spain in 2000, she joins Julio Medem´s Production Company, where she is in charge of the Second Unit of La pelota vasca and directs her first documentary to appear in commercial theatres, 1 % esquizofrenia (produced by Julio Medem). At the same time, she directs and produces four short Films: La novia, Juego, El palacio de la luna and Inseparable de ti, all of which have received national and international awards. Meanwhile, she does numerous institutional videos for multinational corporations. Her clients include: AstraZeneca, Grupo Peñín, Meetic. She has also directed three small theater pieces: Micropoesía, Desbórrame and Nudos. Currently she is preparing her first feature-length film entitled, Marta quiere.

Best Short – FIB 2009 (Spain)
Best fictional short – free topic – Malescorto Film Festival (Spain)
Best Director – Short Film Shows Pasaia IKUSKA (Spain)
Trophy Caja Madrid – Best Special Effects Alcine 38 (Spain)
Best Editing – Short Film Festival of Madrid (Spain)
Best Cinematography – Short Film Festival of Madrid (Spain)
Best Short Film – International Film Festival of Elche Indep (Spain)
Best Music – Indep International Film Festival of Elche (Spain)
Short Prize Madrid 2008 (Spain)