Manuela Gutiérrez Arrieta

Documentary & Grande Prémio Nacional Jury

With a degree in Documentary Film from ECAM and Film Curation Studies from EQZE, she works in film production, cultural management and education. Her films as a director have been screened at festivals such as Images Festival, Márgenes, Buenos Aires Video Art Festival and Curtocircuito, among others. She is the executive producer of the feature film in development, Our Raised Skin, which has been presented at industry events at festivals such as Porto/Post/Doc, Zinebi, Arché, L’Alternativa, CPH:DOX, etc.

A year ago, she founded the collective Salón de Belleza, focused on the field of education and film programming. The project has received cultural entrepreneurship grants from INJUVE and contemporary creation grants from the Banco Santander Foundation.

She has also edited the short film La Moto, directed by Matteo Giampetruzzi, which premiered at the Settimana della Critica at the Venice Film Festival.