Sonia Bautista-Alarcón

She is a member of the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences.A screenwriter, director and producer, she holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication and studied screenwriting at the EICTV in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. She first became involved in filmmaking at Groupe Etna in Paris in 2008, where she made her first experimental 16mm short film under the guidance of filmmaker Hugo Verlinde.She has served as president of the national filmmakers’ association Plataforma Nuevos Realizadores and was a member of its board for five years. She directed the Madrid Film Festival for three years, until 2022. She has written, directed and produced numerous short films, branded content, music videos and a wide range of audiovisual projects.She currently works as a producer at El Cañonazo Transmedia and is developing a new fiction short film as well as what will be her first feature-length documentary. She also works as a curator, programmer, project advisor and jury member at various national and international film festivals, labs and showcases.