Lorenzo Ayuso

Graduated with distinction in Audiovisual Communication at Carlos III University of Madrid in 2009, Ayuso made his debut as director with "Evaluación Final". That was produced by the acclaimed Zampanò P.C. ("Juan y la nube") and obtained 14 international selections in festivals from Mexico, Chile or Ecuator. Since then, he has helmed music videos for Spanish rock bands such as Dardem ("La Noche de San Juan") or Nostalghia ("Nostalgia", co-directed with Argentinian cinematographer Roberto Castelli). His second short-film as director and script-writer, "De-mente", marks the fourth production from Amania Films, and stars Sergio Sánchez Shaw and Malcolm Sitté (of "Chiringuito de Pepe" fame). This crazed movie had its international premiere in Puerto Rico, at The Vieques International Film Festival, shortly before being shown at the renowned Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival in May 6. Besides that, he has been working on the script of Azahara Gómez's "Extático", whose release is due this same year. When not busy making movies (or trying to), he serves as an accomplished storyboard artist and works as film and TV critic for Spanish magazines such as 'Versión Original' and 'Vertele', among others.