Ruth Caudeli

'Ruth Caudeli' (qv) was born in Valencia, Spain. She has a Master's degree in film directing from ESCAC and another in fiction for television from Pompeu Fabra University. She studied audiovisual communication at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, where she obtained the end-of-course award. She has written and directed the feature films '¿Cómo te llamas?' (2018), 'Second Star on the Right' (2019) and 'Leading Ladies' (2021). The films have premiered at different international festivals such as the San Sebastian Film Festival (Premio Sebastiane Latino), Málaga Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Outfest Los Angeles or Frameline; in addition to being candidates for the Platino and Macondo 'Awards' (qv) in different categories. 'Leading ladies' premiered at the Málaga Film Festival in its Zonazine section in 2021 and obtained a special mention from the jury for its cast. She has directed several short films, including 'Late' (2010), 'Porque no' (2016), 'Entre Paredes' (2017), 'EVA menos CANDELA' (2018) and 'Adéu/Adiós' (2020), which were also selected and awarded in various international festivals. She has directed the series 'Natalia: Crimen y Castigo', winner of the 2021 India Catalina Award for best mini series and the second unit of the series 'Pálpito' for Netflix. Her web series 'Actresses' was nominated for the 2021 India Catalina 'Awards' (qv). In 2019, she was named by Indiewire as one of the LGBTQ directors on the rise. She directed commercials for well-known brands at the production company Ovella Blava Films and she is a film and television's professor. She is about to release his fourth film, 'Petit mal' and is in pre-production on his fifth and sixth feature film 'La misma estación' and 'Cronostasis'.::'Ruth Caudeli' (qv)