Manuel Arija de la Cuerda

In 2009 he debuted as a director with the 35mm short film 'MAVELA', selected by the Austin Fantastic Fest and continued with a successful run in festivals across USA and Canada. In 2010 he directed 'La Piñata' and was the winner of Amacort Short Film Festival 2010(Rimini, Italy), he also received a Fulbright Scholarship for film directing at SVA NYC. He directed and produced 'Little Appliances'(2012) distributed by Filmin. His film 'No Kissing'(2014) was awarded 1st Prize in Shnit International Short Film Festival selected by Paul Haggis and it has won other awards and accolades from many other festivals. In Manuel's career he has received more than 50 awards and has been selected for 150 festivals. 2020 sees the finishing of the post production of his first feature film, ULTRAinocencia, not yet released.