ABOUT ME
Filmmaker, Scriptwriter and Director
In 1993, Ángel de la Cruz began his journey in film as a set assistant, working for Félix Murcia in “Tirano Banderas” (Dictator Banderas) (José Luís García Sánchez, 1993) and “Crucifixion Island”, (John Gugolka, 1994). During the years 1995-1997, he wrote and directed a trilogy of short features: “Sitcom Show”, “Paranoia digital” (Digital Paranoia) and “Más difícil todavía” (Even Harder).
“El bosque animado, sentirás su magia” (The Living Forest, 2001) was his first feature film as a scriptwriter and director, short-listed for Oscar® 2002 as a candidate for Best Animation Feature by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Hollywood). Subsequently, he directed “El sueño de una noche de San Juan” (Midsummer Dreams, 2005), inspired by the work ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare. Both films received the Goya Award in 2002 and 2006, respectively, from the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In 2008, he produced, wrote and directed his first fiction film titled “Los muertos van deprisa” (Lost in Galicia, 2009).
Cinema is the art of transforming emotions into stories that transcend time.
As a co-scriptwriter and executive producer, he partook in Ignacio Ferreras’ “Arrugas” (Wrinkles, 2011), based on the popular Spanish comic by Paco Roca. With the film, he was awarded a Goya in 2012 for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Animation Feature, along with being short-listed for Oscar® 2002 as a candidate for Best Animation Feature by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Hollywood) and receiving a nomination for the 39th edition of the Annie Awards in 2011 for Best Animation Feature.
In 2013, he produced “Querida Gina” (Dear Gina, 2014), a documentary directed by Susana Sotelo, and “Todos os Santos” (All Saints Day, 2013), made for Galician Television and directed by Chema Gagino. In 2018, he produced and wrote the script for the animation feature «Memorias de un hombre en pijama«, (Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas, 2018), directed by Carlos Fernández based on an adaptation of the namesake comic by Paco Roca.
In 2022, he debuted as director and scriptwriter on the feature “O home e o can” (The Man and the Dog, 2022). Currently, he is preparing his fifth feature as a director of “La silla” (The Chair), whose script he also wrote.
During these years, he has crafted a particular technique and methodology, perfecting and teaching it in numerous masters programs, workshops, seminars and courses taught at universities and schools worldwide, collecting and sharing work tips in a book on screenwriting titled “La escalera de papel” (The Paper Ladder) published in 2016.
