| Alfonso Zarauza | |
| Birth Name: | Alfonso Vilas Zarauza |
| Birth Date: | 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago de Compostela |
| Nationality: | Spain |
| Years Active: | 1994—present |
Alfonso Vilas Zarauza is a film director and screenwriter from Spain. Born in 1973 in Santiago de Compostela, he studied film at HIA in La Coruna.[1]
He is an author of several shorts such as Hai que foderse (1994), ¡Aproba! (1995), A danza de Katiuska (1998), Sebastian (2001), and Touro (2002).[1]
In 2008, he was awarded at the Viña del Mar International Film Festival.[2] In 2009, he directed the TV series O Nordés.[1]
His feature films include Spleen (La noche que dejó de llover, 2008)[3] [4] and Aces (2014).[1] [5] Aces was critically acclaimed.[6]
Zarauza's next film, a comedy Encallados, was shot on 16mm black and white film. The movie was released in 2013 and was awarded as the Best Film at the 2d Premios Mestre Mateo.[7] [8]
In 2019, he produced Jaione Camborda's Arima.[9]
In 2020, he released Ons, a complex and intimate drama, placed in a unique geographical setting. The movie was produced by Galician firm Maruxiña Film Company and Portuguese outfit Bando à Parte. Ons was screened at the 17th Seville European Film Festival.[10]