Arantxa Echevarría (Bilbao, 55 years old) studied Image Sciences at the UC in Madrid, specialized in Audiovisual Realization at the CMA of the same university and production at Sidney Community College in Sidney, Australia

His first steps in the direction of Arantxa began with the short film Panchito, a tragicose with non-professional actors who received, among others, the Telemadrid award.

His first feature film, Carmen and Lola, was nominated for eight Goya 2019 awards. The film was finalist of the Julio Alejandro Award of the General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE). In April 2018, it was selected for the Quincena de Realizadores (a parallel section that turned 50) to perform its world premiere in the framework of the Cannes Festival, where it also opted for the Caméra d'or for the Best Prima Opera. He also won the Dunia Ayaso award at the 2018 Valladolid Festival and three awards at the Toulouse Cinespaña (actor, public award and Violette d'Or).

The last film Arantxa Echevarría is Infilteredabout the National Police officer who infiltrated ETA and helped to disarticulate the 'Donosti command'.

His second feature film, Chinese, was nominated for four Goya 2024 awards.

With this award, FICCAB wants to highlight the career of Echevarría, capable of giving voice through the chamber of marginalized communities and visibilizing issues such as gender identity and sexual diversity. We want to highlight how it has brought freshness and authenticity to Spanish independent cinema while combining social sensitivity with intimate and powerful narratives

The latest film Arantxa Echevarría 'Infiltrada', on the National Police officer who infiltrated ETA and helped to disarticulate the 'Donosti command', premiered on October 11.