Paul Urkijo Alijo

Paul Urkijo ALIJO (1984, Spain) was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country). From a very young age, he has been passionate about cinema and the fantasy genre, as well as an avid reader of mythology and traditional tales. In 2008, after graduating in Fine Arts, he began writing and directing his own short fiction films. In 2016, he wrote, produced, and directed his first feature film Errementari, a fantasy film based on the Basque folklore tale “Patxi Errementaria.” In 2023, he released his second feature film Irati, set in the 8th century and based on Basque mythology legends. It became the most-watched Basque-language film in theatres in cinema history.
The films he has written and directed have won more than 130 national and international awards and have been selected on more than 400 occasions.

Filmography

Jugando con la muerte (2011), Ohe azpiko zera (2011), Monsters Do Not Exist (2012), El bosque negro (2015), Naara (2015), Errementari (2017), Dar-Dar (2020), La belleza nos une (2021), Irati (2022), Gaua (2025)