Ana Ramón Rubio
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| Born | 1985 (age 40–41) |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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Ana Ramón Rubio (born 1985)[1] is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and film producer from Valencia. She is a member of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain.[2] Her first feature film Almost Ghosts (2019) was nominated for the Goya Awards, and her web series Todos queríamos matar al presidente received three nominations at the IAWTV Awards.[3]
Early life and career beginnings
Between 2013 and 2016, she worked as writer and director of the web series Sin Vida Propia, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Los Angeles Web Festival, Best Foreign Series at the Vancouver Web Fest in Canada, and was nominated for Best Foreign Series at the Web TV Academy of the United States.[4]
Career
Web series and early work (2013–2017)
Her short film El Camerino, starring Luis Bermejo, premiered at the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival in 2017.[5]
Ramón Rubio co-founded the web series section of the Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove, which has been active since 2016.[6]
Feature films and television (2018–2022)
In 2018, she presented the miniseries Todos queríamos matar al presidente at the Marseille Web Fest. The series was later considered the most awarded Spanish web series of 2018 by the Web Series World Cup and subsequently premiered on Amazon Prime Video.[7]
She co-directed La Vall, the first fiction series produced by À Punt, the Valencian public television network that replaced the defunct Canal Nou. The thriller series consisted of 13 episodes starring Marta Belenguer and Nazaret Aracil, with a budget of 100,000 euros per episode.[8]
In October 2019, she premiered her first feature film, the documentary Almost Ghosts, at the Valladolid International Film Festival (SEMINCI). The film won the Best Documentary award at the Arizona International Film Festival and was nominated for the Goya Awards 2020 in categories including Best Documentary, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Direction.[9]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she premiered La Puerta, a fiction series on Instagram about mysterious disappearances told through Instagram Stories. The series was broadcast for five consecutive days, combining videos, photos, screenshots, audio notes, and television news through short 24-hour videos that told the mystery in real time.[10]
On September 21, 2021, production companies The Immigrant and Cosabona Films announced they would produce her second feature film, Bull Run, financed in less than one day through cryptocurrency and tokenization of the project,[11] integrating it into the blockchain.[12] This documentary about the cryptocurrency craze completed production in late 2022 and premiered at DOC NYC in 2023, winning Best Documentary and Best Song at the Premios Berlanga that year.[13]
Recent projects and producer role (2023–present)
In October 2024, Nadie Es Perfecto, the production company responsible for films such as El Bar, Pieles, Perfectos Desconocidos, and Disco, Ibiza, Locomía, announced her incorporation as a producer. She leads the development of new productions in the Valencian Community and manages local talent.[14]
Her current projects include Looking For Michael, a road movie based on real events in Valencia that explores how music and Parkinson's disease intertwine in an inspiring story of struggle against adversity.[15] She is also developing Buitres, winner of the DocsMX award for best pitch at the Docsvalencia documentary development laboratory, and is in production of her third documentary feature film, Ridículo.[16]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Format | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2016 | Sin Vida Propia | Web series | Director, writer | Grand Jury Prize, Los Angeles Web Festival |
| 2017 | El Camerino | Short film | Director | Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner |
| 2018 | Somewhere East Jesus | Short film | Director, writer | |
| 2018 | Todos queríamos matar al presidente | Web series | Director, writer | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2019 | La Vall | Television series | Co-director | À Punt Mèdia |
| 2019 | Almost Ghosts | Documentary feature | Director, writer | Goya Award nominee |
| 2020 | La Puerta | Web series | Writer | Instagram Stories format |
| 2022 | Bull Run | Documentary feature | Director, writer | First tokenized film |
| 2023 | Una Terapia Fecomagnética | Short film | Co-writer | |
| 2024 | El Pequeño Ladrón | Documentary feature | Co-writer |
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Los Angeles Web Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Sin Vida Propia | Won |
| 2014 | Vancouver Web Fest | Best Foreign Series | Sin Vida Propia | Won |
| 2014 | Austin Web Fest | Best Screenplay | Sin Vida Propia | Won |
| 2018 | IAWTV Awards | Best Direction | Todos queríamos matar al presidente | Nominated |
| 2018 | IAWTV Awards | Best Screenplay | Todos queríamos matar al presidente | Nominated |
| 2018 | IAWTV Awards | Best Foreign Series | Todos queríamos matar al presidente | Nominated |
| 2019 | Arizona International Film Festival | Best Documentary | Almost Ghosts | Won |
| 2019 | Festival de Cine de Madrid - PNR | CIMA Award - Best Female Director | Almost Ghosts | Won |
| 2020 | Goya Awards | Best Documentary | Almost Ghosts | Nominated |
| 2020 | Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Almost Ghosts | Nominated |
| 2020 | Goya Awards | Best Direction | Almost Ghosts | Nominated |
| 2023 | Berlanga Awards | Best Documentary | Bull Run | Won |
| 2023 | Berlanga Awards | Best Song | Bull Run | Won |
References
- ↑ "La webserie española más premiada del mundo es valenciana" [The most awarded Spanish web series in the world is Valencian]. MAKMA (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "'Bull run', el documental-comedia de las criptomonedas: "El cine es más ruinoso. No hay color"" ['Bull run', the crypto-comedy documentary: "Cinema is more ruinous. No comparison"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ de Querol, Ricardo (15 March 2024). "La melancolía de los últimos testigos de la Ruta 66: "Quedamos muy pocos"" [The melancholy of Route 66's last witnesses: "There aren't many of us left"]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "La webserie valenciana 'Sin vida propia', nominada en Los Ángeles WebFest" [The Valencian web series 'Sin vida propia', nominated at Los Angeles WebFest]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "Cannes proyectará el cortometraje valenciano 'El Camerino' en el short film corner" [Cannes will screen the Valencian short film 'El Camerino' in the short film corner]. Cultur Plaza (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "Ana Ramón Rubio: las webseries todavía sufren prejuicios a pesar del triunfo de Netflix" [Ana Ramón Rubio: webseries still face prejudice despite Netflix’s success]. Levante EMV (in Spanish). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "La webserie 'Todos queríamos matar al presidente', a Amazon Prime" [The web‑series 'Todos queríamos matar al presidente' goes to Amazon Prime]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2025.(Subscription required.)
- ↑ "El País - À Punt estrena La Vall, su primera serie de ficcion" [El País - À Punt premieres La Vall, its first fiction series]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "El documental valenciano Almost ghosts, ganador en un festival de Arizona" [The Valencian documentary Almost ghosts, winner at an Arizona festival]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "Valencia y Tarragona protagonistas de la primera serie de ficción de Instagram Stories" [Valencia and Tarragona star in the first fiction series on Instagram Stories]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ F. Civieta, Óscar (22 September 2021). "'Bull Run', la primera película pagada con criptomonedas, consigue financiación en menos de 24 horas" ['Bull Run', the first film paid with cryptocurrencies, gets funding in less than 24 hours]. Business Insider España (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ Pérez Arias, Janina (12 August 2023). "Ana Ramón Rubio, sobre la fiebre 'bitcoin': "Hasta un mono ganaría dinero con un móvil en la etapa 'Bull Run'"" [Ana Ramón Rubio on the bitcoin fever: "Even a monkey would make money with a cellphone during the 'Bull Run' phase"]. El Español · Enclave ODS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Una española dirige la primera comedia sobre criptomonedas financiada con criptomonedas (en tiempo récord)" [A Spanish woman directs the first comedy about cryptocurrencies financed with cryptocurrencies (in record time)]. ABC (in Spanish). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ Cerdeño Salinero, Mario (16 October 2024). "La productora Nadie es Perfecto Apuesta por Valencia con Nuevas Producciones y Talento Local" [The production company Nadie es Perfecto Bets on Valencia with New Productions and Local Talent]. Los Lunes Seriéfilos (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "La productora Nadie es Perfecto anuncia los rodajes de un largometraje y una serie en València" [Producer Nadie es Perfecto announces filming of a feature film and a series in Valencia]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). 16 October 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "'Quédate quieto', 'Que se sepa', 'Faltan vuestros nombres', galardonados en la IX edición de DocsValencia" ['Quédate quieto', 'Que se sepa', 'Faltan vuestros nombres' awarded at the 9th edition of DocsValencia]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 17 May 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.