Maria MARTINEZ BAYONA
Born in Reus, Spain, Maria Martínez Bayona is a Catalan/Spanish writer and director currently based in London. She moved to the UK in 2014 to study the MA in Directing Fiction at the National Film and TV School. Her graduation film MIA (2016) premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, was long-listed for the BIFA Best British Short and won many other awards. Her short WAKE (2016) was commissioned by Film4, released on Channel 4, and selected at numerous festivals. Also commissioned by Film4, SUCH SMALL HANDS (2016) is an adaptation of a novella by Spanish award-winning writer Andrés Barba. Her feature project THE END is being developed by the BBC, BFI and Creative England.