Born in Spain, Itziar Martinez is a proud member of the Alliance of  Women Directors and the Latin Recording Academy.

 

Her work for the series Violetta, awarded her with four Platinum Records. Translated into 15 languages, the show became Disney Channel’s most successful non-american TV series and it sold more than 1 million records. The European tour alone sold more than 1.2 million tickets for 182 shows performed in 12 countries.

 

Her acting credits include the series THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, JANE THE VIRGIN, LOUIE, as well as major productions for the Telemundo network. 

 

Her first feature film as a filmmaker,  premiered at HBO's NYLFF and received distribution in more than 20 territories, including VOD in North America and in theaters in Turkey and Japan. Her short films have screened at many international film festivals such as Screamfest, Filmquest, LAshorts, Academy sponsored NFMLA, and have won several awards like Best New Director at the Toronto International Women's Film Festival. 

 

She is currently developing a bilingual fantasy drama series which was selected at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2022 as part of their Fanpitch section of and their Showrunner's Lab.