Carlos Ruiz

In 2004 Carlos Ruiz directs and produces his second feature film: Portrait, an award wining feature documentary which has participated in many International Film Festivals such as Taiwan, Ankara, Rome, Madrid, Mexico, Cadiz, Helsinski, DocLisboa and Tui-PlayDoc. In 2005 Portrait won Best Spanish Feature Film at the International Documentary Film Festival of Madrid, Spain. In the same year the film was awarded an Honorable Distinction at the International Documentary Film Festival of Tui, Pontevedra, Spain. In 2009 and 2010 Portrait was selected and distributed internationally by Miguel Cervantes’ Institute. The program included multiple long-term exhibitions in Mexico, Moscow, Shanghai, Stockholm, Beijing, Rome and Casablanca. In 2013 was selected and exhibited worldwide by Eurochannel in Europe, Asia and America.

In 2017, Carlos completed his latest documentary film CRU: an observational documentary produced in Oporto over a period of almost 10 years. The project received support from the ICA in 2016. The film aims to discuss and question the values of modern society and human nature through a contemporary nonlinear psychological portrait of intimate life stories. Its world premiere took place in November 2017 in the International Competition of one of the biggest European Documentary Film Festivals – DOK LEIPZIG. In April 2018 he made his debut in Switzerland at the International Festival of Visions du Reel and in July 2018 had an Honorable Mention in the International Competition at the International Festival of Avanca. July, 2018.