Educated at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and UCLA, Paula Ortiz made the short films El Rostro de Ido (Ido’s Face, 2003), Fotos de Familia (Family Snapshots, 2005), and El hueco de Tristán Boj (Tristan Boj’s Hollow, 2008). Her feature debut De tu ventana a la mía (Chrysalis, 2011) won Best New Director and FIPRESCI Special Mention at the Valladolid Film Festival (SEMINCI) and was nominated for three Goya Awards for Best New Director, Supporting Actress, and Original Song. Chrysalis made its International Premiere in June 2012 at the Shanghai International Film Festival, where it won Special Mention and Best Music in the Golden Goblet Competition.