Elias León Siminiani majored in Spanish Literature and Film Direction at Columbia University, New York. Passionate about the possibilities of the audiovisual, he investigated different formats and genres. Some of his most notable fiction film work includes Dos más (2001), Archipiélago (2003), and Ludoterapia (2007).

His most notable non-fiction film work includes the series of mini-documentaries Key Concepts from a Modern World, the first four installments have won more than 100 international awards. In addition, Siminiani has explored hybrid formats with pieces as Zoom (2005) and the series Límites (2009).

In 2011 he released a new short film titled El Premio, which was recently nominated for the 2012 Goya Awards for Best Fiction Short film. Produced by Avalon P.C., Pantalla Partida and himself, Map is his first feature film where he continues investigating the fertile border where fiction and non-fiction meet…