Cristina Zumárraga

Cristina Zumarraga is an award winning producer working at the forefront of Spain's most prestigious international films since 1990. She holds a degree in English Literature from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. With a long trajectory expanding over 25 years and more than 30 films, as Production Manager, Line Producer, Executive Producer and Producer, some of her selected filmography includes work alongside world renowned directors such as Julio Medem ("Room in Rome"), Iciar Bollain ("In A Foreign Land", "Olive Tree", "Even the Rain"), Patricia Ferreira ("Thi Mai"), Oliver Stone ("Persona Non Grata"; "Looking for Fidel"), Steven Soderbergh ("Che: The Argentine Part 1" and "Guerrilla Part 2"); Hugh Hudson ("Altamira") and Wim Wenders ("Submergence") to name a few. She has received two Goya Awards for Best Production for "Even the Rain" starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Luis Tosar (Iciar Bollain, 2011) and "Alatriste" starring Viggo Mortensen and Ariadna Gil (Agustin Diaz Llanes, 2007). She has also been nominated in other three occasions. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Spain, of AMA (Madrid Audiovisual Association), of ACE Producers Network and of EPC (European Producers Club). She regularly collaborates with the initiative CIMA Mentoring, an association of women audiovisual professionals mentoring female authors. She is the CEO and founder of Tormenta Films, a production company based in Madrid whose aim is to produce fiction features and documentaries with global appeal created in 2010. Tormenta films has produced and released the award winning "Operation E" directed by Miguel Courtois, with Luis Tosar and Martina García (San Sebastian Film Festival among dozens of festivals worldwide), "In a Foreign Land" directed by Iciar Bollain, and "The Warning" directed by Daniel Calparsoro. Current projects in development: "La Elvira" (a.k.a The Americas), written by Curro Novallas and to be directed by Norberto López Amado. An epic and adventure drama about the clandestine trip of a hundred people in an old schooner across the Atlantic Ocean. Supported by Ibermedia and Creative Europe MEDIA development grant. "The True Road", written by Pablo Bartolomé and José Álvaro Rodríguez. A period thriller inspired by the case of the first serial killer in Spain in the 70's. "Rosa's Wedding", written by Alicia Luna and to be directed by Iciar Bollain. A dramedy about a woman who tired of living a life dictated by others finally decides to take the reins of her own life in a very peculiar way. "My African Queen", written and to be directed by Violeta Salma. A female-character driven story in which the protagonists search to find their own place in the Spanish city of Melilla in the north of Africa despite their heavy cultural heritages: Muslim and Jewish.