Arantxa Vela

Arantxa Vela Buendía (Madrid, 1962) is a documentary filmmaker, and has been a full-time employee of RTVE (National Spanish Television Corporation) since 1984. She has specialised in shows and series on the performing arts since 2000; first as a documentalist and then, from 2010 to 2013, as the producer and senior editor of “Mi reino por un caballo” (My Kingdom for a Horse) - RTVE‘s weekly magazine programme on events and headline news from the theatre world. Filmography: 'Wielding the soul' ('Empuñando el alma', 2022) Writer and director. It received 23 awards in different international film festivals and 8 nominations. 'The alquimist's dance' ('El baile de la alquimista', 2024) Writer and director. She is also a member of the editorial board of the journal ARTESCÉNICAS since 2018, and of la Academia de Artes Escénicas de España (The Performaning Arts Academy of Spain). Co- author with Declan Donnellan of the book “Donnellan on Shakespeare”. Ten years of interviews with the theatre director about Shakespeare. She wrote and directed two theatre plays: ‘Cabaret paranormal’ (2017-22) and ‘Reality Cabaret Show’ (2018) She produced, wrote and directed six short films (1990-94)