Aritz Moreno

Aritz Moreno
Moreno in 2019
Born	1980 (age 44–45) San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
Occupation	Filmmaker

Aritz Moreno (born 1980) is a Spanish filmmaker.

Life and career

Moreno was born in San Sebastián in 1980. ^[1] Early work includes the short film Cólera (2013). ^{[2] [3]} He made his feature film directorial debut with the black comedy Advantages of Travelling by Train , which premiered at the 2019 Sitges Film Festival. For his work on the film, he earned nominations for the Goya Award for Best New Director and the Feroz Award for Best Director. ^{[4] [5]} His sophomore feature was the thriller Flies (2023), ^[6] also presented at Sitges. In 2025, he shot his third feature, Karateka , a biopic about Sandra Sánchez. ^[7]

His television work also includes direction credits in The Invisible Girl and Zorras. ^[6]

References

1. Velez, Natxo (7 November 2019). "Aritz Moreno: '‘Ventajas de viajar en tren’ es una película muy libre'". Orain .
2. Ocaña, Javier (8 November 2019). "La lógica del absurdo". El País .
3. Gil, María (10 January 2020). "Aritz Moreno | El hombre que festeja la ficción". Premios Goya. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.
4. ""Una marcianada delirante": la película con Luis Tosar nominada al Goya que tienes que ver sí o sí en Prime Video". El Confidencial . 19 October 2025.
5. Albertini (29 November 2019). "Todos los nominados en los Premios Feroz 2020: 'Dolor y Gloria' y 'Ventajas de viajar en tren' parten como favoritos". Espinof.
6. Rull, Carles (5 October 2023). "Todo lo que sabemos sobre el thriller 'Moscas' de Aritz Moreno': tráiler, sinopsis, reparto y fecha de estreno". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
7. Flaño, Teresa (13 May 2025). "«'Karateka' es como un manga deportivo y una película de aventuras a lo 'Indiana Jones'»". Diario Vasco . Grupo Vocento.