Lorea Lyons

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Lorea Lyons
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Lorea Lyons and Ane Inés Landeta
Born
Lorea Lyons Andraka

(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 28)
Bilbao (Basque Country)
Spain
NationalitySpanish
English
Alma mater Ánima Eskola School of Drama (BA)
University of the Basque Country (BA)
Complutense University of Madrid (MA)
Occupation(s)Actress, filmmaker, film director, film producer
Years active2012–present
Notable workAzkena
Awards Best Documentary Short Film of the Year Award (2025)
Caimán Critics' Award (2024)
Buero Vallejo Award (2015)

Lorea Lyons Andraka (born in Bilbao on 3 June 1996) is a Basque-English actress, filmmaker and film director. [1]

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As a filmmaker, she has been awarded the Caimán Critics' Award (2024) and the First Prize at the La Mirada Tabú Festival (2024), [2] [3] the Best Documentary Short Film of the Year Award at the China International New Media Short Film Festival (2025) and the Young Jury Award at the Eszena Festival (2025), among others, for her film productions.

Life and career

Lyons was born in Bilbao on 3 June 1996, to a Basque mother and an English father. [4] She studied a bachelor's degree (BA) in audiovisual communication at the University of the Basque Country (2014–2018). She specialized in film lighting and cinematography at the Basque Country Film School (ECPV). [4] She has developed in the field of cinematography, film direction and film production. [4]

Lyons also studied and trained in theatre and drama in Ánima Eskola School of Drama with David Valdelvira, Marina Shimanskaya and Algis Arlauskas, training as a method actress, under the Stanislavsky-Vakhtangov-M.Chekhov-Meyerhold methodology (Russian method), following the methodologies of the Russian classical school. [5] There she coincided with the actors Carmen Climent, Nerea Elizalde, Julen Guerrero and Ane Inés Landeta, together with whom she was trained. [6] [7] She also trained in music with Roberto Bienzobas and in dance with Rakel Rodríguez.

In 2013, she performed The Tempest , by William Shakespeare, playing the role of Caliban, a theatrical production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre, directed by Spanish stage director David Valdelvira, together with Nerea Elizalde and Andrea Monrocle, among other cast members.

In 2014 she performed the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, playing the role of Hermia (leading), a theatrical production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre, directed by Spanish stage director David Valdelvira, [8] [9] and with Estela Celdrán as an assistant director, together with Carmen Climent, Nerea Elizalde, Julen Guerrero, Ane Inés Landeta and Andrea Monrocle, among other cast members. [10] The theatrical production was very well received by the public, and was staged several times between 2014 and 2015. [11] The stage production was awarded the Buero Vallejo Award (2015), in the XII edition of the awards. [12] [13] [14] [15] [10] She was part of the Ánima Youth Theatre.

In 2015 she performed the play Impossible Dialogues, a theatrical production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre, directed by Russian actress and stage director Marina Shimanskaya, based on the works The Seagull , The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov and on the poetry of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, together with Carmen Climent, Nerea Elizalde, Ane Inés Landeta, Andrea Monrocle and Erika Rodríguez, among other cast members.

In 2016 she performed the play Masquerade by Mikhail Lermontov, a production directed by stage director David Valdelvira and staged at the Campos Elíseos Theatre, which was presented during the week of the FETABI international festival (2016). [16] [17] [18] [19]

Films

In 2016 Lyons co-directed the short film A migas, together with Ane Inés Landeta, which was presented at the V Edition of the Xprest! Aux Express Film Festival, organized by Zinemakumeak Gara. [20] The short film won the AUX Award. [20] In 2018 she co-directed the short film Me Quiere, No Me Quiere(s), together with Ane Inés Landeta, which was presented at the VII Edition of the Xprest! Aux Express Film Festival. [21] The film won the AUX Award. [21]

In 2017 she served as production director of the short film "La petite mort", directed by Andrea Landaluce and Ana Gonzalez Telleria. [22] The short film was screened at different festivals and was awarded the Zinebi New Talents Award (2017) from the Zinebi Festival, [23] Zinegoak Official Selection (2017) from the Zinegoak International Film Festival and First Prize BItaBE (Bideo Talentu Berriak-New Talents) (2019). [24]

At the end of 2018, Lyons was selected in the "film production" category for the development of audiovisual projects within the framework of the Labko program for the development of Basque Country-Argentina co-productions. [25]

Azkena (2024)

In 2017, Lyons and Ane Inés Landeta began working on the short film project Azkena, a piece about motherhood. The project received the Zinebi Express AUX Award from the Zinebi Festival in 2018, [26] the Aukera Award from the Zinebi Festival in 2021 [27] [28] and the Work in Progress Award from the AnimaDeba-Berria Festival in 2021. [29] [30] [31] The project was chosen by the Short Film Industry Association (AIC) in the new talent program. Likewise, the audiovisual project was selected for the Aukera program of Zinebi and Zineuskadi, to continue developing the audiovisual project. [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] With the Aukera program, the project achieved the support of director and producer Izaskun Arandia [40] and in 2022 it was presented at international festivals, among others, at the Annecy International Film Festival. [41] [42]

In 2024 the short film Azkena was released, directed and written by Lyons and Landeta, and with the actress Ainhoa Larrañaga in the cast. The short film premiered in the Official Section of the Zinebi Festival (2024). [43] The short film competed, among others, in the Official Section of the Alcalá de Henares Film Festival (2024), [44] in the Official Section of the Aguilar Film Festival (2024), [45] in La Mirada Tabú Film Festival (2024), in the Official Section of the Málaga Film Festival (2025) [46] and in the Official Section of the D'A – Barcelona Film Festival (2025). [47]

In total, the short film competed in more than twelve national and international selections in different countries such as Spain, Colombia and Bulgaria. [48] The short film was awarded the Golden Eagle Best Short Film Caimán Critics Award at the Aguilar Film Festival in 2024 [49] and the First Prize at the La Mirada Tabú Film Festival in 2024. [50] [51] [52] [53]

In 2024 Lyons was part of the Zinegoak International Film Festival as a member of the Official Jury of the Festival. [54] [55] [56] [57]

Filmography

Film

Stage

YearTitleDirectorRoleNotesRef.
2016 Masquerade David Valdelvira FETABI / Campos Elíseos Theatre
2015Impossible Dialogues Marina Shimanskaya Based on the works The Seagull , The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov and on the poetry of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
2014 A Midsummer Night's Dream David Valdelvira Hermia Stage production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre / Buero Vallejo Award (2015) [12]
2013 The Tempest David Valdelvira Caliban Stage production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre

Awards and nominations

D'A – Barcelona Film Festival

YearCategoryFor workResultRef.
2025Short Film Audience AwardAzkenaNominated [47]

La Mirada Tabú Film Festival

YearCategoryFor workResultRef.
2024First PrizeAzkenaWon [52]

Aguilar Film Festival

YearCategoryFor workResultRef.
2024Golden Eagle Best Short Film Caimán Critics AwardAzkenaWon [49]

Buero Vallejo Awards

YearCategoryFor workResultRef.
2015Best theatrical/stage production A Midsummer Night's Dream Won [12] [13] [14]

Other awards

See also

References

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