Spanish director Paul Urkijo Alijo was born in 1984 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Since childhood he was passionate about cinema, literature and comics. A great fan of mythology and traditional tales, he favors the fantasy genre. After graduating in 2008 from the Faculty of Fine Arts, he began working professionally as an illustrator and director of short films. In 2016 he wrote, produced and directed "Errementari," his first feature film, which was followed by "Irati" (2023).