Amparo Fortuny

Amparo Fortuny (Valencian pronunciation: [əmˈpəˈɾo foɾˈtuɲ]; Spanish: Amparo Fortuny) is a Spanish director and producer of films and documentaries. As a documentary filmmaker she is best known for the feature film Spanish Teen Rally. Estudiar En Primavera, which is about a group of teenagers whose protests in defense of Public Education triggered the "Valencian Spring". Fortuny was born in the city of València, Spain. She studied at Instituto Lluís Vives, screenwriting at NIC, earned a degree from the Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid (ECAM) and a master's degree from the Glasgow School of Art.For years, she coordinated working on television with various audiovisual projects. Her work has been exhibited internationally at film festivals, museums and art galleries. She founded her own production company The Next Day Films which has produced documentary films, shorts, music videos, participatory projects, experimental films, VR and commercials and projects outside the audiovisual sector, such as exhibitions, cultural management, campaigns and other types of cultural projects. She has directed shortfilms, Videos and the feature documentary Spanish Teen Rally (Estudiar en primavera) premiered at Cineteca Matadero Madrid Centre for Contemporary Creation. It was well received by the media and has been screened internationally at various film festivals.

She is also lecturer of filmmaking and storytelling at Glasgow Clyde College.