Patricia Ortega currently resides in Seville, Spain. She graduated from the International Film and Television School of San Antonio de los Baños EICTV (2003-2005) specializing in film directing. Her debut feature Yo, Imposible (Being Impossible) 2018, is a Colombian-Venezuelan co-production (Mandrágora Films / Antorcha Films). It was distributed in the United States by HBO and, was selected as a candidate for the 2019 Oscars representing Venezuela. Given her risky proposal in her first film, she directed in Spain her second film Mamacruz, starring Kiti Mánver, and selected for the Sundance Film Festival.

Short Film “AL OTRO LADO DEL MAR”
Louis Lumiere Film Schools Award. Festival of Biarritz. France. 2006.
Fibresci Award, Best Female Performance and Best Fiction Short Film. CinePlaza Festival. Cuba. 2005.
Fernando Birri Award for Best Short Film. “Festival de Cine y video de Santa Fe”. 2007. Argentina.

Fiction feature film “YO, IMPOSIBLE”
First prize in the Producers’ Encounter. International Festival of Cartagena de Indias. Colombia. 2016. Women Finishing Film Fund Award. WIFF. Los Angeles, 2017.
Selected as a pre-candidate film for the 2020 Oscars, representing Venezuela.
Best Mix Feature Film. Festival LGBT Roze Filmdagen, Netherlands. 2019.
Audience Award. Festival du cinéma Ibérique et Latino-américain of Villeurbanne. France. 2019.
Best Film. Copenhagen LGBTQ Festival. 2019.

Fiction feature film “MAMACRUZ”
“Residencia de guión Algo en Común” Selection, Colombia 2019.
Guadalajara Film Festival Producers’ Encounter Selection. Mexico. 2019.
MIA Market Roma 2019 selection.