He has taken a number of screenwriting and directing courses taught by such instructors as José Antonio Vitoria. He has participated in several shorts, feature films and television advertisements, and is founder of La Rana Verde production company and director of the audio-visual department of the cultural association Haceria Arteak. In 2002 Ortiz organised the first edition of the festival of young short filmmakers of Alava, and is currently co-ordinating a course on filmmaking called “Aprende y rueda”. He made his debut in short film with Expreso Nocturno (2003).
Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca
