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David Pérez Sañudo (Bilbao, April 12, 1987) is a Spanish director, screenwriter, and producer known for co-writing and directing the feature film Ane, winner of three Academy Awards.

Biography
With a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Carlos III University of Madrid and a master's degree in film directing from the ESCAC, Pérez Sañudo took his first steps with the short film Indirizzo, starring Pablo Rivero and Leticia Dolera and shot in 35 mm.

After working in cinema as assistant director for Enrique Urbizu's No Peace for the Wicked, who had already been his teacher during his university years, and similar jobs in other films, he settled in Vitoria with the production company Amania Films, with which he made a dozen short films. Among them are Indirizzo, Malas vibraciones, Artificial, Tiempos muertos, Aprieta pero raramente ahoga and Un coche cualquiera. In addition to his work as a director, he is also a producer through the company above, participating in other works such as De-mente by Lorenzo Ayuso, Extático by Azahara Gómez, Villa Mnemósine by Rubén Salazar and Moda y Oculto by Imanol Ortiz López.

His definitive breakthrough in the industry came in 2020 with Ane, his first feature film as director, co-written with Marina Parés. Boosted by his inclusion in the II edition of The Screen Incubator, and with a previous short film of the same name that served as a letter of introduction, the project would begin its journey at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, where it received the Irizar Basque Film Award. The film would go on to win a notable list of awards before becoming one of the winning titles at the 35th edition of the Goya Awards, with three awards: Best Leading Actress for Patricia López Arnaiz, Best New Actress for Jone Laspiur and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sañudo and his co-screenwriter Parés.

Also that same year, his first major television credit was issued as director of Alardea, an ETB series starring Itziar Ituño, which, like his first film, was shot in Basque. Previously, he had been responsible for Si vienes, reptiles, a web series from Vitoria that featured a diverse cast of actors, including Fernando Albizu, Isabel Gaudí, David Blanka, Jon Plazaola and Ana Arias. He has also directed several commercials for brands such as El Almendro.

In 2021, he announced his signing with Atresmedia Cine to write and direct Cava dos focus, a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Félix García Hernán.