Elena López Riera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Riera.
Elena López Riera
Riera on the red carpet at the 2025 Goya Awards
Born
Elena López Riera

1982 (age 43–44)
Orihuela, Alicante, Spain
EducationPhD in Audiovisual Communication, University of Valencia
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • film programmer
  • academic
Years active2015–present
Websiteelenalopezriera.com

Elena López Riera (born 1982) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, film programmer and academic. Based in Geneva and Paris, she is known for her work exploring oral tradition, female narratives and the mythology of her native Vega Baja del Segura region in southeastern Spain. Her films blend documentary and fiction, and are consistently set in her hometown of Orihuela.

López Riera's short film Pueblo (2015) premiered at the Directors' Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival, and her subsequent short Los que desean (Those Who Desire, 2018) won the Pardino d'Oro at the Locarno Film Festival and was nominated for the European Film Awards. Her debut feature film El agua (The Water, 2022) premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes and was nominated for the Goya Award for Best New Director. Her documentary short Las novias del sur (Southern Brides, 2024) won the Queer Palm at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and the César Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2025.

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