Neus Ballús is a director for cinema and documentary based in Barcelona. Her first feature-length film, „La Plaga“ (The Plague, 2013) was screened at the Forum Section of the 63rd Berlinale and was nominated for the 2013 LUX Prize and the European Film Awards. It also received more than 20 awards in Festivals around the world. In Spain the film won the main four Gaudí Awards in 2013: Best Movie, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Screenplay and Ballús was also nominated for the Goya Prize for Best New Director.
Her last film, „Staff Only“ (2019), starred by Sergi López, premiered in Berlinale Panorama. It was screened at the European festivals BFI London and Film Fest Gent. And in Spain it was nominated to four Gaudí Awards and was part of the Malaga Film Festival official competition.