Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia (; born 18 March 1974) is a Spanish film and advertising director and producer. He made his feature-film debut with The Platform (2019), a dystopian science fiction-horror film.
Gaztelu-Urrutia was born on 17 February 1974 in Bilbao. He completed his B.A. in business management with a specialization in international trade.
In addition to directing the short films 913 (2004) and The House on the Lake (2011), he directed commercials. He made his feature film debut in 2019 with the dystopian science fictionâÂÂhorror film The Platform. He noted that the point of the film is that "it isn't about a war between those above and those below â we all have someone above us and someone below us".
In February 2023, Deadline announced that his next film will be a thriller titled Rich Flu, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jonah Hauer-King.
His third original film will be Banquet, which began production in November 2025. It stars Meghann Fahy, Alfie Williams, Corey Mylchreest, and Finbar Lynch, and will be produced by David Yates.
Gaztelu-Urrutia has named Dante's Divine Comedy as one of his literary influences for The Platform, as well as films such as Buñuel's The Exterminating Angel (1962), Jeunet's Delicatessen (1991), Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982) and Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976).
The Platform won the at the Toronto Film Festival, and garnered four honours at the Sitges Film Festival: Best Film, Best New Director, Best Special Effects and the Audience Award.