JULIA'S BIO
Julia Liros and Ludovica Lirosi are two distinct artistic identities of the same person.
Ludovica Lirosi signs and works as a director and screenwriter, behind the screen.
Julia Liros is her stage name, representing her musical and performative side, in front of the screen and on stage.
A conscious choice to highlight both dimensions of her talent.
Liros – A Talent Without Borders
Multi-award-winning with over 90 international recognitions between prizes and official selections
As Julia Liros, she captivates as a singer, songwriter, and actress, while as Ludovica Lirosi she stands out as a multi-award-winning director and screenwriter. Fluent in four languages, Julia moves effortlessly between music and cinema, leaving a powerful mark in both worlds.
Biography: Ludovica Lirosi
Ludovica Lirosi, born on April 7 in Rome, is a director, screenwriter, and television and film producer, winner of more than 80 awards, official selections, and international nominations, including Giffoni Film Festival, Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival, Fade In Awards, Alice nella Città, and others. She graduated in Economics, majoring in Business and Economics, with a final grade of 100/110.
She began her artistic journey at the theatre school “Permis de Conduire,” taking part in more than twelve stage productions in Roman theatres such as Agorà, Elettra, and Parco Tiburtino. At only 17, she wrote, directed, and performed in the play Le jeu du Théâtre: Prima del provino, staged at Teatro Elettra in Rome. At 18, she expanded her experience by working as a radio speaker at Radio Incontro 105.8.
In 2010, she moved to New York to study at the prestigious New York Film Academy, where she directed several short films and strengthened her artistic and technical vision. She then returned to Italy and entered the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
In 2014, she produced and directed the Spanish-language web series Desesperados, later continuing with a new season selected by numerous international festivals. In 2015, she wrote, directed, and produced the documentary Too Much Stress from My Heart, addressing the dramatic issue of illegal immigration. Shot between Morocco and Italy, the film premiered at the Rome Film Festival in the Panorama section of Alice nella Città and won Best Foreign Film at the American Movie Awards. It was distributed in Europe by Mediaset and streamed on Netflix USA between 2017 and 2019, reaching audiences in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, and Ireland.
In 2016, she founded the production and distribution company LULIFILM. She has produced several titles, including series, documentaries, short films, music videos, and audiovisual projects. Through her company, she has also gained experience in the distribution, sales, and international promotion of audiovisual content, both her own and third-party projects, participating in and operating within major industry markets such as MIPTV, MIPCOM, NATPE Miami, AFM – American Film Market, European Film Market, MIA, and other international markets.
In 2019, she wrote, directed, and starred in a new Spanish-language television sitcom, Desesperados, consisting of 10 episodes of 30 minutes each.
Her most recent project is the TV series Millennials (2026), soon to be released, consisting of 10 episodes and intended for the international television and festival market. The series is distributed by Mediterráneo, part of the Mediaset España group, in Spain, Latin America, Portugal, and other countries, and by Rai Com in Italy, France, and other European and international territories.
Millennials has won more than 40 awards, official selections, and nominations, with further major festivals still pending. The series explores current and complex themes with depth and irony, including stalking, toxic dynamics, psychological violence, family conflicts, the impact of social media, and sexual issues.
https://www.lulifilm.net/millennials
Ludovica Lirosi has chosen to distinguish her two artistic identities: behind the camera, she signs her work as Ludovica Lirosi, director, screenwriter, and producer; in front of the camera and in the music world, she presents herself as Julia Liros, actress and singer-songwriter.
Biography: Julia Liros
In recent years, Julia Liros has brought her music to several stages and television contexts, including a live appearance on Rai 2 and the RDS Summer Festival Tour, where she presented six original songs, written and composed by her, across three Italian dates.
She was also selected to represent Italy at the Billboard Latin Music Showcase Festival in Seville, an international event featuring artists from various countries and names such as Becky G and Rauw Alejandro. However, the event was cancelled on the same day, after the arrival of the artists and the beginning of rehearsals, due to Covid-19 restrictions and precautions.
To date, she has released eight singles and is working on a new album, scheduled for September. The project, in English and Italian, moves in an international direction, with sounds combining pop, Latin pop, urban, afro-pop, afro-R&B, and more emotional, nighttime atmospheres.
Alongside her career as a solo artist, Julia writes and composes music for cinema and television. She worked as songwriter and composer on the music for the film Too Much Stress from My Heart, distributed internationally on Netflix USA. In 2023, she composed and produced music for Marco Amenta’s film Anna, especially featured in the opening and closing scenes. The film was released in cinemas and on TV and was presented at the Venice Biennale. It was co-produced by Rai Cinema and distributed by Fandango.
Between 2025 and 2026, she also composed and produced the original music for the Italian series Millennials, in which she also plays a leading role. The series is distributed by Mediterráneo, part of the Mediaset España group, and by Rai Com.
The projects she has taken part in have collectively received more than 80 awards, official selections, and nominations.
As an actress, this year Julia Liros won an award in the United States and an award in Russia as Best Actress, while also receiving international official selections, including in Canada at the International Motion Picture Awards and in Spain at MADFA in Madrid.
Awards and Official Selections
2014
• 🇺🇸 Accolade Global Film Competition – USA
Event Date: June 2014
🏆 Award of Excellence
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 The Indie Gathering Film Festival – USA
Event Date: May 2014
🏆 Best TV Pilot
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 The IndieFEST Film Awards – USA
Event Date: May 2014
🏆 Award of Merit
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 Access Code Film Festival – USA
Event Date: May 2014
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 Miami Web Fest – USA
Event Date: September 2014
🏆 Nomination – Best Actor
🏆 Nomination – Best Spanish Sitcom
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 International Independent Film Awards – USA
Event Date: August 2014
🏆 Honorable Mention
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 London Film Award – USA
Event Date: January 2014
🏆 Official Finalist – Best TV Pilot
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 Best Shorts Competition – USA
Event Date: July 2014
🏆 Award of Merit
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 Colorado International Film Festival – USA
Event Date: April 2014
🏆 Special Jury Prize
Project: Desesperados
• Moondance International Film Festival
Event Date: September 2014
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 SERILE FILMULUI GAY International Film Festival – USA
Event Date: November 2014
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Desesperados
2015
• 🇮🇹 Alice nella Città – Festa del Cinema di Roma – Italy, Rome
Event Date: October 2015
🏆 Official Selection – Panorama
Project: Too Much Stress from My Heart
• 🇺🇸 LAIFF Awards – Los Angeles Independent Film Festival – USA
Event Date: February 2015
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 Latino Web Fest – USA, Miami
Event Date: September 2015
🏆 Nomination – Best Actress
🏆 Nomination – Best Sitcom
Project: Desesperados
• 🇲🇽 Mexico International Film Festival – Mexico
Event Date: May 2015
🏆 Best TV Pilot
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards – USA
Event Date: February 2015
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Desesperados
2016
• 🇮🇹 Sabaudia Commedia Film Festival – Italy
Event Date: July 2016
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Desesperados
2017
• 🇮🇹 David di Donatello – Italy
Event Date: February 2017
🏆 Official Selection
Projects: Time / Too Much Stress from My Heart
• 🇮🇹 Premio Nazionale Raf Vallone – Italy, Tropea, Calabria
Event Date: September 2017
🏆 Award
Project: I Tre
• 🇮🇹 Cinema e Inconscio – Italy, Lizori, Umbria
Event Date: September 2017
🏆 Official Selection
Project: I Tre
• 🇺🇸 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival – USA, Houston
Event Date: April 2017
🏆 Award
Project: Time
• 🇮🇹 Terminillo Film Festival – Italy
Event Date: February 2017
🏆 Best LULIFILM Production
Project: Desesperados
2018
• 🇺🇸 Azure Lorica FanFilm Music Awards – USA, Los Angeles
Event Date: January 2018
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Too Much Stress from My Heart
• 🇮🇹 Roma Africa Film Fest – Italy, Rome
Event Date: June 2018
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Too Much Stress from My Heart
• 🇸🇬 Singapore Independent Film Festival – Singapore
Event Date: January 2018
🏆 Official Selection
Project: I Tre
• 🇨🇴 Festival Internacional de Series Web Medellín – FIS-MED – Colombia
Event Date: October 2018
🏆 Official Selection
Projects: Baile de Maricas / Desesperados
• 🇬🇷 West Side Mountains Doc Fest – Greece
Event Date: October 2018
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Too Much Stress from My Heart
2019
• 🇺🇸 American Movie Awards – USA, Los Angeles
Event Date: April 2019
🏆 Best Foreign Film
Project: Too Much Stress from My Heart
• 🇺🇸 Aphrodite Film Awards NYC – USA, New York
Event Date: April 2019
🏆 Finalist
Projects: Desesperados / Hoy tengo ganas de ti
• 🇺🇸 Eclipse International Film Festival – USA, Los Angeles
Event Date: January 2019
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Too Much Stress from My Heart
• 🇺🇸 Hollywood Screenplay Contest – USA
Event Date: 2019
🏆 Finalist – Best TV Sitcom
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 Hollywood Screenings Film Festival – USA
Event Date: March 2019
🏆 Semi-Finalist
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 LA Short Awards – USA
Event Date: April 2019
🏆 Winner – Diamond Award: Best TV Pilot
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 LA Stand Up Comedy Film Festival – USA
Event Date: June 2019
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Desesperados
• 🇨🇦 Canada International Film Festival – Canada
Event Date: April 2019
🏆 Winner – Royal Reel: Television
Projects: Desesperados / Harta de los hombres
• 🇲🇽 Festival Internacional del Cine Yécora – Mexico
Event Date: April 2019
🏆 Finalist
Project: Time
• 🇮🇹 Florence Film Awards – Italy, Florence
Event Date: August 2019
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Me siento sola
• 🇪🇸 ARFF Barcelona International Awards – Spain, Barcelona
Event Date: March 2019
🏆 Best Music Video
Project: Me siento sola
• 🇺🇸 Miami Web Series Festival – USA, Miami
Event Date: May 2019
🏆 New Media Star Selection
Project: Desesperados
• 🇮🇹 Perugia Love Film Festival – Italy, Perugia
Event Date: May 2019
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 Webisode Film Festival – USA, Texas
Event Date: April 2019
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Desesperados
• 🇺🇸 Docademia’s 3rd Short Documentary Contest – USA
Event Date: October 2019
🏆 Official Selection
Project: I Love My Life
• 🇺🇸 Motion for Pictures Screening Series – USA, North Carolina
Event Date: 2020
🏆 Official Selection
Project: Desesperados
2021
• 🇮🇹 Marateale – Italy
Event Date: July 2021
🏆 Career Award as a Multifaceted Artist
• 🇮🇹 Giffoni Film Festival – Italy
Event Date: July 2021
🏆 Best Director
Project: Too Much Stress from My Heart
• 🇮🇹 COLIFFE – Coliseum International Film Festival – Italy
Event Date: July 2021
🏆 Jury Award
Project: I Love My Life
2025
• 🇨🇦 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival – Canada, Toronto
Event Date: September 6–13, 2025
A Canadian Screen Award–Qualifying Festival · A Telefilm Canada–Qualifying Festival
Finalist in 3 Categories:
🏆 Best Cinematography
🏆 Best Female Director & Producer – Ludovica Lirosi
🏆 Best TV Series
• 🇩🇪 Berlin International TV Series Festival – Germany, Berlin
Event Date: September 19, 2025
🏆 Official Selection
• 🇺🇸 The Women’s Independent Film & Television Festival – USA, Boston, MA
Event Date: October 9, 2025
🏆 Award: Best TV Series
• 🇮🇹 Tropea Film Festival – Italy, Tropea
Event Date: October 20, 2025
Official Screening: Out of Competition
• 🇹🇷 Anatolian Film Awards – Turkey, Istanbul
Event Date: November 1, 2025
🏆 Award: Best TV Series
• 🇮🇹 Florence Film Awards – Italy, Florence
Event Date: October 5, 2025
🏆 Award: Best TV Series
• 🇦🇪 Dubai City Film Festival – United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Event Date: October 31, 2025
🏆 Award: Winner – Best Short Film
🏆 Nominee – Best Short Film
• 🇨🇦 International Motion Picture Awards – Canada, Ontario
Event Date: July 15, 2025
Official Selection – Best Actress – Julia Liros
• 🇬🇧 European Short Awards – United Kingdom, London
Event Date: October 25, 2025
🏆 Award: Best Director TV Series
• 🇫🇷 Red Movie Awards – France, Reims
Event Date: May 15, 2026
Official Selection: Best TV Series
Official Selection: Best Actress – Julia Liros
• 🇬🇧 Folkestone Film Festival – United Kingdom, Folkestone
Event Date: November 3, 2025
🏆 Award: Honorable Mention – TV Episode
• 🇬🇧 London Lift-Off Film Festival – United Kingdom, London
Event Date: December 1, 2025
Official Selection – Best Cinematography
2026
• 🇷🇺 ISAFF – Saint Petersburg, Russia
Event Date: March 2026
🏆 Award: Best Actress – Julia Liros
• 🇷🇴 Wallachia International Film Festival – Romania, Bucharest
Event Date: December 5, 2025
Official Selection: TV Episode
• 🇨🇦 Toronto International Women Film Festival – Canada, Toronto
Event Date: September 2026
🏆 Nomination: Best TV Series
🏆 Winner: Best TV Series
• 🇺🇸 Miami Beach Film Festival – USA
Event Date: May 2026
🏆 Official Selection – Best Short Film, Episode 7: Weekend in Toscana
• 🇺🇸 Fade In Awards – Los Angeles, USA
30th Annual Edition
Event Date: February 2026
🏆 Semi-Finalist – Writing TV Series Competition
The Fade In Awards is an international film and television screenwriting competition with over 30 years of history, recognized for helping launch the careers of writers who have gone on to work on notable productions such as The Blacklist, Blades of Glory, Cold Pursuit, and Clay Pigeons, with past winners later represented by major agencies including CAA, WME, and ICM.
• 🇺🇸 World Class Film Awards – WCFA
Event Date: February 2026
🏆 Winner – Best Actress – Julia Liros
🏆 Winner – Best TV Series
🏆 Nominee – Best Actor – Derli Do Rosario Soares
🏆 Nominee – Best Drama
🏆 Nominee – Best Actress – Julia Liros
🏆 Nominee – Best TV Series
• 🇬🇧 Liverpool Indie Awards, LIA – United Kingdom
Event Date: March 28, 2026
🏆 Nomination: Best TV Series
🏆 Winner: Best TV Series
• 🇩🇪 Berlin International Pictures Awards – Germany, Berlin
Event Date: March 28, 2026
🏆 Official Selection
• 🇧🇷 All That Moves International Film Festival – Brazil
Event Date: April 25, 2026
🏆 Official Selection – Women’s Short Film
• 🇮🇳 Bollywood Star International Film Festival – India
Event Date: May 15, 2026
🏆 Official Selection – TV Series
• 🇪🇸 Madrid Film Awards, MADFA – Spain, Madrid
Event Date: May 26–30, 2026
🏆 Official Selection: Best Actress – Julia Liros
Palacio de la Prensa – Gran Vía, Madrid
• 🇫🇷 Next Step Film Festival – France
Event Dates: May 13–22, 2026
🏆 Finalist
• 🇪🇸 FICIMAD – Spain, Madrid
Event Date: June 19, 2026
🏆 Winner – Best TV Series
🏆 Winner – Roque Guinart’s Bandoleros Award for Best Series
🏆 Winner – Best Actor in a TV Series – Matteo Germinario
Faculty of Information Sciences
Series Screening – Carlos Saura Auditorium
Q&A / Meeting with the audience
• 🇫🇷 Cannes Film Awards – Cannes, France
Event Date: June 27, 2026
🏆 Winner – Best TV Series
🏆 Winner – Best Post-Production
Cinéma Olympia, 5 Rue d’Antibes, 06400 Cannes, France
