Mikel Rueda
Mikel Rueda Sasieta | |
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Born | Bilbao, Spain | 6 July 1980
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, writer |
Known for | Hidden Away |
Website | mikelrueda |
Mikel Rueda Sasieta (Bilbao, Spain 6 July 1980 ) is a film director and screenwriter.
He is a graduate in audiovisual communication with a specialty in script from the University of Navarra[1]. He worked as a producer in Euskal Telebista (EITB) for four years and, after working on several short films, he received a scholarship to study at the New York Film Academy, where he did his post-graduate work in Film Direction.[2]
Career
Mikel Rueda made his film debut as both a director and a writer in 2007 with the release of his short film, Presente Perfecto. [3] His first feature length film, Izarren argia was released in 2010 at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.[4] He filmed his first full length documentary, Quinta Plata, in New York in 2016. [5]
Many of his films and short films contain themes surrounding themes of the gay and queer community as he believes there is still a lot for the community to claim[6]
He has directed films in English, Spanish, and Basque.[7]
Filmography
- El doble más quince (Pre-Production 2018)[8]
- Nueva York. Quinta planta (2016)
- A escondidas (2014)
- Agua! (2012)
- Izarren argia (2010)
- Cuando Corres (2010)
- Presente Perfecto (2007)
Awards and nominations
Year | Festival | Category | Film | Outcome |
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2014 | Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival | Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award | A escondidas | Nominated[9] |
2015 | Queer Lisboa – Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | Jury Prize | Nominated | |
2016 | San Sebastian International Film Festival | Best Basque Screenplay | Nueva York. Quinta planta | Won[10] |
References
- ^ http://mikelrueda.com/?page_id=23
- ^ "Rueda Sasieta, Mikel", filmotecavasca.com
- ^ https://www.guiadelocio.com/cine/personajes/mikel-rueda
- ^ http://mikelrueda.com/?page_id=23
- ^ http://mikelrueda.com/?page_id=23
- ^ https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/06/27/tentaciones/1498570367_401559.html
- ^ http://mikelrueda.com/
- ^ http://www.cineuropa.org/id.aspx?t=event&l=en&did=338052
- ^ http://en.nihrff.de/hidden-away/
- ^ https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2016/awards_and_jury_members/awards/1/6325/in