Mikel Rueda

Mikel Rueda Sasieta (Bilbao, Spain 6 July 1980 (1980-07-06)) is a film director and screenwriter.

Mikel Rueda Sasieta
Born (1980-07-06) 6 July 1980
Bilbao, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationFilmmaker, writer
Known forHidden Away
Websitemikelrueda.com

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
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
  1. http://mikelrueda.com/?page_id=23
  2. "Rueda Sasieta, Mikel", filmotecavasca.com
  3. https://www.guiadelocio.com/cine/personajes/mikel-rueda
  4. http://mikelrueda.com/?page_id=23
  5. http://mikelrueda.com/?page_id=23
  6. https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/06/27/tentaciones/1498570367_401559.html
  7. http://mikelrueda.com/
  8. http://www.cineuropa.org/id.aspx?t=event&l=en&did=338052
  9. http://en.nihrff.de/hidden-away/
  10. https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2016/awards_and_jury_members/awards/1/6325/in
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