About
Mikel was born in Donostia-San Sebastian and moved to Barcelona to graduate with a BA Audiovisual Communications. He worked as an AD and post-production coordinator for commercials at the production company AGOSTO for two years. He has written and directed award-winning short films and documentaries; his film Red in the Water won 4 awards and was selected at over 30 film festivals worldwide.
Mikel was awarded with the la Caixa Fellowship award to study at the LFS. During his studies, Mikel wrote and directed the documentary Txoria (The Bird) in collaboration with the Royal Ballet, which has been sold to be broadcasted by EITB. He also wrote Automatic Flesh, with choreography by the Rambert Dance Company, which premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. He was commissioned to write and direct the commercial Chessmates, nominated at the PRIX Europa Broadcasting Festival.
He is graduating from the LFS as a writer/director with the short film Foxes.
Mikel Gurrea
LFS Filmography
Foxes, WRITER/DIRECTOR, Alexa, 21m, LFS/ASKJA FILMS, 2014
Freeze Frame, 1st AD, Alexa, 15m, Shorts International, 2014
Dumpee, 1st AD, Alexa, Feature, Dumpee Ltd., 2014
Las pequeñas cosas, 1st AD, RED, 25m, LFS/INICIA FILMS, 2014
Official Selection ALCINE - Festival Internacional de Alcalá de Henares
Dog Days, CAMERA OPERATOR, Alexa, 22m, LFS, 2014
Txoria (The Bird), WRITER/DIRECTOR, HD, 22m, LFS, 2013
20th Minsk International Film Festival, FEST New Directors/New Films International Film Festival (Portugal), In The Palace International Film Festival (Bulgaria), First International Film Festival Xining (China), Bilbao Festival of Contemporary Dance and Theatre (ZineBi)
Chessmates, WRITER/DIRECTOR, Alexa , 90s, ELIA/EU, 2012
Nominated - PRIX Europa Broadcasting Film Festival
Found, WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm, 3m, LFS, 2012
Perfect Corpses, WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm, 3m, LFS, 2011
Red In The Water, WRITER/DIRECTOR, RED, 12m, PacoPochCinema, 2010
Best Director/Best Cinematography - Girona International Film Festival, Special mention of the Jury - In The Palace International Film Festival (Bulgaria), Best Cinematography - Early Bird: Sofia International Student Film Festival, ZineBi-Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Aesthetica International Film Festival, Cinefiesta: Puerto Rico International Short Film Festival, New York City International Film Festival, Screentest: The National Student Film Festival, Manlleu International Film Festival, Belgrade Underwater International Film Festival, La Boca del Lobo/Madrid International Short Film Festival, Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, Shortlisted – Gaudí Catalan Academy Awards
The Cats on the Roof WRITER/DIRECTOR, HD, 18m, UPF, 2009
Mecal Barcelona International Film Festival
Primo, WRITER/DIRECTOR, HD, 13m, ASIMETRIC, 2008
Special mention of the Jury - Figueres International Film Festival, Girona International Film Festival, HueZinema International Film Festival