Mauro Mueller is an independent Swiss-Mexican narrative

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. He won in the

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in 2013 Student Academy Awards , 40th (2013) , Winners: Mauro Mueller
/ref> and is member of the

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/ref> He is best known for directing the short films ''Ge.hen'nah'' in 2010, '' A World for Raúl'' () in 2012, ''Fingerspiel'' in 2013, '' Dear Chickens'' starring

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and Kerris Dorsey in 2018 and producing the feature film ''Copenhagen'', the omnibus feature film ''A Quintet'', and the Mexican feature ''In Times of Rain''. He was the 2nd unit director on ''Awake'' and co-directed the 4th season of the Swiss mystery thriller ''Wilder''.

Life and career

Mauro Mueller was born and raised in

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. In 2008, he moved to

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to study film directing and writing at

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

. Mueller graduated from the film program when he received his master's degree with honors in 2013. While attending Columbia, he directed six award-winning short films: ''In for a surprise'' (2009), ''Ge.hen'nah'' (2010), ''Lee'' (2010), ''Santiago del otro lado'' (2011), A World for Raúl (2012) and ''Fingerspiel''. The films won a number of film festival awards including the

and the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award twice, a directing award that marked the early careers of

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and

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. Mauro was also part of the Masterclass Atelier Paris-Ludwigsburg at La Femis in 2011, a post-graduate program which is tailored around European co-production/distribution. In 2012 Mauro was selected as at the Talent Campus of

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with his feature-length script ''Fingerplay'', which was among 10 projects chosen to participate in the Script Station.''Berlinale Talent Campus 2012''
/ref> In 2013, Mauro was chosen as part of the Guadalajara Talent Campus in

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Mexico. The feature film ''Copenhagen'' won the Audience Award at Slamdance 2014 and the Grand Jury Prize at Florida Film Festival and Gasparilla International Film Festival in Tampa, Florida. It is a 2015 indie Netflix hit and sold to more than 90 countries. Mauro attended the 2016 Rotterdam Producer's Lab and received the prestigious Young Creators grant from the National Fund for Culture and Arts in Mexico. He further was part of Trans Atlantic Partners, Cannes Producer's Network and IFP Marcie Bloom Fellowship. In 2018, Mauro was invited to join the

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Awards

In 2012, Mauro has been nominated as one of ten finalists in the New Asian Force category at the Hong Kong Independent Film & Video Awards for his short film ''Ge.hen'nah''. '' A World for Raúl'' () (2012), Mauro's thesis short film at

graduate film program, starring Alexandré Barceló,

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, Roberto Luis Meza, and Adriana Paz received numerous awards, including in the narrative category of the

2013, Best Student Short at Aspen Shortsfest, Best drama at New York Shortsfest, Upcoming Talent Awards at

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, among others. The film received a review by Hammer to Nail, a film review site focused on Truly Independent Film. * CINE Golden Eagle Award for ''Ge.hen’nah'' (2010) and '' A World for Raúl'' (2012).imdb , Mauro Mueller , Awards
/ref> *Golden Horseman Award at Filmfest Dresden for '' A World for Raúl'' (2012) *Upcoming Talent Award at Solothurner Filmtage for '' A World for Raúl'' (2013)

Fidelio Films

Mauro Mueller is co-owner of the production company Fidelio Films, a

-based

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founded by

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David Figueroa García,

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, Mauro Mueller and Mauricio Leiva-Cock in 2010. All four of them met while studying at the MFA program in directing and screenwriting at

. The company has produced a number of acclaimed short films, winning twice in a row in the

with ''Under'' in 2012 and ''Un mundo para Raúl'' in 2013. In 2014, for the third time in a row, they had a short ''Perfidia'' in the regional final of the Student Academy Awards. Their first feature film ''

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'', featuring

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winner Frederikke Dahl Hansen,

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, and

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/ref> was theatrically released in North America in 2014. The company has offices in Los Angeles, Bogota, Mexico City and Zurich.

Filmography

* ''111'' (2026, drama, co-writer, director, executive producer) * ''A Few Days in the Sun'' (2025, thriller, co-writer, director, executive producer) * ''The Janitor'' (2025, drama, director) * ''Wilder'' (2022, mystery crime TV series, co-director) * ''Awake'' (2021, sci-fi film, 2nd unit director) * '' Dear Chickens'' (2018, short film, director, writer, producer) * ''In Times of Rain'' (2018, feature film, producer) * ''A Quintet'' (2014, feature film, producer, director of New York segment) * ''Copenhagen'' (2014, feature film, producer) * ''Fingerspiel'' (2014, short film, director, writer) * '' A World for Raúl'' (2012, short film, director, writer, co-producer) * ''Santiago del otro lado'' (2011, short film, director, writer, producer) * ''Lee'' (2011, short film, director, writer) * ''Ge.hen'nah'' (2010, short film, director) * ''In for a Surprise'' (2009, short film, director)

References

External links

*
official website Fidelio Films Mauro Mueller
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