Mikel Rueda Sasieta (born ) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He is a graduate in audiovisual communication with a specialty in script from the

University of Navarra The University of Navarra is a private Catholic research university located on the southeast border of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of '' Opus Dei'', as a corporat ...

. He worked as a producer in

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(EITB) for four years and, after working on several short films, he received a scholarship to study at the

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, where he did his post-graduate work in Film Direction.

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''. His first feature length film, ''Izarren argia'' was released in 2010 at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. He filmed his first full length documentary, ''Quinta Plata'', in New York in 2016. Many of his films and short films contain themes of the gay and queer community as he believes there is still a lot for the community to claim. He has directed films in English, Spanish, and

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Filmography

* ''Presente Perfecto'' (2007) * ''Cuando Corres'' (2010) * ' (2010) * ' (2012) * '' Hidden Away'' (2014) * ''Nueva York. Quinta planta'' (2016) * ' (2019) * '' Veneno'' (2020) * ''

Vestidas de azul ''Vestidas de azul'' is a Spanish drama television series billed as a follow-up to '' Veneno''. The series is based on the book ''Vestidas de azul: Análisis social y cinematográfico de la mujer transexual en los años de la Transición Española ...

'' (2023) * '' The Gardener'' (2025)

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rueda, Mikel 1980 births Living people People from Bilbao Film directors from the Basque Country (autonomous community) University of Navarra alumni Spanish film directors Basque-language writers