Born in Donostia, Basque Country. Spain. Mikel Gurrea studied at Barcelona’s Pompeu Fabra university and at the London Film School. His short films Foxes (2015) and Heltzear (2021) were selected in festivals like Venice, San Sebastian and Montreal. His feature film debut, Suro (2022), was in the main competition of the San Sebastian Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. The film was selected in festivals like Cairo, Tallinn, Premiers Plans d’Angers, Göteborg or Thessaloniki. Suro won three Catalan academy awards (including Best New Director) and was nominated to two Goya Spanish academy awards (including Best New Director). Suro was released in cinemas in Spain, France, the Netherlands and Australia. Mikel is a Berlinale Talent and a 2022 Screen International’s Star of Tomorow.
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