Mikko Mäkelä | |
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Born | January 1989 |
Other names | Mikko Makela |
Alma mater | |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website |
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Mikko Mäkelä (born January 1989) is a Finnish-British filmmaker based in London. He is known for directing the feature films A Moment in the Reeds (2017) [1] and Sebastian (2024). [2] He was listed by IndieWire as one of 25 LGBTQ filmmakers on the rise. [3]
Mäkelä grew up in a small town in eastern Finland. [4] He was 18 when he moved to England, [5] where studied at English literature and French at the University of Nottingham and University College London (UCL), and Drama at the City Literary Institute. [6] He began his filmmaking career as an editor. [7]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Other | Notes |
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2015 | The Coven | Assistant | |||||
2015 | Hard to Lose | Yes | Short film | ||||
2015 | Fallen Soldiers | Assistant | |||||
2017 | A Moment in the Reeds | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2022 | Palvelus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | ||
2023 | Nothing Special | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
2024 | Sebastian | Yes | Yes | Yes | [2] |
Mikko Mäkelä at IMDb
Mikko Mäkelä | |
---|---|
Born | January 1989 |
Other names | Mikko Makela |
Alma mater | |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website |
www |
Mikko Mäkelä (born January 1989) is a Finnish-British filmmaker based in London. He is known for directing the feature films A Moment in the Reeds (2017) [1] and Sebastian (2024). [2] He was listed by IndieWire as one of 25 LGBTQ filmmakers on the rise. [3]
Mäkelä grew up in a small town in eastern Finland. [4] He was 18 when he moved to England, [5] where studied at English literature and French at the University of Nottingham and University College London (UCL), and Drama at the City Literary Institute. [6] He began his filmmaking career as an editor. [7]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Other | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | The Coven | Assistant | |||||
2015 | Hard to Lose | Yes | Short film | ||||
2015 | Fallen Soldiers | Assistant | |||||
2017 | A Moment in the Reeds | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2022 | Palvelus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | ||
2023 | Nothing Special | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
2024 | Sebastian | Yes | Yes | Yes | [2] |
Mikko Mäkelä at IMDb