Mikel Lejarza (producer)

Mikel Lejarza Ortiz (born 1956) is a Spanish audiovisual producer. He became the president of A3 Films (later Atresmedia Cine) in 2010.

Mikel Lejarza
Lejarza in October 2017 in Madrid
Born
Mikel Lejarza Ortiz

1956 (age 67–68)
Bilbao, Spain
Education
Occupation
  • Film producer

Biography

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Mikel Lejarza Ortiz was born in Bilbao in 1956.[1] He earned a licenciate degree in Geography and History from the Complutense University of Madrid and a PhD in Communication Sciences from the University of Deusto.[2] He began a career as a journalist working for El Correo and Radio Popular.[3] He earned a post in ETB in 1983 after passing competitive examination, later working for Tele 5 and Grupo Árbol.[4] He joined Grupo Antena 3 in 2006, helming the company's film studio (Antena 3 Films/Atresmedia Cine) after 2010.[4][5]

Filmography

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Producer

References

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  1. ^ Reviriego, José Mari (2 April 2017). "Me hubiera encantado llevar al cine la novela 'Patria'". El Correo.
  2. ^ Landaluze, Koldo (29 November 2018). "Lo audiovisual en ZarautzOn". Gara – via naiz.eus.
  3. ^ "FesTVal premia la trayectoria de Mikel Lejarza". Cultura en Serie. 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Gallardo, Francisco Andrés (24 June 2021). "Mikel Lejarza, premio Joan Ramón Mainat en el FesTVal de Vitoria". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
  5. ^ "Mikel Lejarza, distinguido con el premio Joan Ramón Mainat del FesTVal". Deia. 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ Weissberg, Jay (28 September 2014). "San Sebastian Film Review: 'Marshland'". Variety.
  7. ^ Holland, Jonathan (27 April 2016). "'Toro': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ Lodge, Guy (18 September 2016). "Film Review: 'Smoke and Mirrors'". Variety.
  9. ^ Romney, Jonathan (19 September 2016). "'May God Save Us': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily.
  10. ^ Weissberg, Jay (13 February 2017). "Berlin Film Review: 'The Queen of Spain'". Variety.
  11. ^ Holland, Jonathan. "'The Invisible Guest' ('Contratiempo'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporterdate=25 January 2017.
  12. ^ Holland, Jonathan (15 February 2017). "'The Bar': Film Review | Berlin 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.
  13. ^ Holland, Jonathan (30 November 2017). "'Gold' ('Oro'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. ^ Holland, Jonathan (24 September 2018). "'The Realm' ('El Reino'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  15. ^ Defore, John (5 November 2019). "'Klaus': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.