Mikel Lejarza (producer) explained

Birth Name:Mikel Lejarza Ortiz
Birth Place:Bilbao, Spain

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

Biography

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.[5]

Filmography

Producer

Notes and References

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