Mikko Mäkelä (filmmaker)
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BornJanuary 1989 (age 36)
OthernamesMikko Makela
Yearsactive2012–present
Mikko Mäkelä | |
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.png) Mäkelä at the 2024 Film Fest Gent | |
| Born | January 1989 (age 36) |
| Other names | Mikko Makela |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | www |
Mikko Mäkelä (born January 1989) is a British-based Finnish filmmaker. 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 he studied 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]
