Mauro Mueller

Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Editor

Born in Switzerland. 2008-2013 MFA studies in directing and screenwriting at Columbia University, New York. 2012 Worked as teaching assistant for Richard Peña and Andrew Sarris. Lives between the US, Mexico and Switzerland. 2013 Winner of the Student Academy Award for UN MUNDO PARA RAÚL. 2nd Unit director on the Netflix original AWAKE and co-director of the fourth season of WILDER. Producer of various features, among them COPENHAGEN, the French-Mexican co-production THE INVENTED BIOGRAPHY, IN TIMES OF RAIN in Mexico, the Colombian LA NOCHE DE LA BESTIA and Canadian sci-fi COSMIC DAWN. He is co-founder of Fidelio Films, with which he co-produced CANDELARIA, winning the Giornate degli Autori top prize at Venice in 2017.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2024
A Few Days in the Sun by Mauro Mueller
2024
El Conserje by Mauro Mueller
2022
Wilder – Staffel 4 by Claudio Fäh, Mauro Mueller
2021
Wilder – Staffel 3 by Jan-Eric Mack, Pierre Monnard, Claudio Fäh, Mauro Mueller
2018
Dear Chickens by Mauro Mueller
2015
The Cuddle Workshop by Mauro Mueller
2014
A Quintet by Mauro Mueller, Ariel Shaban, Sanela Salketic, Roberto Cuzzillo, Elie Lamah
2014
Fingerspiel by Mauro Mueller
2012
Un mundo para Raúl by Mauro Mueller
2011
Santiago del otro lado by Mauro Mueller
2011
Lee by Mauro Mueller
2010
Ge.hen'nah by Mauro Mueller
2009
In For A Surprise by Mauro Mueller
2008
Raul en Guacamaya by Mauro Mueller

Screenwriter

2024
A Few Days in the Sun by Mauro Mueller
2018
Dear Chickens by Mauro Mueller
2015
Los Kaotikos by Mauricio Leiva Cock
2015
The Cuddle Workshop by Mauro Mueller
2014
A Quintet by Mauro Mueller, Ariel Shaban, Sanela Salketic, Roberto Cuzzillo, Elie Lamah
2014
Fingerspiel by Mauro Mueller
2012
Un mundo para Raúl by Mauro Mueller
2011
Lee by Mauro Mueller
2011
Santiago del otro lado by Mauro Mueller

Editor

2015
The Cuddle Workshop by Mauro Mueller
2014
A Quintet by Mauro Mueller, Ariel Shaban, Sanela Salketic, Roberto Cuzzillo, Elie Lamah
2014
Fingerspiel by Mauro Mueller
2012
Un mundo para Raúl by Mauro Mueller
2011
Santiago del otro lado by Mauro Mueller
2011
Lee by Mauro Mueller
2010
Ge.hen'nah by Mauro Mueller

Producer

2023
Aqui vivió y murió Espíritu Perdomo by Mauricio Leiva Cock
2023
#Mickey by Betzabé García
2020
La noche de la bestia by Mauricio Leiva Cock
2018
The Invented Biography by Nicolas Lasnibat
2018
Lonely Hearts Club by David Figueroa García, Björn Hering
2018
Dear Chickens by Mauro Mueller
2018
Culebra by Jennie Allen
2015
The Cuddle Workshop by Mauro Mueller
2014
A Quintet by Mauro Mueller, Ariel Shaban, Sanela Salketic, Roberto Cuzzillo, Elie Lamah
2014
Fingerspiel by Mauro Mueller
2012
Un mundo para Raúl by Mauro Mueller
2011
Santiago del otro lado by Mauro Mueller
2011
Lee by Mauro Mueller

Awards

(a selection)

2013
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage, Nachwuchspreis SUISSIMAGE/SSA (Winner) in Un mundo para Raúl
2012
Columbia University Film Festival, Big Beach Award for Best Director (Winner) in Un mundo para Raúl
2012
Columbia University Film Festival, Student Select Award: Best Writing (Winner) in Un mundo para Raúl
2012
Columbia University Film Festival, IFP Audience Choice Award (Winner) in Un mundo para Raúl
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