
MICHEL MORALES (Producer) has been involved in the production of twenty four films since 2014. One of his earlier works, “Quiero Ser”, received the Student Academy Award, and in 2001 the Oscar in the category Short Film (Live Action), both from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The documentary “Life Running Out of Control” also received a number of prestigious prizes. Apart from being involved in numerous non-fiction-films, Michel has been involved in the making of international films such as “Miss Conception” with Heather Graham, “Good” with Viggo Mortensen, and “Euphoria” with Eva Green, Charlotte Rampling, & Alicia Vikander.
Office Munich and mobile: +1-49-172-630 9550
morales@avivpictures.com
After his studies in Humanities, Michel visited the University of Southern California. In 1998 he received the Master of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Producing. At the same time he worked as a research assistant at the Maximilian University of Würzburg. In 1998/99 Michel worked as a production manager at the „Academy for Film & Television“,. In 1999 Michel founded his first film production, Haifisch Entertainment GmbH, which was later renamed AVIV Pictures. In 2001 he received the VGF scholarship. This scholarship from the "Verwertungsgesellschaft für Nutzungsrechte an Filmwerken" is awarded annually by a committee of high-ranking representatives of the German film industry to the best independent young producers.
Michel founded MIROMAR AG in 2004. Until March 2008, Michel took over the function of CEO and producer.
From 2009 to 2011, Michel worked as a consultant, executive producer and service producer at Constantin Media AG, Munich and Märzheuser-Gutzy, Munich.
From 2013 to March 2017, Michel was a member of the Management Board of the Association of German Film Producers. In 2014, Michel was a member of the selection jury for the Oscar competition for the best non-English feature-length film. Since 2015 Michel has been a lecturer at the Bavarian Academy for Television and Digital Media, Munich. Michel is in charge of the Producer Class. From 2017 to Dec. 2018 Michel was a member of the VDFP Board of Trustees.
WORK EXPERIENCE | PROJECTS
2019 - present
2019-present
2018 - present
2018/10 - 2018/12
Co-Producer, Line Producer on behalf of Greatwaterfall Films, Mauritius
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„Under the Bridge“, 120 min., Sci-fi, Thriller, Romance, Director: Maximilian von Vier
Producer, Line Producer
An Nisa, Doc., 60 min., Director: Sabrina Proske, Co-Production: SWR, Schwenk Film, AVIV Pictures
Script development / Creative Producer on behalf of PAMY GmbH
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„SWING HEIL!“, scriptwriter: Karlheinz Freynik
Production consulting on behalf of Lopta Films, Berlin
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„Cash&Care“, The Adventurous Life of Saygin Yalcin, (Non Fiction)
2017 - 2018
Producer, Line Producer on behalf of AVIV Pictures, PAMY
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„JUSTICE“ on behalf of Pamy, 83 min., Genre: Thriller, Director: A. Dannenberg, Production: Pamy GmbH, CH
2016 - 2017
Line Producer on behalf of Dancing Camel
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„EUPHORIA“, 100 min., Drama, Director: Lisa Langseth, Cast: Alicia Vikander, Eva Green, Charlotte Rampling, cinema rental/Distributor: Wild Bunch, Production: Dancing Camel & B-Reel SWE
2015/11 - 2016/02
Consultation of the management for EVO 7 TV Production
2015/08 - 2015/10
Producer for Al Dente Werbefilmproduktion GmbH
External tutor at the degree programm Production (Fiction Producer) at the Bayerische Academy for Television and Digital Media
2015 - present
2013 - 2014
Line Producer, Producer
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„Lola auf der Erbse“, Co-Production: SuperNeun GmbH, AVIV Pictures GmbH, Farbfilm GmbH (cinema rental/Distributor)
2013
Line Producer
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„Positive Sinking“, online TV series, Co-Production: SuperNeun GmbH & ARD (BR)
Producer (untitled)
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„Prisoner of the Sun“, 85 min., Action, Adventure, Horror, Filming: 2005 / Quarzazate, Morocco, Director: Roger Christian
Line Producer (consulting activities) to Softmachine GmbH, Munich
Consulting activities to Wonderland Industries GmbH, Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam
2011
2010
Line Producer, Producer
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„Das Potsdamer Stadtschloss“, Doc., 60/90 min., Director: Dr. Dr. J. Castan, Co-Production: RBB (ARD) & AVIV Pictures GmbH
2009
Co-Producer
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„Frankies Jewels“, 90 min., Comedy/Action, Director: Richard Chamberlin, Co-Produktion: Pacific Storm FX Films & Aviv Pictures
Producer
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„Unplugged – Heimspiel“, 20 year anniversary concert of Die Fantastischen Vier, production of the concert broadcast, live for ZDF. Broadcast on 25 July 09, Production: Aviv Pictures
Producer
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„20 Jahre Fanta4“, 45 min, Doc., Director: Jo Mueller, Production: AVIV Pictures
consulting activities, Executive Producer & Service Producer for Constantin Media
Key responsiblities:
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restructuring and monitoring of the editiorial
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management and commissioner editors from „Creation Club GmbH“ and „Brandsome“
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acquisition new prospective customers, ZDF, ZDF NEO
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worked on the creation of a new department (TV Production Company, (Brandsome GmbH) subsidiary of Sport1
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development and realisation of several TV content and advertising content as service producer e.g. „Turbo Magazin“ (auto TV magazin), client Sport1 (several reports), client Galileo (Pro7), „LIDL“ (advertising customer)
2008 - 2010
2008
Co-Producer
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„GOOD“, 100 min., Drama, Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Director: Vincente Amorim, Production: Good Films/Miromar, Distributor: Odd Lot International, UK
2007
Co-Producer
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"MISS CONCEPTION", 104 min., Romantic Comedy, Writer: Camila Leslie, Director: Eric Styles, Cast: Heather Graham (Austin Powers 2), Mia Kirshner (Black Dahlia, Love and Human Remains), Co-Production: Blue Angel Films & Miromar, Distributor: First Look international, Corinth Films USA
2004 - 2006
Producer
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"THE OLYMPIC-MURDERER MUNICH ´72 THE TRUE STORY", Docu-Drama, 90 min, Director: Sebastian Dehnhardt, Uli Weidenbach, Manfred Oldenburg, Co-Production: SKRS, CMdoc (subsidiary company from Miromar AG), broadview.tv, ZDF
Awards:
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2007 BANFF World Television
Producer
TV MINI-SERIES, DOC-DRAMA
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"GOERING – A CARREER", 1 x 90 min.
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"GOERING – THE SECOND MAN", 1 x 60 min.
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"GOERING – THE MARSHALL", 1 x 60 min.
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"GOERING – THE BANKRUPT", 1 x 60 min.
Director/Scipt: Joerg Muellner, Co-Production, SKRS, CMdoc (subsidiary company from Miromar AG), ZDF
Awards:
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1st prize World Medal in Gold, History&Society, New York Festival, 2007
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Magnolia Award in Gold, History & Biography, Shanghai TV Festival 2007
Producer, Director
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"ATLANTROPA", Doc., 45/60 min.,Director/Author, Michel Morales, Co-Production: WDR, NDR, BR, ORF, Discovery Channel USA, Haifisch Entertainment GmbH
Producer
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"GORBATSCHOW AND THE GERMAN UNITY" (aka "MISSION POSSIBLE"), 45/90 min. Doc., Director/Writer: Matthias von Hellfeld, Bärbel Jacks amongst others, Co-Production: ZDF, CMDoc (subsidiary company from Miromar AG)
2003/11 – 2008/04
Founder & CEO of Miromar Entertainment AG, Ludwigsburg – Berlin
2002 - 2003
Producer
TV MINI-SERIES, DOC-DRAMA
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„LIVE RUNNING OUT OF CONTROL", 1 x 90 min.
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"SEEDS AND SEEDMULTINATIONALS", 1 x 60 min.
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"MONSTERSELMON AND BUTTERFLIES", 1 x 60 min.
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"DESIGNERBABIES AND GENROBBERY", 1 x 60 min.
Director/Author: B. Verhaag, Co-Production: SWR/ARTE, Denkmal, AVIV
Awards:
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Golden Lynx for Best Journalistic Achievement, Ökomedia Environmental Film Festival
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First Prize for Best Long Production, FICA-Int. Environmental Film Festival, Goias, Brazil
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Nominee for National Film Board of Canada Award, Vancouver International Film Festival
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Nominee for IDA Award, International Documentary Awards Competition
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Environmental Great Prize, Special Commendation by CineEco-youth jury, CineEco Environmental Film Festival, Seia/Portugal
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Honorable Mention, Columbus International Film and Video Festival Green Screen Environmental Film Festival, San Francisco Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital Montana CINE
Producer
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"WITH A FLOWER", shortfilm 15 min., Director: Maximilan Engert, Production: AVIV Pictures
Awards:
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"International Winner" of Santiago International Short Film Festivals, Chile.
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1st prize InternationalShortFilmFestival, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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1st prize Best Script, ISFF INCURT, Tarragona, Spain
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1st prize IFF Biberach, Germany
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Friedrich Murnau- Shortfilm award (2006)
2003
Line Producer, Producer
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„CLASSIC A LA CARACAS", 1 x 60 min., Doc., Director/Writer: Kirstin Esch, Co-Production: ZDF/ARTE/AVIV Pictures
Line Producer, Producer
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"CHRISTMAS WITH THE WELL-FAMILY", 45 min., Doc., Director/Writer: Peter Schubert, TV service production/ARD (BR)
2002
Producer
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"OCEAN MEN", 60/90 min, Doc.-Drama, Director: Bob Talbot, Christoph Redl, Co-Production: Pro7, H5B5 Media AG, Haifisch Entertainment
Awards:
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Public Award, International Underwater Festival, Belgrad
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Best Film „Large Format“, Festival Water – Sea – The Oceans Grand Prix, international Film Festival "Adventure & Adrenaline Films", Prag.
2000/2001
Producer
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"ES WIRD ETWAS GESCHEHEN", Shortfilm, 15 min., Cast: Rufus Beck, Hans Zischler, Director: Roland Gießer, Production: AVIV
Awards:
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Friedrich Murnau- Shortfilm award (2003)
1999/2000
Line Producer, Executive Producer
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"QUIERO SER", 35 min, Director: Florian Gallenberger Co-Production, HFF, CineCam, Mondragon, BR/ARTE
Awards:
The graduate project by F. Gallenberger got amongst others the
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student Oscar and one year later (2001) once more an
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oscar in the category "Short Film, Live & Action„ from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Other awards:
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The German Filmschool award (silver) (2000)
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Best European Film, Festival Brest (1999)
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best graduate-film, Babelsberg Media Days (1999) (GWFF-AWARD)
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Studio Hamburg Best Newcomer award (1999) UNICEF award (1999)
1998-1999
Production Manager at the „Academy of Film and Television (HFF)“, Munich, (temporay positions) supervision of students during two stage directions
1995-1996
Research Associate at the Maximilian Universität Wuerzburg, Faculty of Philosophy III.
1995
Production Manager
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"SUNSET IN VENICE", 15 min., shortfilm, Director: Spiro Taraviras, Co-Production: Gill-Atalante Pictures/BR, HFF
1994
Production Manager
„KISS ME“, 90 min, Feature, Director: Alexander Kunja Co-Production: Zitro Film Berlin, HFF
VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES
2017 – present
Member of the curatorship of the German Producer Association (VDFP)
2013 - 2017
Member of the board of the german federation of independent Filmproducers (VDFP). VDFP was founded in 1966
2014
Member oft he selection panel as part of the competition for a best non-English-language Oscar (German Films).
EDUCATION | TRAINING
2001
Michel Morales received the VGF scholarship. This award by the “Verwertungsgesellschaft für Nutzungsrechte an Filmwerken” is a highly endowed newcomer price for film production.
University of Southern California
1996 -1998
1998
Diploma: Master fo Fine Arts in Motion Picture Producing
1996-1997
Visiting student at the Film Acadamy Baden-Württemberg (Ludwigsburg)
1991-1996
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg:
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Study of Psychology
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Study of Philosopy
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Study of Sociology
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Study of the Arts Pedagogics