Michel Balagué

Michel Balagué produces and co-produces feature films, documentaries and artistic projects. Previous films include RUDAR - The Miner (2017) by Hanna Slak (Slovenia Oscar Entry - 22 Awards in (...) international Festivals) release in five Territories, In the Last Days of the City (2016) by Tamer El Said (Calligary award in the 66th Berlinale, Best Director in Bafici, Best Film in Wroclaw and Les 3 Continents) released in nine territories; Sieniawka (2012) by Marcin Malaszczak (63rd Berlinale - first prize in FID Marseille), My Love Awaits Me by the Sea (2012) by Mais Darwazah (TIFF 2013), Face B (2015) by Leila Albayaty (65th Berlinale), Felix in Wonderland (2019) by Marie Losier (72th Locarno), Quantum Creole (2020) by Filipa Cesar (Berlinale 2020). Alongside his work as a producer, Michel co-founded the super 8 & 16mm collective LaborBerlin in 2006, collaborated with a range of art institutions around the world, and previously had a career as an award-winning DOP. He is actually developing Not A Word, Hanna Slak’s 4th feature film, the documentary Fouledh by Mehdi Hmili presented in La Fabrique in Cannes 2019, as well as two artist’s films by Wagner & De Burca. Michel leaves and works in Berlin since 2003