Miguel Ángel Durán(IV)
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Miguel Angel Durán is an accomplished writer and director, dedicated to telling stories from the Latino perspective. Based in Los Angeles, Miguel has worked on documentaries, films, and branded content, receiving numerous awards and recognition for his work.
In 2020, Miguel directed Immigrant Voices of America, an eight-episode documentary series that won the Jury Award for Best Episodic Documentary at the 2020 Bentonville Film Festival.
After a decade in the documentary space, Miguel has expanded his portfolio to include narrative work. His pilot for A Mother's Love was selected as a semi-finalist in the 2021 ScreenCraft's TV Pilot Script Competition. His feature-length script, Viva el Rock!, is trending on The Black List.
In 2022, Miguel was appointed as Head of Production at Avenida Studios, a Latino-owned movie studio disrupting Hollywood by empowering independent filmmakers. That same year, he was selected as a fellow for LALIFF's x Netflix Inclusion Fellowship and awarded a production grant to produce a short film, which will have its world premiere at LALIFF 2023.
Regardless of the genre or format, Miguel's ultimate goal is to create powerful stories that resonate with audiences and leave a lasting impact.
In 2020, Miguel directed Immigrant Voices of America, an eight-episode documentary series that won the Jury Award for Best Episodic Documentary at the 2020 Bentonville Film Festival.
After a decade in the documentary space, Miguel has expanded his portfolio to include narrative work. His pilot for A Mother's Love was selected as a semi-finalist in the 2021 ScreenCraft's TV Pilot Script Competition. His feature-length script, Viva el Rock!, is trending on The Black List.
In 2022, Miguel was appointed as Head of Production at Avenida Studios, a Latino-owned movie studio disrupting Hollywood by empowering independent filmmakers. That same year, he was selected as a fellow for LALIFF's x Netflix Inclusion Fellowship and awarded a production grant to produce a short film, which will have its world premiere at LALIFF 2023.
Regardless of the genre or format, Miguel's ultimate goal is to create powerful stories that resonate with audiences and leave a lasting impact.