Foto: Amelie Amei
Born in Berlin to a Bolivian father and German mother. A few early childhood years in Hanoi.
Mireya studied Screenwriting at the German Film and Television Academy (DFFB). In 2019 she was awarded Best Screenplay for her first feature film script LOST LUGGAGE by the German Ministry for Culture & Media. Her feature film script WEST OF HANOI was nominated for the prestigious First Steps Award in 2020.
With her short film DADDY, COMPLEX Mireya is now entering new territory as a director while still being primarily focused on her love for writing. She writes in both English & German and likes to work across borders and cultures.
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Geboren in Berlin als Tochter einer Deutschen und eines Bolivianers. Ein paar frühe Kindheitsjahre in Hanoi. Nach einem Studium Film mit Schwerpunkt Regie, Setarbeit bei Filmproduktionen von Tom Tykwer. 2016 bis 2020 Drehbuchstudium an der Deutschen Film-und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB). 2018 Gründung Kollektiv Fremdstoff.
Für ihren ersten Langfilm LOST LUGGAGE wurde sie 2019 beim up-and-coming Festival mit dem Deutschen Nachwuchs-Drehbuchpreis ausgezeichnet. Ihr Abschluss-Drehbuch WÜSTE HANOI wurde 2020 für den First Steps Award nominiert.
Mireya schreibt in deutscher und englischer Sprache und entwickelt Serien und Kinofilme mit Schwerpunkt auf transnationalem Geschichtenerzählen.
CONTACT:
Mireya's agent Paolina Theophil / Agentur la gente
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
PACHA MAMA*nah dran Kinder-und Jugendtheater Longlist 2026
DADDY, KOMPLEX * World Premiere "Green Years Section" doclisboa 2025, German Premiere: Achtung Berlin Film Festival 2026
WÜSTE HANOI *NOMINATED FOR FIRST STEPS AWARD 2020 - BEST SCREENPLAY
LOST LUGGAGE * Winner "Best Screenplay" Deutscher Nachwuchs-Drehbuchpreis Up-And-Coming 2019
FILM & TV (filmed) :
2026 HAMBURG DAYS ,TV series, in production, staff writer, WR: Jamie Carragher (Succession), Tunde Aladese, Kollektiv Fremdstoff (Wiedemann & Berg) for BBC & ZDF
2025 DADDY, KOMPLEX, short film, writer + director, funded by medienboard Berlin Brandenburg 2023 (SuperZoom Produktion, Pucci)
2022 PARALLEL ME, TV series, Dramedy, staff & episode writer (episode 3 & 6), Paramount + (Gaumont)
2021 PARA - WIR SIND KING, TV series, Season 2, Staff + Episode writer (episodes 1-6), (Wiedemann & Berg TV, Warner Bros. TV), funded by FFF Bayern
IN DEVELOPMENT:
2026 ECHT SCHOOL, TV series, Comedy/ Coming of Age in pre-production, staff & episode writer (5 episodes), ZDF (Studio Zentral)
2025 MANATEE, feature film, co-writer | Director: Anna Roller (Kalekone Film, Totem Film), selected for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2026
2025 ZERFLIESSEN, feature film, co-writer | Director: Clara Zöe My-Linh von Arnim (Studio Zentral)
2025 LOST LUGGAGE, feature film, Drama, writer, Winner "Best Screenplay" up-and-coming 2019, producer: Alina Schäfer (Film3000)
2024 MY PERSONAL JESUS, feature film, co-writer | directed by Ewa Wikiel, funded by PiS Polish Film Institute 2024
2025 IN MY SKIN, TV series adaptation, Dark Comedy, Head writer (BBC Germany)
2025 FROZEN, Comedy series, co-writer, Kollektiv Fremdstoff (Kalekone Film)
2020 WÜSTE HANOI, feature film, writer, NOMINATED FOR FIRST STEPS AWARD 2020, Director: Clara Zöe My-Linh von Arnim (Oma Inge Film), funded by medienboard Berlin Brandenburg 2023
