Biography

Mikael Chr. Rieks, born September 6th 1969 in Slangerup, Denmark, to TV producer Margit Rieks and Journalist Carl-Otto Rieks. After graduated from the Copenhagen Media and Television school in 1992, Rieks has been a leading TV and Documentary Producer in Denmark for the last 12 years. Working for the two public service broadcasters DR and TV2, he has produced a long line of international TV formats including "The Power of the Spirits", "On the Edge of the World", "FC Nerds", "Grompy Old Men" and "Love Camp". Rieks joined the film producer team at Nordisk Film in 2003, where he produced the documentaries Overcoming (Tómas Gislason, 2005) and Ghosts of Cité Soleil (Asger Leth, 2006) and the feature film Karla's World (Charlotte Sachs Bostrup, 2007). In 2008 he founded the company Koncern Film with his new partners at Koncern TV- & Filmproduktion A/S, grounded in the 1970's ideology of a united spirit. With a number of projects in the pipeline, Rieks is heading for the forefront of Danish Film. The company's inaugural production is a debuting feature film by Martin Zandvliet, Applause (2009).
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Father of actor Otto Leonardo Steen Rieks with actress Paprika Steen.